50° Artigianato Pinerolo | Occasions

From 10 to 13 September, Pinerolo is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Pinerolo Craft Fair with “Scatti. Moments of Stories. 50 Years of Craft, 200 Years of Photography”: 27 images exhibitions unfold throughout the city, distinguished friends, performances, good meals, workshops and a whole city remodeled right into a narrative by means of pictures and craftsmanship.

Fifty years of historical past advised by means of a single look. That of the fingers that create, of the individuals who cross on a craft, of the communities that change with out dropping their id.

This yr, the organisers have chosen to have fun a double anniversary of nice symbolic significance: the occasion’s fiftieth anniversary and the two hundredth anniversary of the invention of images, commemorated by means of the theme “Scatti. Moments of tales. 50 years of Craftsmanship, 200 years of Photography’. From the primary {photograph} taken by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 to at present’s smartphones, the picture has chronicled the world and its adjustments. Similarly, over the competition’s fifty-year historical past, craftsmanship has documented the evolution of society, trades, manufacturing strategies and human relationships, while preserving intact the values that outline it: creativity, talent, ardour and the capability for innovation. For this motive, the fiftieth-anniversary version transforms Pinerolo into an unlimited open-air photographic gallery. The historic centre will host 27 photographic and artwork exhibitions, unfold throughout squares, courtyards, museums, arcades and exhibition areas. A journey that may information residents and guests by means of completely different creative languages and sensibilities, interweaving fantastic artwork images, historic reminiscence, modern artwork, photojournalism, panorama and social commentary.

Once once more this yr, Turismo Torino e Provincia is supporting the Craft and Art Workshops/Open Workshops in reminiscence of Ezio Giaj. Click HERE for extra data.

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FULL PROGRAMME OF THE 50TH ARTIGIANATO PINEROLO