Absolute Man. 250 Bischof's shots exhibited at Casa dei Tre Oci |
Written by Fabio Marzari | |
In Milan, he met Rosellina Mandel, whom he later married. Bischof’s favourite subject were children – the symbol of redemption, energy, and future. The photographer is a photo reporter as much as an analytical newsperson, details being essential in his work. A colleague of his once called him “absolute man” for the fastidious precision in every picture he took. The amazing exhibition Werner Bischof. Fotografie 1934-1954, now at Casa dei Tre Oci, presents 250 shots from his most famous photo stories: India, Japan, Korea, South-East Asia, Panama, Chile, Peru.
The exhibition is curated by Bischof’s son Marco with the contribution of critic Denis Curti. Twenty pictures show Italy in an absolutely neo-realistic vision. The itinerary of this ideal journey starts in Europe to later go to India, a country in extreme poverty at the time, to Japan, and to America, where we first notice the metropolitan development that will be featured in later photographs: highways, junctions, cars are architectural elements.
Casa dei Tre Oci, Giudecca - Venice |