MIA Fair 2016 Opens with Crowds, Landscape Photography Trend
MIA Fair, the Milanese photography fair, opened at The Mall with large crowds from 6 PM until closing. This year's trend is landscape photography, both urban and natural, often treated with pictorial effects like superimpositions, blurring, and pastel tones. The fair also shows a move away from indexicality toward abstract and evocative compositions, as well as photography as an archive of individual or collective memories. Compared to last year's focus on still life, many galleries now present images that deny reality through painterly elaboration. The fair's compact layout at The Mall allows visitors to concentrate on artworks rather than walking long distances.
Key facts
- MIA Fair opened at The Mall in Milan with large crowds.
- Opening hours were from 6 PM until closing.
- This year's trend is landscape photography (urban and natural).
- Many works feature pictorial elaboration, superimpositions, blurring, and pastel tones.
- The trend moves away from indexicality toward abstract and evocative compositions.
- Photography as an archive of memories is another recurring theme.
- Last year's trend was still life.
- The fair's compact layout at The Mall is noted as an advantage.
Entities
Institutions
- MIA Fair
- The Mall
Locations
- Milan
- Italy