Il Bel Paese

First edition of Il Bel Paese by Stefano de Luigi (2023)

Large format hardback (chopped boards) in new condition 

Text in English 

In an edition of 600 copies

About

“Where photography is heading at the moment is anyone’s guess.

In 2023, there are those who are convinced that narration via imagery no longer requires an obsolete or obsolescent tool such as the camera; those aware that the word, thanks to Midjourney, BlueWillow and hundreds of other algorithms, can become an image; those who use artificial intelligence or other creative systems that exclude any reference to tradition or custom, and those who believe it has become unnecessary to see and look in order to create images. In short, what photography will become may be told by those who will be there, assuming that the term ‘photography’ will still remain in use, given that light will no longer be necessary – as the etymology of the term would have it – for the ‘writing’ to take place.