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Luigi Ghirri

Born

in Scandiano , Italy

January 05, 1943

Died

February 14, 1992

Genre

Art, Photography, Essays

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Luigi 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 int Luigi 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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	Lezioni di fotografia by Luigi Ghirri, Giulio Bizzarri (Editor), Paolo Barbaro (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kodachrome 4.41 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Essays 1973-1991 4.09 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Niente di antico sotto il sole. Scritti e immagini per un'autobiografia by Luigi Ghirri, Paolo Costantini (Editor), Giovanna Chiaromonte (Editor) 4.35 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luigi Ghirri: It's Beautiful Here, Isn't It... by Luigi Ghirri (Photographer), Germano Celant (Contributor), William Eggleston (Preface) 4.47 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il profilo delle nuvole: Immagini di un paesaggio italiano by Luigi Ghirri, Gianni Celati 4.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luigi Ghirri. Pensiero Paesaggio / Thought Landscape by Luigi Ghirri (Photographer), Corrado Benigni (Curator), Mauro Zanchi (Curator) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Map and The Territory 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Viaggio in Italia by Luigi Ghirri (Editor), Gianni Leone (Editor), Enzo Velati (Editor) 4.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luigi Ghirri. Pensare per immagini by Luigi Ghirri, Francesca Fabiani (Editor), Laura Gasparini (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Quando vi dicevo che non ho mai lavorato presso un fotografo professionista, vediamo che, certo, questa potrebbe essere una limitazione: infatti, tecnicamente, ci sono fotografi professionali assolutamente strepitosi, davanti ai quali io mi levo tanto di cappello. Però l'uso delle luci, di banchi ottici, di spot, di flash, è molto convenzionale. Lavorare sul campo, lavorare all'interno del mondo, per strada, fotografare le architetture, sviluppa una sensibilità, un'attenzione nei confronti della luce che un fotografo di studio non avrà mai. Proprio perché lui ha il controllo delle luci, mentre io non ho il controllo della luce, anzi, ce l'ho, ma l'ho raggiunto attraverso una pratica diversa. Acquisisco una sensibilità nei confronti della luce. E questa, detta così, può apparire una differenza sottile, ma è fondamentale.”
― Luigi Ghirri, Lezioni di fotografia

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“La fotografia non è un problema, la fotografia è un enigma, perché il problema ha una soluzione e l'enigma è un problema che non ha soluzione.”
― Luigi Ghirri, Lezioni di fotografia

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