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In this section we publish articles about “Thinking and Photography”. Visual Culture, philosophy and photography, other photographers. Out content is in English and in Italian so don’t forget, if you’re familiar with, to check out our italian articles.

Photography, Art and “artists”

April 16, 2012

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The whole question of “being” a photographer has changed profoundly. Or maybe it’s going through a cycle. I’ve read some interesting articles recently on the web concerning what photography, or even art, should or shouldn’t be. Who is an artist or who is a photographer, or should I say, who is a VALID photographer or artist seems to be a questions which burns in many hearts. Joerg Colberg’s recent title “Is the Internet Killing Socially Awkward Artists?” or Colin Pantall’s “Art that sells is the destructive 1%” are both provocative [...]

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A question of subject: a subjective question?

May 2, 2011

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Maybe it’s not so surprising how people are attracted to the technology of photography quicker than it’s ability to see beyond the surface. If you look at Art History in general, it is often the change in technology which ushers in a new way of seeing, so be it with photography as well. Even more so being a medium so closely linked with changing technologies. But what has really marked changes in culture has always been the change in subject. If we look, even superficially, at the history of Western [...]

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Are photographs what they used to be?

April 29, 2011

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Sounds like a dumb question. Obviously, a photograph is a photograph: today, yesterday and tomorrow. A rose is a rose is a rose. But that’s exactly the point. The rose changes depending on who is looking, who is smelling and, above all, the relationship between the two. Well, the same with photographs. Historically, a photograph was a medium charged with exciting information. something which stimulated a virtual experience, a memory, a thought process or simply a momentary thought of someone or something. Ok, it’s all still true, but the value [...]

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Looking for a future

March 29, 2011

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The profession of photography is changing dramatically and quickly. The role of the image is undergoing semantic restructuring. The world of Fine Art is questioning itself on what’s next. Where do you stand? Where do you want to be in five years? I’d like to try and investigate where the profession of image making is going and what changes are taking place. I’m open to discussing historical, psychological and social changes which influence the use of imagery. Let’s look together into the future in order to understand where image making [...]

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Writing about a Project

July 23, 2010

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Following a tweet by Alan Rapp I was yesterday reading Edgar Martin‘s statements (or – better – what he said responding to Rebecca Horne questions) on his last work, beautiful astro-photographs currently in display at HotShoe gallery in London. The statement is the following: “One could argue that this work seeks to communicate ideas about how difficult it is to communicate. My images depend on photography’s inherit tendency to make each space believable, but there is a disturbing suggestion that all is not what it seems. The moment of recognition [...]

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