Corinna Del Bianco's 'Archipelago' Photo Project on Mediterranean Islands Debuts in North America

The long-term research project 'Archipelago' by photographer and architecture/urban studies researcher Corinna Del Bianco, focused on Mediterranean islands, is on view for the first time in North America at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montréal in Canada until September 16. The exhibition comprises 48 large-format prints, including 6 previously unpublished works, displayed both indoors and at the entrance of the Institute. The photographs document Italian archipelagos: Egadi (Favignana), Eolie (Stromboli), Pelagie (Lampedusa, Linosa), and Toscane (Elba, Giglio). The project began in 2018 as a photographic and artistic documentation centered on living and architecture, covering most Mediterranean islands that turned to tourism in the second half of the 20th century, abandoning their history, productive realities, and cultural identity. Notable examples include Elba, which since Etruscan times was a major iron-mining center, and Favignana, a global innovator in tuna fishing and production led by the Florio family.