Paolo Roversi's 'Storie' at Palazzo Reale during Photo Vogue Festival

The second edition of the Photo Vogue Festival in Milan features 'Storie,' a solo exhibition dedicated to photographer Paolo Roversi (born in Ravenna, 1947). Curated by Alessia Glaviano, the festival's director, the show is hosted at Palazzo Reale and runs concurrently with the festival's main program at Base Milano, which includes the theme 'Fashion and Politics' and PhotoVogue scouting. Glaviano stated, 'Through fashion photography, we can criticize our system and bring content back into the language of fashion.' The exhibition emerged from Roversi's Paris archives, where Glaviano selected images and series that were divided into nine thematic stories, each occupying a separate room. Roversi's work, known for its poetic use of light and large-format Polaroid prints, spans decades of technical experimentation blending art, fashion, and photography. Roversi commented, 'Light is a feeling, a sentiment, an impression. Technique is more mechanical, serving to realize the photo.' On digital photography, Roversi noted that while the photographic language hasn't changed much, the public's relationship with photography has, leading to confusion between professionals and amateurs. He advises young photographers to start from the origins and study the language thoroughly. The exhibition's dreamy, sensual atmospheres create a continuum with concurrent shows of Caravaggio and Toulouse-Lautrec at Palazzo Reale, elevating photography's status in contemporary art history.