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The title “Cose Mai Viste” literally translates to “things never seen” and applies here in two ways. In the most direct sense, it refers to works that have never been shown, exhibited, or published. In a broader sense, it evokes landscapes that only Giacomelli has contemplated, moments when he was the only one present. Now gone, only his photographs remain to describe them—or to transform them. A self-taught artist who became an iconic figure in postwar Italian photography, Mario Giacomelli (1913–2000) made a name for himself through his images of his country, notably the series“There Are No Hands to Caress My Face ,” which shows young seminarians playing in the snow, in a strikingvisual contrast withtheir black cassocks. Hissingle photograph, “The Boy from Scanno,” also achieved exceptional recognition thanks to John Szarkowski’s seminal book, “Looking at Photographs.” The 230 images gathered here, spanning the 1960s to the 1990s, are both familiar—like the monk playing soccer on the cover—and completely new—he is playing on the grass.
Photology, 2009
432 pages
16.51 × 22.23 cm
ISBN 9788888359199
The title “Cose Mai Viste” literally translates to “things never seen” and applies here in two ways. In the most direct sense, it refers to works that have never been shown, exhibited, or published. In a broader sense, it evokes landscapes that only Giacomelli has contemplated, moments when he was the only one present. Now gone, only his photographs remain to describe them—or to transform them. A self-taught artist who became an iconic figure in postwar Italian photography, Mario Giacomelli (1913–2000) made a name for himself through his images of his country, notably the series“There Are No Hands to Caress My Face ,” which shows young seminarians playing in the snow, in a strikingvisual contrast withtheir black cassocks. Hissingle photograph, “The Boy from Scanno,” also achieved exceptional recognition thanks to John Szarkowski’s seminal book, “Looking at Photographs.” The 230 images gathered here, spanning the 1960s to the 1990s, are both familiar—like the monk playing soccer on the cover—and completely new—he is playing on the grass.
Photology, 2009
432 pages
16.51 × 22.23 cm
ISBN 9788888359199
