ITALY : Street Photographs 1978-1986 （2024. 192 S. analoge Farbfotos. 26 x 29 cm）

Rubbert, Joerg

PALMARTPRESS（2024発売）

• 商品コード 9783962581923

Full Description

A vibrant visual journey through Italy from 1978 to 1986, Jörg Rubbert's analog photographs capture everyday life across Italian cities and the countryside with empathy and authenticity. Using classic Kodachrome film, Rubbert documents scenes in Florence, Venice, Pisa, Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, Elba, and the Italian Riviera. His candid street photography focuses on ordinary people—retirees, children, nuns, workers—presenting evocative snapshots of a society on the cusp of change. Inspired by Italian neorealist cinema and the work of Pier Paolo Pasolini, these images reflect both nostalgia and transformation, revealing the spirit of "la dolce vita" amid shifting social realities. Timeless, unmanipulated, and deeply human, this collection offers an intimate time capsule of Italy's urban and rural life, seen through the lens of a curious outsider.

Contents

Preface 6

ITALY 1978 - 1986: A Photographic Approach 14

Italy in the Late 70s and Early 80s: A Description of Condition 18

The Peak Phase of Extremist Terror 18

On the Trail of Pasolini's Italy 26

A Parallel to Pasolini's Criticism of Civilization 30

Photographer's Note 34

Plates 45

Urban Italy 46

Florence 47

Pisa 83

Venice 97

Rural Italy 122

ELBA 123

Sicily 141

Puglia / Calabria / Campania 153

Liguria - The Riviera di Ponente 167

Making of 178

Biography 180

Exhibitions and Publications 182

Endnotes 188

Acknowledgements 190

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