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From 3 November, the University of Milan is presenting Karin Vettorel’s photography exhibition Karin no fudoki again at its language and cultural mediation campus in Sesto San Giovanni. The exhibition was shown at the same site in September 2018: this is a new opportunity to view it, not a newly produced photographic series. [1]
The programme connects images of rural Japan with a study meeting about landscapes, communities and social change. Geographical and historical perspectives also consider depopulation and local renewal initiatives, avoiding the idea of a countryside frozen in time. [2]
The listed venue is the campus at piazza Indro Montanelli 1. The university pages document the programme and the exhibition’s return; they give no attendance figures and do not demonstrate effects on the communities pictured. [1][2]
The bright side
Bringing photographs and research back into conversation offers a chance to understand places through people, work and change, beyond the postcard. [1][2]
One idea, in simple words
In Sesto San Giovanni, near Milan, the university is showing photographs of rural Japan again from 3 November. The photographer is Karin Vettorel, and the exhibition is called Karin no fudoki. It was shown at the same place in 2018. Seeing it again today does not mean all the pictures were taken recently. [1]
Rural means connected with the countryside and its communities. The programme brings photography together with a meeting about landscapes, history and social change. Looking at a field might, for example, prompt questions about the work of the people who farm it. That is our suggestion for observation, not a description of a particular photograph. The sources also discuss depopulation and new local initiatives. The exhibition proposes a view of changing places, rather than an unchanging world. [2]
A little discovery to keep
What did you discover?
Straight from the source.
- Karin no fudoki 花梨のふどき (Cronache di Karin dalle campagne giapponesi) - Mostra fotografica di Karin Vettorel Università degli Studi di Milano · No publication date provided
- Il tempo dei luoghi. Paesaggi, comunità e trasformazioni del Giappone rurale Università degli Studi di Milano · No publication date provided
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