Re: Italy

[Dan Corsillo <dan_corsillo@rogers.com>]

Hello Christina.

Can I suggest this group to contact in Italy: Gruppo Rodolpho Namias. 
Their website is: http://www.grupponamias.com/. They are a group 
dedicate exclusively to alternative photo processes with members 
throughout Italy and in other parts of the world. Although I haven't 
contacted them personally, I'm confident they will be happy to be of 
assistance.

Since I am new to this list I will describe my background very briefly. 
I got started in photography in 1967 when I edited the high school 
paper. We were at the deadline for the second issue and our photographer 
was sick so I developed the negs and did the printing while getting 
instructions over the phone. I went on to a job as a lab tech and was 
assigned the task of producing photos for illustrations for publication 
in scientific journals. My next job was as a medical photographer and 
from there I went on to run the visual communications lab at a school of 
architecture where we did photography (large and small format), 
printmaking (silkscreen, intaglio etc.), film (documentary& animated) 
and whatever the academic staff decided would be a good idea at the 
time. I got to dabble in some alt processes during that time, notably 
carbon an palladium which I thoroughly enjoyed.

I've been away from any photographic work for many years now, but I've 
decided to get back into it through alternative processes.

Incidentally, I was born in Italy (I now live in Toronto, Canada) but 
don't get to visit nearly as often as I like so I'm more than a little 
envious of your situation, leading a class in whatever discipline in 
Italy and getting payed for it - have a great time. Oh, I'd recommend 
the fall. The best of in season for food and wine making season just 
starting - it doesn't get better than that.

Regards,
Dan Corsillo

Jean Daubas wrote:
> Hi Christina !
> Happy to know that you're planning to come to Europe (unfortunately 
> not in France — I would have been so happy to meet you!) and if I may 
> help you to organize your trip, i'll be really glad.
> So, maybe, I've a contact which could interest you :
> ACSAF – Associazione Contemporanea Stampa d’Arte Fotografica — is 
> based in Florence and this group is really interested in historical 
> processes, pinhole photography, etc.
> I have not met them directly but last July, I had some pictures shown 
> there as part of an international pinhole photography exhibition 
> called "Senza lenti" curated by Italian pinholist and friend Paolo Aldi.
> their web-site is there :
> http://www.acsaf.it/
> and they speak a little about alt processes and other historical 
> approaches of contemporary photography.
> I believe the association is managed by Cesare Bossi.
> I'm sure it would be interesting for you to contact this group and to 
> discuss with them the way you could meet them or work with them when 
> you 're there (as they are in Florence, it could be easy to organize 
> something with them). And even if they are not directly responding to 
> you search, I'm sure they will be very happy and efficient to help you 
> meet some Italian artists and/or have access to darkroom facilities, 
> etc...
> On my side, I'm going to contact Paolo Aldi in Revereto (North Italy) 
> and ask him for useful contacts for you (I know he is very involved 
> with contemporary Italian photographers, artists, poets, etc.). I'll 
> let you know if he may help you in any manner.
> Hoping you can get something out of these info,
> alternative cheers from France,
> Jean
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>
>     *From:* Christina Z. Anderson <mailto:zphoto@montana.net>
>     *Sent:* Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:26 PM
>     *To:* Alt List <mailto:alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
>     *Subject:* Italy
>
>
>     Dear All again,
>     If I were to take a group of students to Italy next fall, Villa
>     Pieve in
>     Corciano, halfway between Rome and Florence, is there an alt
>     community/persons anywhere nearby? (I am having, amidst all these
>     other
>     changes at the university, to make a decision on whether to take
>     the plunge
>     of a semester in Italy with my students, or roll over the whole
>     overseas
>     program (ours is in the fall) to the art dept. (theirs is in the
>     spring) and
>     have them take my students in the spring. Or connect with one in
>     Siena that
>     is just getting started.)
>
>     If I went, I would like it to be alt/experimental based and
>     connect with
>     those in the area who are interested in such.
>
>     Alberto Novo, you are in Venice...I think that is fairly far away
>     though we
>     do go there on the month of travel pre-villa.
>
>     Is alt well and alive in Italy and anywhere near Corciano??
>
>     I live in Montana where distance is no object--the state is 800
>     miles across
>     and driving 300 miles is no biggie, so I think I have a very
>     skewed sense of
>     distance.
>     Chris
>     __________________
>
>     Christina Z. Anderson
>     http://christinaZanderson.com/
>     __________________