Friday 2nd May 2008
h. 10.00 - Piazza Martiri del 7 Luglio (in the event of bad weather Teatro Zavattini - Cavallerizza)
Conferences
Corpi per la storia contemporanea (Bodies for Contemporary History)
In its special make up, photography is today considered a fundamental historical source. Through these extreme cases, which are the bodies of the victims of violence, deportation, those in a coma, even bodies on the boundary of life and death, the photography of bodies has contributed to reformulating some of the basic concepts of history and obtaining justice for the victims.
With Giovanni De Luna
Presented by Riccardo Panattoni
h. 11.30 - Piazza Martiri 7 Luglio (in the event of bad weather Teatro Zavattini - Cavallerizza)
Conferences
Il corpo nell’immaginario collettivo contemporaneo (The Body In Collective Contemporary Images)
This round table in collaboration with The University of Modena and Reggio aims to explore to what extent the image of the body in the public mind and in advertising is determined by the invasiveness of the media, who push the it towards extremes of purity and impurity, creating monstrous, ‘shop window’ bodies.
With Daniele Del Pozzo, Nicola Dusi and Giovanna Galli
Presented by Vanni Codeluppi
Workshops
Immagini in movimento. Accelerazione per le tue idee (Images in movement – Accelerate your Ideas)
In-depth training seminar with the photographer Andrea Rossi
In collaboration with InSide, Modena and Reggio Emilia University
h. 16.00 - Piazza Martiri 7 July (in the event of bad weather Teatro Zavattini - Cavallerizza)
Master Class
Il corpo in Occidente (The Body in the West)
Dealing with the theme of the body from the starting point of its natural ambivalence, this scholar provides an overview of the stages in cultural distancing of this ambivalence in the Western World, which has produced a clear division between body and soul.
Class by Umberto Galimberti
Presented by Riccardo Panattoni
h. 18.00 – Spazio Gerra (in the event of bad weather Teatro Zavattini - Cavallerizza)
Competitions and awards
Announcement of the winner of The Core of Industry International Photography Competition
Sponsored by Reggio Emilia Town Council and the Reggio Emilia Manufacturers’ Association
With Gianni Borghi, Giovanni Catellani
Presented by Elio Grazioli
h. 18.00 – Piazza Casotti
Readings and performances
Sirene. Come se fossero qualcosa che esiste in natura (Mermaids. As if they Existed in Nature)
The author will read some extracts from her novel centred on this mythological, yet extremely real, pre-human and also post-human creature, projected into a future by characteristics that are all too human. The background to the reading is provided by photographs of these imaginary bodies produced by Elio Mazzacane, inspired by Laura Pugno’s novel.
Reading di Laura Pugno. Photography projection by Elio Mazzacane
Presented by Alberto Bertoni
h. 19.00 – Piazza Casotti
Performances
Esperienze extracorporee. (Out of Body Experiences)
Paolo Polcari (Almamegretta) DJ set
In collaboration with Maffia ARCI
h. 19.00 - Piazza Fontanesi
Performances
Live Zone
Concert/aperitif Jazz Bà
In collaboration with 8Ball Agency
Conference
Il corpo del crimine: fotografie dal Sahara Occidentale (The Body of Crime: photographs from Western Sahara)
Reflections and testimonies from Western Sahara: a land of invasions and conflicts.
“We have a habit of taking photographs. It’s […] a delicate and effective task: we communicate with words and images from the very heart of prisons and courts. There are no professionals with us and we learnt how to do it by ourselves.” Aminatou Haidar
The Reggio Emilia Scuola di Pace (Peace School) has invited the Neapolitan photographer Patrizio Esposito, curator of an archive section of anonymous portraits at the Sahrawi War Museum, as well as curator of the project Necessità di Volti (The Need for Faces) to reflect on the role of photography in bearing fitness to the conflict between the Sahrawi people and the Kingdom of Morocco. This is the struggle for self-governance of a people that has lasted more than thirty years. This resistance has changed from armed combat to faith in the role of international diplomacy and the United Nations. The Scuola di Pace offers the town the opportunity to reflect on the role of photography in recounting the most intimate effects of war, beginning with the experience of the Sahrawi people, who by collecting images of their enemy and taking pictures of themselves, have tried to testify to the existence of the conflict and the identity of those they are fighting against. This is a struggle that has long been denied and hidden and which finds its voice and identity in these images. Photography, in particular images of those caught up in conflict, can alone testify to the cruelty and ferociousness of war. These are not only images of violence, but also photographs of faces, family members, men and women. They are fragments of a life carried in the pockets of Moroccan soldiers, images and self-portraits by those struggling in the Sahrawi resistance. Instantaneous images of people on both sides of the conflict, that carry within them the drama of violence, interrupted relationships, suffering for the lost of loved ones, the sorrow of separation and exile.
There will be a live link with the Sahrawi camps during the conference.
With Patrizio Esposito, Fatima Mahfud, Fabrizia Ramondino
Presented by Riccardo Panattoni and Gianluca Solla. Live link with the Sahrawi camps. Organised by Scuola di Pace
In collaboration with Reggio nel Mondo.
21.00 - Piazza San Prospero (in the event of bad weather Galleria Isolato San Rocco)
Performances
Gotan Project DJ set (France)feat. Philippe Cohen Solal Dj set (Francia) - Ajello DJ set (Italy)
In collaboration with Blanco*
