Sguardi dal margine. Dalla ricerca alla visione
In October 2024, MAXXI L’Aquila organized a workshop with visual artist Claudia Pajewski in the village of Scanno, Italy, a destination for great photographers of the twentieth century, to investigate the concept of margin through photography. Over twenty participants of all ages signed up from all over Abruzzo – students, pensioners, photographers, butchers, prison inspectors, psychotherapists, employees and entrepreneurs. Together, they created a collective story from which specific sensitivities and unusual geographies of the territory emerge.
The fanzine was curated by Claudia Pajewski and designed by Lola Giffard-Bouvier. It gathers contributions by Valentina Amenta, Salime Cure, Barbara Leda Kenny, Massimo Prosperococco, and Anna Rizzo. The photographs and texts were created by Ezio Bianchi, Claudio D’Alessandro, Alessia D’Epiro, Paolo Di Menna, Laura Frascarelli, Matilde Landriscina, Cristiano Maraschio, Anita Martinelli, Concezio Presutto, Ernesto Pugliese, Clarice Saraceni, Federico Sevi, Danilo Susi, Ersilia Tarullo, Pamela Testa, Silvano Tortorella, Venezio Venditti, and Roberto Visciano.
The edition was printed in 50 copies in February 2025, on coated (115 g/m²) and uncoated paper (100 g/m²). It has 148 pages measuring 148×210 mm and is wrapped in food gauze, tied together with string. The publication is part of a public program project curated by Chiara Bertini, Fanny Borel and Donatella Saroli – MAXXI L’Aquila Curatorial Office. The technical sponsor is La Volta delle Idee – Il Palazzo, Scanno, with backstage support by Filippo Zoccoli.
