Opens on 9 August at 7:00 pm in Carloforte the photography exhibition Rimangono i segni di luce by Gherardo Gossi, a cinematographer and still photographer. The exhibition is hosted at Hotel Villa Pimpina, Via Genova 106, and will be open daily from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
“Three hundred female hawks left their nests and flew to the rocky island off the southwestern coast; during the journey they sang a long song that only those who understood the hawks’ language could comprehend. Once they reached the Columns, they let themselves fall into the sea like stones and drowned. Since then, the hawks guard that place, they consider it sacred.”
From Passavamo sulla terra leggeri by Sergio Atzeni (Sellerio).
Carried away by the spellbinding pages of this enchanting book by Atzeni – thanks to the insistence of Laura and Franco – I’ve finally decided to exhibit, for the first time, some of my photographs on the theme of the sea, on what remains, and on the traces of light that guide me to the shot. Le Colonne, symbol of Carloforte, which I see slowly worn away by time; the beaches and their patterns, play, and relationships. The island within the island, where I’ve now lived for years, and the coastal places that have left their mark on me. Gherardo Gossi
Gherardo Gossi CCS is a cinematographic, advertising, and television director of photography. Born in Turin, he developed a passion for photography during his school years. He made his cinema debut with director Guido Chiesa, with whom he collaborated on several films including Il partigiano Johnny, Lavorare con lentezza, and Io sono con te. He has also had a long-standing collaboration with director Daniele Vicari in both cinema and documentary (Il mio paese, Feila il mio dio vivente), as well as television (the series L’alligatore), continuing to the present day: from Velocità massima to Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood, Orlando, and the upcoming film Ammazzare stanca, soon to be presented at the Venice Film Festival. Over the years, he has also collaborated with Daniele Gaglianone (I nostri anni, Nemmeno il destino, Pietro, and Ruggine), Emma Dante (Via Castellana Bandiera, Le sorelle Macaluso), Francesco Amato (18 regali, Filumena Marturano, Santocielo), and Domenico Procacci, director of the television series Una squadra. He worked with Lucio Pellegrini on the TV film Marconi, and with the video artists Masbedo, with whom he created Arsa and other works. He was nominated for the Nastro d’Argento for Best Cinematography for Via Castellana Bandiera, Come il vento, Il passato è una terra straniera, and Lezione 21, and for the David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood and Le sorelle Macaluso. Winner of the 2012 FICE Award for Best Cinematography for Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood and Ruggine, and of the 2014 BIFEST Award for Best Cinematography for Come il vento by Marco Simon Puccioni.
