At the Oratory of San Carlo photography exhibition from Dec. 22 to Jan. 8.
Monday, Dec. 26 (5 p.m.) remembrance meeting with “Remo’s friends.”
All castellans affectionately called him “Remino.” Small in stature, he deeply loved the country where he was born and lived. And he demonstrated this for almost half a century, documenting through his camera (and more than 35,000 shots) the territory and landscape, nature and daily, social and cultural life of Castelfiorentino. That is why his friends of the “Red Lily” Photography Group wanted to pay him a fitting tribute as the conclusion of the initiatives planned for the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Group, of which Remo Taviani was a founding member. So from tomorrow until Jan. 8, a selection of the “archive photos” of Remo Taviani, who died in 2009, can be admired at the Oratory of San Carlo (via Testaferrata).
Promoted by the Photographic Group “Giglio Rosso” under the patronage of the Municipality of Castelfiorentino, the exhibition presents some 30 images that tell the story of Remo Taviani’s passion for Castelfiorentino and Valdelsa (landscapes, hunting moments, events, etc.) made always using slide film. “A whole different thing” as he himself liked to repeat, when noting the changes that have occurred even in the way of taking photos he added that “traditional techniques” were certainly “much more stimulating.”
The presentation of the exhibition is curated by Mariella Migliorini Mazzini, who already in 2007, on the occasion of the publication of the volume “Valdelsa. The Thousand Faces of the Soul” (by Remo Taviani and Gabriele Lombardini), had accompanied the photos with a virtuoso combination of verses.
“Photographs are always an intimate form of diary,” writes Mariella Migliorini Mazzini, “where what is shown has a substance beyond and above what the eye can see and imprison in a moment. Remo Taviani sees, hears, and lives the fleeting moment and makes us participants with his images of love, curiosity, and the desire to know the earth, and its creatures. The images offer us an itinerary that rarely deviates from his beloved Valdelsa, but it is like ajaring the door to offer as a gift the scent of the journey of everyone’s life and the splendor of its colors.”
For the purpose of remembering Remo, the friends have also planned a convivial gathering at the San Carlo Oratory during the exhibition’s opening period, scheduled for Monday, Dec. 26, at 5 p.m. All are invited to attend
The exhibition will observe the following opening hours: Monday and Friday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: 4-7 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. (closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1)