Cristina Mittermeier. A greater wisdom Pt 2

Cristina "Mitty" Mittermeier, a visionary photographer, marine biologist, and avid conservationist, stands as a formidable force in the realm of environmental advocacy.

In 2014 she, alongside her partner Paul Nicklen, co-founded SeaLegacy, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a healthy and abundant ocean through powerful storytelling and impactful visual media.

Through her lens, she conveys the delicate balance of natural ecosystems and the urgency to preserve these habitats that sustain a myriad of life. Her art, driven by a desire to make a difference, serves as a compelling call to action, illustrating the transformative power of photography in raising awareness and inspiring change.

 

(Text extracted from  https://www.cristinamittermeier.com/)

Location: Galleria D'Italia

Cristina Mittermeier. A greater wisdom Pt 1

A GREATER WISDOM" is the title of the exhibition dedicated by Gallerie d'Italia - Turin to the research by the photographer, marine biologist and activist who for years has documented the beauty of our planet and the various cultures and traditions of the populations that live in symbiosis with nature

The 90 or so shots in the exhibition – the first retrospective in Europe dedicated to the photographer – urge us to use our planet's limited resources wisely, with a reminder that human beings are not isolated creatures but members of an interconnected society: in particular, the health of the oceans has a direct impact on our climate, the air we breathe and the food we eat.

Developing the artist's idea of "enoughness" as a way to understand our place in the global ecosystem, the exhibition thus brings the visitor into close contact with the themes of environmental protection and sustainability, which Gallerie d'Italia - Turin promotes through the stories of renowned photographers.

The exhibition is curated by Lauren Johnston and held in collaboration with National Geographic.

(Text extracted from https://group.intesasanpaolo.com/en/newsroom/news/all-news/2024/gallerie-d-italia-turin-cristina-mittermeier)

Location: Galleria D'Italia

Looking for clue

Often, while looking at displays in an exhibition, I have no clue at all what I am looking at and what should I look at. So, I tend to look for those tiny plates of explanation to help me to understand better and more.

Just like he does, but I don't think he is looking at the correct plate....

Location:  CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia

JR Deplace Exhibition

Intesa Sanpaolo organizes at the Gallerie d'Italia - Turin from 9 February 2023 to 16 July 2023 the first Italian solo exhibition of JR, a French artist famous throughout the world for his projects that combine photography, public art and social commitment.

These photos are displayed in piazza San Carlo, as promotion, I guess.... 

Location : Piazza San Carlo 

Galleria D'Italia : Lisetta Carmi

Fist time visited the Galleria D'Italia, and the first exhibition vsited is the collection of photos by Lisetta Carmi, a female  italian photographer.

One section of the exhibition is the collection of her photos on trasexuals and travestites in Genoa.

Carmi was born in Genoa in a family of Jewish origins. Her older brother was the painter Eugenio Carmi. In the 1930s the Carmi family became a target of the Italian racial laws introduced by Benito Mussolini. Lisetta was expelled from school and forced to relocate with her family to Switzerland. At the end of World War II, the family relocated to Milan. Carmi, who had studied piano from the age of 10, graduated from the Milan Conservatory in 1946. In 1960 she eventually decided to leave a promising career as a concert pianist to focus on photography; her first commission was as a stage photographer at the Teatro della Tosse in Genoa.

In 1964, posing as a cousin of a dock worker, Carmi produced an exclusive report of the working conditions in the Port of Genoa. The resulting exhibition Genova Porto at Doge's Palace, Genoa, was received with critical acclaim and led her to collaborate with national magazines. Carmi's focus was on representing outcasts and socially marginalized subjects. Her 1972 photo-book I travestiti ("The cross-dressers"), which focused on the Italian LGBQ community, generated controversies, with many bookstores refusing to carry the publication.

Among Carmi's best known works are her 1977 photo-books Acque di Sicilia ("Waters of Sicily"), with a text by Leonardo Sciascia, and Metropolitain (2018), set in the Paris Métro. Other notable achievements were her report of the 1966 flood of the Arno and the Northern Irish conflict in Belfast.

Carmi was also a portraitist. Among her well-known subjects were Ezra Pound, Charles Aznavour, Joris Ivens, Edoardo Sanguineti, Lucio Fontana, César Baldaccini, Judith Malina, Carmelo Bene, Leonardo Sciascia, Jacques Lacan and Claudio Abbado.

In 1976 Carmi became a disciple of Haidakhan Babaji and opened an ashram in Cisternino, mainly devoting the rest of her life to spreading his teachings. She died in Cisternino on 5 July 2022, at the age of 98.

Loaction : Galleria D'Italia

Capa In Color

For the first time in Italy, an exhibition of the photo in color by Robert Capa and it is hled in Palazzo Chiablese.

 

 

The exhibition is interesting, as quite detail description of the famous photgragher's professional journey is provided up to the date he was killed by landmine in indochina.

 

 

The photos were intended to tell audiences about the daily life of ordinary people and distant countries, in a radically different way from the war reports that had guided Capa's early career. Among these early works are the photographs of Moscow's Red Square, taken during a trip to the USSR in 1947 for a project together with the writer John Steinbeck and the life of the first settlers in Israel in 1949-50. For the Generation X project created together with many other famous photographers from the Magnum agency, Capa traveled to Oslo, Essen, northern Norway and Paris to capture the life and dreams of the younger generation born before the war.

 

 

 

 

Capa's photographs also present readers with an interesting portrait of high society, due to the wise and elegant use of color photography. In 1950, he portrayed the hippest ski resorts in the Swiss, Austrian and French Alps, and the charming French beaches of Biarritz and Deauville for the burgeoning tourist market featured by Holiday magazine. He also took several fashion photographs, along the quays of the Seine and in Place Vendôme. He photographed several actors and directors on film sets, such as Ingrid Bergman in Roberto Rossellini's Journey to Italy, Orson Welles in Black Rose and John Huston in Moulin Rouge. During this period he also made a series of portraits, such as those of Pablo Picasso, photographed on a beach with his son Claude, or of Giacometti in his studio in Paris. The color imagery was an indissoluble part of the post-war reconstruction and vitality.

 

 

 

 

Capa in color is an exhibition that offers the unique opportunity to explore the strong ten-year bond of the master with color photography, through a fascinating journey that illustrates post-World War II society. His talent in composing black and white was enormous, but the discovery of the potential of color films almost halfway through his career made it necessary to define a new approach. Capa in color reveals how Robert Capa began to observe the world in a different way and how his business was able to adapt to the new post-war sensibility.

Personally, I am still think his black and white photos have more impact.

P.S. : Putting on masks is obliged in the exhibition rooms, but it seems that there are people who just has no idea how to put on the mask properly....

Location : Palazzo Chiablese

Capturing The Art

Many art exhibitions allow taking photo of the exhibition but no flash allow, with the new technology, it has became easy to make a picture of the art piece that you like either my camera or simply with the cell phone.

Just a reminder to all, please take the photo fast and not taking up all the time and space in front of the art piece so as not to obstruct other from admiring the same fine work.

More Paratissima 12

Some more of the exhibited arts at the  Paratissima 12.

Confrontation

Christ Speed

We were fortunate to arrive early on that Saturday where there were very little queue and more space to move around, looking at the displayed pieces were easier and more comfortable.

The Fisheyes

 
By 3 pm, the crowd was starting to appear, by then, people watching was added as part of the fun.

Stare

Puller

 The Incubator

Shooting Mirror