The second edition of Biennale in Bologna invites artists to explore the world of work in all its aspects with a particular focus on the industrial production chain from conception to recycling. Organised by the in collaboration with the Bologna Municipality, under the artistic direction of Fran莽ois H茅bel, the biennale hosts 14 contemporary exhibitions聽dedicated to industrial photography, enterprise and work.
Taking place in a series of prominent locations across the historic city of Bologna, and featuring two large-scale shows at the MAST Foundation curated by Urs Stahel, this year鈥檚 biennale celebrates industrial traditions on a local, national and international scale. From historic palaces and Baroque chapels to museums and gallery spaces, this event, 鈥渦nique in its genre for its capacity to seize glimpses and impressions of the world of labour and production鈥 as remarked on by H茅bel, showcases today鈥檚 most talented photographers in some of the city鈥檚 most innovative and ordinarily concealed spaces.
Drawing from all corners of the photographic world, FOTO/INDUSTRIA compiles an extensive survey of work by widely renowned photographers, reporters, portraitists, corporate photographers and young professionals, to name a few. The line-up for 2015 includes聽David LaChapelle鈥檚 latest series Landscape聽at Pinacoteca Nazionale, which聽uses hand-crafted scale models to explore the infrastructure of oil production and聽distribution;聽Edward Burtynsky’s documentation of the gritty underside of industrial landscapes in 聽Manufactured Landscapes聽at Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande; and Hong Hao’s colourful representations of modern consumption in聽My Things, Bottom聽at MAMbo.
This year鈥檚 presentations聽are divided into the thematic groups聽of聽Post-Production, Production, Producers, Pause, and Products, and will also feature the Young Photographers Fourth Edition of the GD4PhotoArt Contest, and works from the Savina Palmieri Collection. Alongside its vast exhibition programme, the biennale will host an abundance of opportunities to meet exhibiting practitioners and curators in a series of talks and special events throughout the month of October.
FOTO/INDUSTRIA Biennale, 2 October – 1 November, various venues and the MAST Foundation, Bologna.
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Credits
1.聽Edward Burtynsky, Open mine of聽Super Pit n.1, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 2007. Copyright of the artist, courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Howard Greenberg Gallery and Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York.
