Sixth Edition OPEN ARCHIVES
For the sixth edition of Open Archives, on October 16th, the Gian Paolo Barbieri Foundation opens its historical archive to the public to show its fabulous artistic heritage, which combines testimonies of our culture and history from 1960 to the present day.
Anomalies / Transformations. Contemporary narrations and new gazes is the theme chosen by Rete Fotografia for this edition of Open Archives Week. Previous editions have been very successful, showing that the initiative is credible and supported by strong ideas. For this reason, it continues to be proposed with wide participation from archives, institutions, and foundations, among the most important in Milan and Lombardy, committed to promoting knowledge of photographic culture.
The choice of the binomial anomalies / transformations characterizes the profound changes that have radically affected our way of life since the beginning of the pandemic. They have highlighted the importance and value of cultural reflection, the development of resilience, and the questioning of the very reasons for our actions in the current social context. They have also drastically and quickly changed our gaze and the relationship between image and photography with the world in which we live and with power structures, in particular communication and information technologies.
The value of photographic archives and the attention to strategies for the knowledge and dissemination of images amid cultural changes are at the center of the reflections of this edition of Open Archives, aimed at helping build the tools for new and more open strategies of enhancement and knowledge. The Gian Paolo Barbieri Archive will structure the path within its spaces, trying to draw attention to fundamental elements that have marked the history of Gian Paolo Barbieri’s photography, also underlining the narrative transformations of the history of our culture.
October 16th
11:00 am
Entrance: Via Lattanzio 11 – Milan
Reservations required until seats are available by writing to info@fondazionegpb.it