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Oliviero Falconi
Oliviero Falconi
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Oliviero Falconi
Oliviero Falconi
Edition of 300
First published by bruno
ISBN 978-88-99058-44-9
2022 / English
17×24 cm, 236 pages
4 Colors offset
35,00€
First published by bruno
ISBN 978-88-99058-44-9
2022 / English
17×24 cm, 236 pages
4 Colors offset
35,00€
The first time I reached the South was in October 2017.
I was going to stay in Bari for a while to carry out an assign-ment for UBI Banca: to head the banking administration of the newly created Southern Territorial Macro Area. Seven territorial offices located across five regions: Molise, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria and Campania. My mandate ended on 30 April 2020. During this period, following frequent lengthy transfers, I drove along all the main roads of the South in every season of the year and in all kinds of weather. Behind the wheel of the company BMW is Antonio. His fellow travellers, who often alternate, are Alberto, Marco and Massimiliano. What remains of those many long hours spent in the car? Documenting the South with the eyes of those who see it for the first time and from a car window provides an opportunity not only to let others participate in those hours spent ‘on the road’, but also to involve them in a – sometimes almost dream-like – perception of the landscapes and feelings that pro-vide the time spent in these wonderful territories with a flavour all of its own. Landscapes and seasons alternate with images to become an intimate part of an experience, one perceived as familiar to most, unconsciously reminding us of moments in everyone’s travels, when – often bored – we stare out the window, waiting to reach our destination.
I was going to stay in Bari for a while to carry out an assign-ment for UBI Banca: to head the banking administration of the newly created Southern Territorial Macro Area. Seven territorial offices located across five regions: Molise, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria and Campania. My mandate ended on 30 April 2020. During this period, following frequent lengthy transfers, I drove along all the main roads of the South in every season of the year and in all kinds of weather. Behind the wheel of the company BMW is Antonio. His fellow travellers, who often alternate, are Alberto, Marco and Massimiliano. What remains of those many long hours spent in the car? Documenting the South with the eyes of those who see it for the first time and from a car window provides an opportunity not only to let others participate in those hours spent ‘on the road’, but also to involve them in a – sometimes almost dream-like – perception of the landscapes and feelings that pro-vide the time spent in these wonderful territories with a flavour all of its own. Landscapes and seasons alternate with images to become an intimate part of an experience, one perceived as familiar to most, unconsciously reminding us of moments in everyone’s travels, when – often bored – we stare out the window, waiting to reach our destination.
This is my South.