Il Monte Analogo: Antonioni and Ghirri in Dialogue at Spazio Antonioni

The exhibition 'Il Monte Analogo' at Spazio Antonioni in Ferrara brings together works by Michelangelo Antonioni and Luigi Ghirri, exploring the theme of the inaccessible mountain as a metaphor for the limits of photographic representation. The show takes its name from René Daumal's novel 'Le Mont Analogue', which posits that a mountain must have an inaccessible summit but an accessible base to serve as an 'analogous mountain', and that the door to the invisible must be visible. Antonioni's 'Le montagne incantate' are photographic enlargements derived from small mixed-media works on paper created between the 1970s and 1980s, while Ghirri's photographs date from his early period (1970-1979). The curators, Silvia Mazzucchelli and Anita Romanello, have orchestrated a dialogue between the two artists' visions of landscape and perception. The exhibition is currently on view at Spazio Antonioni, a venue dedicated to the filmmaker's legacy. Antonioni's transition from watercolor to photography is highlighted, underscoring his exploration of the limits of the medium. The show invites viewers to contemplate the paradox of capturing the invisible through visible means, a central concern for both artists.