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Exhibition:
'The Green Hour' by Massimo Siragusa

September, 2011

The exhibition is conceived for the Civic Museums of Bassano. A historic building in the city hosts a selection of portraits of historic gardens in Italy. A journey to discover the natural and architectural beauty of the parks which have won or got to the final stage of the “the most beautiful parks in Italy ” contest sponsored by FAI.

"In Piedmont we find the Venaria Reale in Turin, one of the most significant examples of the splendor of 17th and 18th century architecture and art at European level. In Genoa the ever splendid Garden of the Villa Durazzo Pallavicini, which with its romantic park is considered one of the greatest historical gardens on a national level. In Tuscany, as well as the splendid gardens of the Villa Medicea di Castello, located in the hilly area of ​​Florence, which today is the location of the Accademia della Crusca and considered the best-preserved example of Italian garden, there is the Boboli Garden. In Lombardy the extraordinary atmosphere of the Baroque garden of Isola Bella. Built at different times and divided into ten sloping terraces, it is embellished with pools, fountains, architectural perspectives that open against the background of the waters of Lago Maggiore. Villa D’Este in Tivoli, included in the UNESCO world heritage list, with its impressive concentration of fountains, nymphaeums, caves, water features and hydraulic music, is a repeatedly emulated model in the European gardens of mannerism and baroque. And then the Reggia di Caserta, proclaimed World Heritage by UNESCO, with its park composed of Italian and English gardens, is the largest garden in Europe over 2.5 km. long. The last stop on our journey through the Italian green wonders, is another archaeological and landscape jewel, which came back to its splendor after decades of neglect thanks to the intervention of FAI: the Garden of Kolymbetra, in the Valle dei templi in Agrigento (“Valley of Temples”). An extraordinary place for the magnificence of nature and for the richness of archaeological finds that are still coming to light." 

Massimo Siragusa

 

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Exhibition:
'The Green Hour' by Massimo Siragusa

September, 2011

The exhibition is conceived for the Civic Museums of Bassano. A historic building in the city hosts a selection of portraits of historic gardens in Italy. A journey to discover the natural and architectural beauty of the parks which have won or got to the final stage of the “the most beautiful parks in Italy ” contest sponsored by FAI.

"In Piedmont we find the Venaria Reale in Turin, one of the most significant examples of the splendor of 17th and 18th century architecture and art at European level. In Genoa the ever splendid Garden of the Villa Durazzo Pallavicini, which with its romantic park is considered one of the greatest historical gardens on a national level. In Tuscany, as well as the splendid gardens of the Villa Medicea di Castello, located in the hilly area of ​​Florence, which today is the location of the Accademia della Crusca and considered the best-preserved example of Italian garden, there is the Boboli Garden. In Lombardy the extraordinary atmosphere of the Baroque garden of Isola Bella. Built at different times and divided into ten sloping terraces, it is embellished with pools, fountains, architectural perspectives that open against the background of the waters of Lago Maggiore. Villa D’Este in Tivoli, included in the UNESCO world heritage list, with its impressive concentration of fountains, nymphaeums, caves, water features and hydraulic music, is a repeatedly emulated model in the European gardens of mannerism and baroque. And then the Reggia di Caserta, proclaimed World Heritage by UNESCO, with its park composed of Italian and English gardens, is the largest garden in Europe over 2.5 km. long. The last stop on our journey through the Italian green wonders, is another archaeological and landscape jewel, which came back to its splendor after decades of neglect thanks to the intervention of FAI: the Garden of Kolymbetra, in the Valle dei templi in Agrigento (“Valley of Temples”). An extraordinary place for the magnificence of nature and for the richness of archaeological finds that are still coming to light." 

Massimo Siragusa

 

Steve Bisson

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

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department, and since then directing activities.

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.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated a wide range of initiatives, including hundreds of exhibitions, festivals, workshops, and events, while exploring contemporary social and cultural themes, as well as civic participatory approaches. Since 2020, he has been the Art Director of Lab27, a cultural centre in Italy, where he advocates for visual literacy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of 'Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes', an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences.

In 2017 he founded the publishing house Penisola Edizioni.

Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

Steve Bisson

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

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department, and since then directing activities.

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.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated a wide range of initiatives, including hundreds of exhibitions, festivals, workshops, and events, while exploring contemporary social and cultural themes, as well as civic participatory approaches. Since 2020, he has been the Art Director of Lab27, a cultural centre in Italy, where he advocates for visual literacy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of 'Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes', an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences.

In 2017 he founded the publishing house Penisola Edizioni.

Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

—
Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

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