In Florence where I grew up, the division of public and private space was definite. Actions and behaviors were not the same behind closed doors as they were outside in the piazza where everything was noticed and often commented on. When I moved to New York in the seventies, I was struck by how different the relationship among individuals in a public area was to what I had experienced. How indifferent people were to each other. For the first time I felt free from being judged, but also free to watch other people. It was there that I developed my passion for street photography.
The purpose of the Alone Together project is to examine contemporary public spaces and capture the mood and psychological effect it has on the people.
Program
October 1, Villa Sassetti 6:00 pm, Alone Together: A Florentine Photographer in New York A Dialogue with Martino Marangoni 7:00 pm, Q&A Session 7:30 pm, Reception
