SI Fest 2017: 7 Must-See Photography Exhibitions in Savignano
The 26th SI Fest Savignano Immagini Festival is taking place in Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy, from September 8 to 24. This year’s event includes 16 exhibitions, along with talks, workshops, and portfolio reviews. The Sistema Festival Italiano (SFI) commenced on September 9 during the "Punctum – fotografia e sistema festival" conference, which was inaugurated by Lorenza Bravetta and attended by representatives from prominent festivals. Noteworthy exhibitions feature "Farm Security Administration," curated by Francesca Parenti at Galleria della Vecchia Pescheria, and Davide Monteleone's "Spasibo" at Palazzo Martuzzi. Marco Pesaresi’s "Il tempo di un viaggio" captures the Trans-Siberian Railway, while Mario Cresci’s "In viaggio con Lauro Messori" presents reinterpretations of Iranian contact prints. "Il tutto è maggiore della somma delle parti" highlights female photographers, and Pier Paolo Zani’s "Terre e uomini" pays tribute to a master from Romagna.
Key facts
- SI Fest 26 runs from September 8 to 24, 2017, in Savignano sul Rubicone.
- The Sistema Festival Italiano (SFI) network launches on September 9.
- Lorenza Bravetta opens the conference 'Punctum – fotografia e sistema festival'.
- Farm Security Administration exhibition features Lange, Rothstein, Wolcott, Delano, Shahn, Parks.
- Davide Monteleone's 'Spasibo' won the Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award.
- Marco Pesaresi's 'Il tempo di un viaggio' documents the Trans-Siberian Railway.
- Mario Cresci reworks Lauro Messori's Iran contact prints from 1958-1960.
- Donata Pizzi Collection includes Battaglia, Ballo Charmet, Di Prospero, Knorr.
- Pier Paolo Zani's exhibition focuses on Romagna rural life.
- Errichiello & Menichetti won the 2016 Premio Marco Pesaresi.
Entities
Artists
- Dorothea Lange
- Arthur Rothstein
- Marion Post Wolcott
- Jack Delano
- Ben Shahn
- Gordon Parks
- Davide Monteleone
- Marco Pesaresi
- Mario Cresci
- Lauro Messori
- Letizia Battaglia
- Marina Ballo Charmet
- Anna Di Prospero
- Karen Knorr
- Pier Paolo Zani
- Martin Errichiello
- Filippo Menichetti
Institutions
- SI Fest Savignano Immagini Festival
- Circolo Fotografico di Savignano
- Galleria il Diaframma-Kodak Cultura di Milano
- MIBACT
- Sistema Festival Italiano
- Library of Congress
- CSAC Università di Parma
- Galleria della Vecchia Pescheria
- Palazzo Martuzzi
- Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award
- Galleria Montemaggi Designer
- Monte di Pietà
- Donata Pizzi Collection
- Premio Marco Pesaresi per la Fotografia Contemporanea
- Festival di Fotografia Europea di Reggio Emilia
- Cortona on the Move
- Gibellina Photoroad
- Belfast Photofestival
Locations
- Savignano sul Rubicone
- Italy
- Milano
- Parma
- Reggio Emilia
- Cortona
- Gibellina
- Belfast
- Iran
- Romagna
- Calabria
- Salerno-Reggio Calabria
- Vladivostok
- Corso Vendemini 51
- Corso Vendemini 18
- Corso Vendemini 53
- Via Roma 35