Stanislaus Farri – European Photography 2018

STANISLAO FARRI. THE ARCHIVE OF UTOPIA

The photographic archive of Stanislao Farri, acquired by the Panizzi Library since 1995, consists of about 170,000 units including negatives and positives, print specimens and slides that illustrate the author’s intense professional and research activity that began in 1955.

The exhibition and catalog become tools of the rediscovery of the archive, made available to users through a reorganization and inventorying operation.

Stanislaus Farri, in fact, focuses on documenting the different facets of the Local cultural, folkloric and industrial heritage, also including the landscape that is presented as a “diffuse museum.” Characteristic of his photographic research is the constant study over time, which is fundamental to understanding both Farri’s working methods and the different cultural identities that have transformed the city and the territory over the years. His professional activity is intertwined with amateur research, which allows him a  free experimentation, through the innovative use of photosensitive materials.

Farri’s work is thus characterized by a style that has found recognition in the world of Italian photography from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Edited by Laura Gasparini and Monica Leoni

https://www.fotografiaeuropea.it/fe2018/mostra/stanislao-farri/

LOCATION:

Panizzi Library
via Farini 3
42121 Reggio Emilia

HOURS:

opening days
April 20 ‘ 19-23
April 21 ‘ 9-23
April 22 ‘ 10-20

April 23 to June 17
Monday to Saturday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.