Italy in the boom years and China in the last two decades share many aspects such as reconstruction, a future-oriented perspective, metropolitan expansion, the illusion of endless growth, development that is confused with progress. After spending an art residency in 2016, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, making photos to document the transformation process of the most important cities in the region: Ordos, Hohhot, and Baotou Alessandro Zanoni decide to further investigate the astonishing similarities with the Italian post-war season effectively . Surprisingly, these images recalled me the post second world war Italian film season that wished to raise awareness on the booming developments surrounding the historic cities of Italy. The shocking similarity between images made over 50 years away, testify to a dominant, globalized and normalized character of these settlement processes. There is a common denominator, which seems to cancel the geography and the temporal distance between the events told by my visual-journey. The gaze moves in silent and mysterious places that seem to push the viewer beyond the empirical evidence towards an almost dreamlike dimension. Or a "post dream" scenario. .
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Italy in the boom years and China in the last two decades share many aspects such as reconstruction, a future-oriented perspective, metropolitan expansion, the illusion of endless growth, development that is confused with progress. After spending an art residency in 2016, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, making photos to document the transformation process of the most important cities in the region: Ordos, Hohhot, and Baotou Alessandro Zanoni decide to further investigate the astonishing similarities with the Italian post-war season effectively . Surprisingly, these images recalled me the post second world war Italian film season that wished to raise awareness on the booming developments surrounding the historic cities of Italy. The shocking similarity between images made over 50 years away, testify to a dominant, globalized and normalized character of these settlement processes. There is a common denominator, which seems to cancel the geography and the temporal distance between the events told by my visual-journey. The gaze moves in silent and mysterious places that seem to push the viewer beyond the empirical evidence towards an almost dreamlike dimension. Or a "post dream" scenario. .
urbanauticainstitute.com (sold out)
urbanautica.com (review)
Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.
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Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.
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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico
Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.
• Coaching and Portfolio Review
Go to Coaching and Portfolio Review page
Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.
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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico