Andrea Rocchelli

Andrea Rocchelli
Born (1983-09-27)27 September 1983
Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Died 24 May 2014(2014-05-24) (aged 30)
Sloviansk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Cause of death shrapnel
Resting place Pavia Italy
Occupation Photojournalist

Andrea Rocchelli (September 27, 1983 – May 24, 2014) was an Italian freelance photojournalist. He founded the independent photographers collective Cesura.[1]

Biography

Rocchelli graduated in 2009 at the Polytechnic University of Milan where he was awarded a master's degree in Communications Design. Subsequently, he was trained by Magnum Photos photographer Alex Majoli. In 2008, with other four photographers, he founded Cesura, a photographic collective aiming to produce independent projects.

He worked as a freelance photojournalist with a diversified curriculum. He documented the Arab Spring in Libya and Tunisia, the violation of human rights in Kyrgyzstan and Ingushetia, the conditions of migrants in Southern Italy and organized crime. His principal interest had been eastern Europe and Russia. His photos have been published by a number of journals and magazines such as Le Monde, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, and Novaya Gazeta.[2]

When Rocchelli died, his first book, Russian Interiors, was about to be completed. The work was published posthumously by Cesura.[3]

Death

Rocchelli was killed in Andreyevka near Sloviansk on May 24, 2014, while reporting on the war in Donbass. He was travelling with the human rights activist and interpreter Andrei Mironov (also died in the attack), the French photo reporter William Roguelon[4] and a local driver. When they stopped to take some pictures near a railway line, the group was targeted by mortar shells from the Ukrainian front.[5] The Italian authorities described the attack that killed both Mironov and Rocchelli as murder.[6]

Investigation

The responsibility of Rocchelli's death is being investigated by the Italian authorities. An international rogatory to their Ukrainan counterpart was requested, however this action did not achieve any significant result. Nevertheless, further inquiries were carried out by the Italian prosecutor in collaboration with the investigative unit of Carabinieri, Special Operations Group (ROS). In July 2017 these inquiries led the Italian authorities to arrest Mr Vitaly Markiv,[7] an Italian citizen with Ukrainan nationality, who has been held in custody and is currently under trial.[8]

Last pictures

The last pictures Rocchelli took before his death precisely document the attack that killed him and Mironov and permanently injured Roguelon. These photographs testify to the duration of the shootings, the morphology of the area, and the civilian clothing worn by the victims.[9]

Acknowledgements

Exhibitions

2014 September 4– 9 Ukraina Revolution, curated by Cesura and Ilaria Alpi Association; Palazzo Graziani, San Marino, SM.[10]

2014 September 20– November 2. Evidence, retrospective curated by photographer Gianluca Grossi and Cesura; Spazio Reale, Monte Carasso, Bellinzona, CH.[11]

2015 June 5– July 5. Stories, retrospective curated by Cesura and Lucia Rocchelli; Palazzo del Broletto, Pavia, IT.[12]

2015 September 30– November 15. Stories, retrospective curated by Cesura and 3/3; Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Rome, IT. 2017.[13]

May 3–7 . From the last front: the Ucraine of Rocchelli and Mironov, curated by Leonardo Brogioni; The Triennale Design Museum, Milan, IT. The exhibition was part of the International Human Rights Festival of Milan. 2017.[14]

November 23.– 2018 January 14 Andy Rocchelli: Letzte Front, curated by Miklos Klaus Rosza in collaboration with COOPI; Photobastei, Zurich, CH.[15]

Publications

Rocchelli's portrait of the feminine universe in the post-soviet era, Russian Interiors has been published in late 2014.[16] It has been positively reviewd by the international critique throughout the last years, e.g. it has been listed among the best 10 photobooks of 2014 by Martin Parr on the British Journal of Photography.

Awards

2014 June 13. Photo prize Ponchielli 2014 dedicated to Andy Rocchelli, Milan, IT.[17]

2014 September 7. Kamerton Prize to independent journalism conferred to Andy Rocchelli and Andrey Mironov. The prize is named after the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Moscow, RU.[18]

2014 December. San Siro civic award assigned by the municipality of Pavia, IT.[19]

2015 April 25 . World Press Photo, 2nd Prize of the section Portraits, Stories to the photowork Russian Interiors, Amsterdam, NL.[20]

2015 June. OSCE dedicated a commemorative plate to Andy Rocchelli as a tribute to those fallen for OSCE values in areas of conflict, Parliament, Rome, IT.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Cesura - Andy Rocchelli". Cesura.it. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  2. ↑ "CESURA - ANDY ROCCHELLI". www.cesura.it. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. ↑ "CESURA - Russian Interiors". www.cesura.it. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  4. ↑ Roguelon, William. "William Roguelon". www.williamroguelon.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. ↑ Roguelon's direct testimony can be heard in this video in French: International Journalism Festival (2017-04-09), The talent and courage of a photojournalist: in memory of Andy Rocchelli, retrieved 2018-05-15
  6. ↑ "Who killed Andrea Rocchelli?". euronews. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Italian police arrest Ukrainian man accused of killing photojournalist". Refworld. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  8. ↑ "Trial of arrested Vitaliy Markiv to be resumed in September - Jul. 18, 2017". KyivPost. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  9. ↑ "Gli ultimi scatti di Andrea Rocchelli prima di essere ucciso". l'Espresso (in Italian). 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  10. ↑ "Blog | Fotografia: 'Ukraina Revolution', gli scatti di Andy Rocchelli al Premio Ilaria Alpi - Il Fatto Quotidiano". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  11. ↑ "Evidence 2014 - Ente autonomo Carasc". carasc.ch. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  12. ↑ "Andy Rocchelli: Stories. Una retrospettiva a Pavia - Foto - La Provincia Pavese". La Provincia Pavese (in Italian). 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  13. ↑ "Andy Rocchelli - Stories | Museo di Roma in Trastevere". www.museodiromaintrastevere.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  14. ↑ "Andy Rocchelli - Festival Diritti Umani". Festival Diritti Umani (in Italian). 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  15. ↑ "Ausstellung "Letzte Front" - Mit Kriegsbildern gegen den Krieg". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  16. ↑ "CESURA - Russian Interiors". www.cesura.it. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  17. ↑ "Premio Ponchielli 2014 | GRIN Photoeditors". www.photoeditors.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  18. ↑ Узел, Кавказский. "Politkovskaya Award of 2014 will go to Andrea Rocchelli and Andrei Mironov". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  19. ↑ "Rocchelli-Maestri-Sgotto la terna del San Siro 2014 - Cronaca - La Provincia Pavese". La Provincia Pavese (in Italian). 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  20. ↑ "Andy Rocchelli". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  21. ↑ "OSCE Representative mourns death of Italian journalist and his assistant in Ukraine | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
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