L’Ora di fotografia

Lecture by Piergiorgio Branzi, December 6 2007.

Lecture held at the Pinacoteca of the Museo Provinciale Sigismondo Castromediano, Lecce.

In this lecture, distinguished photographer Piergiorgio Branzi (1928-2022), one of the main initiator of the Italian photographic history recalls his early beginnings by commenting on a selection of his works including some less known images; he also analyses some of his old analogical pictures which he had recently reprinted thanks to digital technology and offers cogent insights and theoretical hints on this epocal change in the photographic printing process.
His narration provides us with a document of foundational importance for history of Italian photography and testifies of the florentine photographer’s subtle and brisky wit.

Lecture by Vincenzo Castella, November 22 2007.

Lecture sponsored the Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali delle Arti della Storia of Università of Salento held at the Auditorium of the Museo Provinciale Sigismondo Castromediano, Lecce.

Vincenzo Castella, one of the major Italian photographers of his generation introduces students, scholars and photography lovers Buildings, a photographic project he began in 1998 and completed in 2008. His talk includes recollections of some of his image-taking experiences as well as details on the acquisition and post-production phases and offers important theoretical insights to ponder on the difference between human visual experience and lens vision.
Castella’s conceptual analysis of digital technology and his insightful reflections on photographic optics greatly stimulated and inspired the audience.