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Lezioni di fotografia
«Il lavoro di Ghirri sembra avere un effetto quasi universale su chiunque s’imbatta in lui. Si guarda una mezza dozzina di sue foto e si cade subito sotto il suo incantesimo. L’iniziale reazione entusiastica – “Che grande fotografo!” – produce, sulla base di pochi altri esempi della sua arte, la convinzione: “È un grande fotografo!”. In realtà, questa potrebbe essere una minimizzazione. Con una più avanzata capacità di valutazione fotografica non si diventa semplicemente ammiratori di Ghirri; ci si converte». Geoff Dyer «Tutti i tipi di foto costituivano per Luigi un alfabeto, da Walker Evans (il suo fotografo preferito), al fantastico Eugène Atget, ad André Kertész, ai personaggi di Nadar, agli innovatori Moholy-Nagy e Muybridge. A Reggio Emilia Luigi non insegnava la foto come arte separata dal resto, ma come appartenente a un alfabeto dove si collegano varie abitudini del vedere, e in cui riconosciamo un mondo abitabile». Gianni Celati. Il volume presenta la trascrizione integrale delle lezioni tenute da Luigi Ghirri all’Università del Progetto di Reggio Emilia tra il 1989 e il 1990.
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Published November 12, 2025
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Luigi Ghirri
51 books24 followersLuigi Ghirri (Scandiano, Reggio Emilia) è stato uno dei grandi maestri della fotografia italiana. Nella sua opera ha usato la fotografia come mezzo per mettere in discussione la realtà, attraverso immagini che fanno riflettere, sulla differenza tra ciò che vediamo, ciò che rappresentano e il loro significato.
Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992) was an extraordinary photographer as well as a prolific writer and curator. He is considered to be the most important Italian photographer of the 20th century. Ghirri’s work covers a wide range of subjects mostly photographed in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. His photos are presented in a deadpan manner that is occasionally humorous and often rooted in art history. Ghirri’s landscapes are a contemporary interpretation of Metaphysical paintings in their mysteriousness and dreamlike atmospheres. They explore photographic traditions and highlight a fascination with everyday life.
Luigi Ghirri studied as a surveyor and as a graphic designer. He began taking photographs professionally at the age of 30. Shortly after, his work began attracting international attention. Time-Life magazine’s 1975 annual Photography Year Edition chose him as “Discovery of the Year”. In 1977, Ghirri founded a publishing house, Punto e Virgola, with his wife Paola Borgonzoni Ghirri. The establishment was able to support the growth of Italian photographic culture, publish important artist monographs and educate an audience that had little knowledge of photographic practice as an art form. In 1979 he published the first photobook of his own images, Kodachrome.
During the 1980s Ghirri began to photograph Italian landscapes and was singled out as one of the most significant Italian authors in the history of 20th-century photography. His conceptual photographs, coupled with a remarkable literary output, led him to produce several noteworthy photographic projects. In 1984 Ghirri curated 'Viaggio in Italia' (Italian Voyage) which included the work of Olivo Barbieri, Gabriele Basilico and Mimmo Jodice among other leading Italian photographers. The exploratory exhibition offered reflections and ideas about the country and was a milestone in the history of Italian contemporary photography. In 1989, he published 'Il Profilo delle Nuvole' (Cloud Profiles) which included exclusively Ghirri’s captivating images and represents his highest achievement. Ghirri exhibited throughout Italy during his relatively brief life.
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Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992) was an extraordinary photographer as well as a prolific writer and curator. He is considered to be the most important Italian photographer of the 20th century. Ghirri’s work covers a wide range of subjects mostly photographed in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. His photos are presented in a deadpan manner that is occasionally humorous and often rooted in art history. Ghirri’s landscapes are a contemporary interpretation of Metaphysical paintings in their mysteriousness and dreamlike atmospheres. They explore photographic traditions and highlight a fascination with everyday life.
Luigi Ghirri studied as a surveyor and as a graphic designer. He began taking photographs professionally at the age of 30. Shortly after, his work began attracting international attention. Time-Life magazine’s 1975 annual Photography Year Edition chose him as “Discovery of the Year”. In 1977, Ghirri founded a publishing house, Punto e Virgola, with his wife Paola Borgonzoni Ghirri. The establishment was able to support the growth of Italian photographic culture, publish important artist monographs and educate an audience that had little knowledge of photographic practice as an art form. In 1979 he published the first photobook of his own images, Kodachrome.
During the 1980s Ghirri began to photograph Italian landscapes and was singled out as one of the most significant Italian authors in the history of 20th-century photography. His conceptual photographs, coupled with a remarkable literary output, led him to produce several noteworthy photographic projects. In 1984 Ghirri curated 'Viaggio in Italia' (Italian Voyage) which included the work of Olivo Barbieri, Gabriele Basilico and Mimmo Jodice among other leading Italian photographers. The exploratory exhibition offered reflections and ideas about the country and was a milestone in the history of Italian contemporary photography. In 1989, he published 'Il Profilo delle Nuvole' (Cloud Profiles) which included exclusively Ghirri’s captivating images and represents his highest achievement. Ghirri exhibited throughout Italy during his relatively brief life.
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