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SUMMARY:At CSAC\, the exhibition "Sguardi sull'Africa: le fotografie di Tito e Sandro Spini nelle collezioni CSAC"
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday 21 February\, the exhibition Sguardi sull’Africa: le fotografie di Tito e Sandro Spini nelle collezioni CSAC (Views of Africa: photographs by Tito and Sandro Spini in the CSAC collections) was inaugurated at the Abbey of Valserena\, offering the public the opportunity to discover a photographic and documentary corpus of extraordinary historical\, artistic and anthropological importance. The exhibition\, created as part of the PRIN PNRR 2022 project Straniere: the reception of non-European arts and cultures in Italy (1945-2000)\, presents unpublished material related to field research and photographic campaigns conducted by Tito Spini (Milan 1923 – Chiuduno 2017) and Sandro Spini (Bergamo 1950 – 2005) in Mali between the 1970s and 1980s\, a crucial period for the development of ethnographic and visual studies on West Africa. \nThe collection\, preserved in the Photography Section and donated to the CSAC in the late 1970s by Sandro Spini\, includes sixty-one prints documenting the travels of the two photographer-anthropologists\, both trained architects\, among the Bozo and Dogon peoples. Alongside the photographic works\, a large collection of documentary material is on display: correspondence\, invitations\, press proofs\, reviews and critical articles dedicated to their work; a heritage that allows us to completely reconstruct the context of the research and the working methods of the two authors. \n\n\n\n\n\nWith this exhibition\, CSAC aims to pay tribute to a period of photographic and anthropological research that is still little known in Italy but of great international importance. The investigations conducted by the Spinis represent a turning point in the way of doing “field ethnography” in Africa\, placing them among the leading authors in Italy to have continuously experimented with the use of photography as both an aesthetic and interpretative tool for ethnographic purposes. \nTheir approach\, developed in part through engagement with the thinking of Margaret Mead\, John Collier Jr. and the methodologies of visual anthropology\, has made it possible to challenge established narratives about the Dogon and Bozo communities\, offering more complex representations of the places and peoples they encountered. Through a careful and methodologically rigorous approach\, the Spinis have constructed a visual dialogue that does not merely document\, but problematises and restores the cultural richness of the contexts studied. \nThe Spini photographs are also characterised by an evident expressive power that has made them the subject of interest for art critics\, gallery owners and photographers such as Arturo Carlo Quintavalle\, Lanfranco Colombo and Mario Cresci\, or anthropologists such as Marco Aime\, who have recognised their particular aesthetic significance and their ability to renew the language of cultural reportage. \nThe exhibition\, centred around themes such as different ways of living and the relationship between the Dogon and Bozo peoples and their respective domestic and working environments\, allows visitors to rediscover the artistic and historical value of the Spini’s research\, opening up a space for reflection on the relationships between photography\, anthropology and visual memory. \nThe photographs on display from the CSAC collections are placed in close dialogue with a selection of documentary materials preserved at the Sandro Spini Archive in Bergamo\, highlighting the processes of constructing ethnographic knowledge and the ways in which images become tools for research\, narration and intercultural relations. \nSguardi sull’Africa: le fotografie di Tito e Sandro Spini nelle collezioni CSAC \ncurated by Alessandra Acocella and Alessandro Ferraro\n21 February – 26 April 2026\nCSAC Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione dell’Università di Parma\nAbbazia di Valserena\nStrada Viazza di Paradigna 1\, 43122 Parma \nMuseum opening hours\nFriday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. \nAdmission\nFull price ticket: €10.00\nFor information and discounts: https://www.csacparma.it/visita/ \nInformation and bookings\nCSAC – Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione dell’Università di Parma csac@unipr.it\nservizimuseali@csacunipr.it\n+ 39 0521 903500 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:http://www.sma.unipr.it/en/event/allo-csac-la-mostra-sguardi-sullafrica-le-fotografie-di-tito-e-sandro-spini-nelle-collezioni-csac/
LOCATION:CSAC\, Strada Viazza di Paradigna\, 1\, PARMA\, 43022\, Italia
CATEGORIES:CSAC,exhibitions
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SUMMARY:20 March: “Università Svelate”\, events in Parma for National University Day
DESCRIPTION:20 March: “Università Svelate” (Universities Revealed)\, events in Parma for National University Day\nOn Friday\, 20 March\, the University of Parma will participate in the second edition of Università svelate (Universities Revealed)\, the National University Day promoted by the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) and sponsored by the Ministry of University and Research. \nUniversità Svelate aims to be an opportunity to meet and share the scientific and cultural heritage that the academic community produces for society\, through initiatives open to the public throughout the day. \nFrom the outset\, the basic idea has been to show the driving role that universities play in the development of the country and in promoting social cohesion. \nThe University of Parma has planned three initiatives for this edition. \nFrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, free admission to MUST\, the University’s Museum of Natural History.\n \nFor the occasion\, MUST will be transformed into a space for access\, encounter and knowledge\, offering the community a journey of discovery that will allow them to get closer to the museum’s collections and the symbolic places of the University\, witnesses to the history of the University and the role it has played in the construction and transmission of knowledge. The Museum will be open free of charge for the entire day\, encouraging wide and inclusive enjoyment of the University’s cultural heritage. \nAs part of this process of openness and dialogue between tradition and innovation\, a 3D printer will be in operation throughout the day\, producing gadgets inspired by the museum’s collections and the history of the University. The activity aims to highlight the processes of contemporary reinterpretation of historical heritage through digital technologies\, emphasising the continuity between memory\, research and innovation. \nAt 4 p.m. in the Cavalieri Hall\, there will be a public meeting entitled The Enigmatic Collection of Father Jean Baptiste Fourcault: The Secret of the Animals in Bottles Revealed\, during which the Scientific Director of MUST\, Davide Persico\, will guide participants in a reflection on the historical and cultural value of one of the most significant collections in the university’s heritage. \nThe initiative aims to highlight the role of the University as a dynamic public institution\, capable of combining heritage protection with research and teaching activities\, and to make the languages and tools of knowledge production accessible to the public\, emphasising the role of universities as open\, lively and participatory cultural centres\, where history\, research and innovation meet society. \nAt 6.30 pm in the Aula Magna\, Insight\, a show produced by CUT – Centro Universitario Teatrale (CAPAS di Ateneo) and directed by Beatrice Baruffini\, is scheduled \nThe protagonists are CUT students from all disciplines at the University. \nInsight is a study based on the relationship between human beings and digital devices. It draws inspiration from the text Le non cose (The Non-Things) by philosopher Byung Chul Han\, who defines our era as that of phono sapiens\, referring also to the mobile devices that have invaded our lives and now act almost as an “extension” of our bodies. \nThe result is a catalogue of terms\, voices\, actions\, gestures and images that describe us as phono sapiens. \nThere is no judgement in what we have become. Rather\, there are new images\, scenarios\, new\nattitudes and postures\, other types of relationships. As always when we experience epochal changes: something disappears\, much is transformed\, we evolve and with us our way of being or no longer being a society. \nAdmission is free until all seats are taken.
URL:http://www.sma.unipr.it/en/event/20-marzo-universita-svelate-gli-appuntamenti-a-parma-per-la-giornata-nazionale-delle-universita/
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