“On the peripheries of existence”. These are words Pope Francis frequently uses to describe some of the poorest places of the Earth, where misery, war and hunger jeopardize human dignity. In 2014, AVSI Foundation, an international NGO created in 1972 and currently developing humanitarian and development projects in 30 countries, invited the acclaimed Irish journalist John Waters to visit some of these communities where misery, conflict and starvation are overwhelming. His journey resulted in the exhibit “Generating Beauty: New Beginnings at the Ends of the World”, which comes to the US for the first time, after being presented in Italy and Switzerland. The exhibit is one of the highlights of this year’s New York Encounter (15-17 January).