The Pirelli Foundation at “Una Rete in viaggio. Storie, idee, progetti”
From 3 March to 28 April 2021, Rete Fotografia, the association for the promotion of photography, of which the Pirelli Foundation is a member, has put on a panel of online meetings entitled “Una rete in viaggio. Storie, idee, progetti” (“A network on the move: stories, ideas, projects”). The events create opportunities to promote photography by sharing experiences among members of Rete Fotografia and the public. A series of events discuss common themes such as corporate clients and private archives, photography as a tool for teaching, and photography as a profession.
The Pirelli Foundation also contributed with two events: on 10 March, concerning landscape and industrial architecture, in partnership with Fondazione AEM and Fondazione Fiera Milano, and, on 14 April, on visual education, training and teaching courses, together with CFP Bauer and MUFOCO-Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea.
During the meeting on 10 March, a conversation with Fondazione AEM and Fondazione Fiera examined the rise of industry in Milan in the late nineteenth century, as documented in the photographic archives of the three institutions. The investigation looked at the first industrial buildings in Milan, at “The City Rises”, and at how industry portrayed itself at international fairs such as the Milan International Expo in 1906. It then examined the interruption caused by the Second World War, with the impact of the bombing raids of 1943 on the city of Milan and on its industry, and then the buildings, such as the Pirelli Tower, that became symbols of the economic boom and reconstruction in the 1960s. Lastly, it looked at the present day, with a reflection on urban transformation and the role of business in cities. On 14 April, the subject was that of the importance of visual education at a time, like the present, that has brought a proliferation of images and photographs. The topic was examined starting from the identification of three key words, “look”, “promote” and “create”, which became the underlying thread of the conversation between the institutions. The Pirelli Foundation, CFP Bauer and the Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea illustrated the teaching methods used, and the training courses put on for their public, and especially children and young people, helping them to view and understand photographs and their historical heritage. The practical steps involved in making photography a valid tool for conveying and expanding knowledge, refining both sensitivities and the imagination and creative intelligence, were also analysed.
The two meetings provided opportunities for networking and exploring the role of photography as a language to represent art, the landscape, architecture, and science, and as an instrument with didactic as well as documentary and social functions. All the meetings are available on the Youtube channel and on the Facebook page of Rete Fotografia.
From 3 March to 28 April 2021, Rete Fotografia, the association for the promotion of photography, of which the Pirelli Foundation is a member, has put on a panel of online meetings entitled “Una rete in viaggio. Storie, idee, progetti” (“A network on the move: stories, ideas, projects”). The events create opportunities to promote photography by sharing experiences among members of Rete Fotografia and the public. A series of events discuss common themes such as corporate clients and private archives, photography as a tool for teaching, and photography as a profession.
The Pirelli Foundation also contributed with two events: on 10 March, concerning landscape and industrial architecture, in partnership with Fondazione AEM and Fondazione Fiera Milano, and, on 14 April, on visual education, training and teaching courses, together with CFP Bauer and MUFOCO-Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea.
During the meeting on 10 March, a conversation with Fondazione AEM and Fondazione Fiera examined the rise of industry in Milan in the late nineteenth century, as documented in the photographic archives of the three institutions. The investigation looked at the first industrial buildings in Milan, at “The City Rises”, and at how industry portrayed itself at international fairs such as the Milan International Expo in 1906. It then examined the interruption caused by the Second World War, with the impact of the bombing raids of 1943 on the city of Milan and on its industry, and then the buildings, such as the Pirelli Tower, that became symbols of the economic boom and reconstruction in the 1960s. Lastly, it looked at the present day, with a reflection on urban transformation and the role of business in cities. On 14 April, the subject was that of the importance of visual education at a time, like the present, that has brought a proliferation of images and photographs. The topic was examined starting from the identification of three key words, “look”, “promote” and “create”, which became the underlying thread of the conversation between the institutions. The Pirelli Foundation, CFP Bauer and the Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea illustrated the teaching methods used, and the training courses put on for their public, and especially children and young people, helping them to view and understand photographs and their historical heritage. The practical steps involved in making photography a valid tool for conveying and expanding knowledge, refining both sensitivities and the imagination and creative intelligence, were also analysed.
The two meetings provided opportunities for networking and exploring the role of photography as a language to represent art, the landscape, architecture, and science, and as an instrument with didactic as well as documentary and social functions. All the meetings are available on the Youtube channel and on the Facebook page of Rete Fotografia.
