Massimo Vitali's Three Decades of Beach Photography at Mazzoleni Torino

Massimo Vitali's solo exhibition 'Ti ho visto' at Mazzoleni in Torino presents a survey of his photographic work from 1994 to 2022. The show opens with his first color beach photograph from 1994 and includes recent works such as a 2020 image selected by Vogue for the 'Vogue Hope' series representing Italy after the first lockdown. Vitali's elevated frontal perspective, described as the 'prince's point of view', captures human interactions within landscapes ranging from urban spaces (Friche de la Belle de Mai on Air, 2017) to industrialized coastlines (Rosignano Solvey) and pristine natural scenes (Ponta dos Mosteiros Dark, 2018). The exhibition is held concurrently with Salvatore Astore's 'Gli occhi della scultura' in contiguous spaces, creating a dialogue between photography and sculpture. Vitali's work draws on Flemish realism, 18th-century vedutismo, and Italian Renaissance painting, while Astore's minimalist statuary complements the crowded or sparse compositions of Vitali's subjects.