Alberto Cima

Back stage of Samuel Beckett’s "Endgame". Actors and director of the “Little Loggia” theatrical company of Brescia talk about the theatre.

The city of Tallinn, capital of Estonia, offers the rare possibility of observing freely, without tricks of the eye nor violence. People welcome the watching eye naturally, they do not feel offended nor do they withdraw, they participate willingly, discreetly. In every place: in bars, on streetcars, along the street. And they never cease to convey messages, even when their voice goes off and they start to stare into space with embarrassment. All the images of "Gentle Tallinn" belong to reality as do its sounds. Caught in a relationship of tenderness with every living being and thing, in common fate. With eyes wide open and the sweetness of temporary enchantments.

Roads designed for cars, concrete overpowering the rustic building that was a sign of a house somehow possessed, not a trap. Hard-packed gardens, good only for motorcycles. Brescia: reality or nightmare? The public housing is faded, sad. Blocks left there, a neighborhood without connection. Kids slide on mounds of dirt and garbage. Man, where are you going? (Luciano Spiazzi)

A young employee in a large industry. Its identity breaks away from the harshness of a system determined by power and hypocrisy. It struggles in the quicksand of everyday banality, and even its private life crumbles under the steamroller with inexorable rules.

Mottinelli, nature painter, fantastic resource of unchangeable wealth. His exhibition in Brescia.

The damage to health caused by the abuse of prescription drugs and by industrial interests.

Back stage of Samuel Beckett’s "Endgame". Actors and director of the “Little Loggia” theatrical company of Brescia talk about the theatre.

Back stage of Samuel Beckett’s "Endgame". Actors and director of the “Little Loggia” theatrical company of Brescia talk about the theatre.

The city of Tallinn, capital of Estonia, offers the rare possibility of observing freely, without tricks of the eye nor violence. People welcome the watching eye naturally, they do not feel offended nor do they withdraw, they participate willingly, discreetly. In every place: in bars, on streetcars, along the street. And they never cease to convey messages, even when their voice goes off and they start to stare into space with embarrassment. All the images of "Gentle Tallinn" belong to reality as do its sounds. Caught in a relationship of tenderness with every living being and thing, in common fate. With eyes wide open and the sweetness of temporary enchantments.

The city of Tallinn, capital of Estonia, offers the rare possibility of observing freely, without tricks of the eye nor violence. People welcome the watching eye naturally, they do not feel offended nor do they withdraw, they participate willingly, discreetly. In every place: in bars, on streetcars, along the street. And they never cease to convey messages, even when their voice goes off and they start to stare into space with embarrassment. All the images of "Gentle Tallinn" belong to reality as do its sounds. Caught in a relationship of tenderness with every living being and thing, in common fate. With eyes wide open and the sweetness of temporary enchantments.

Roads designed for cars, concrete overpowering the rustic building that was a sign of a house somehow possessed, not a trap. Hard-packed gardens, good only for motorcycles. Brescia: reality or nightmare? The public housing is faded, sad. Blocks left there, a neighborhood without connection. Kids slide on mounds of dirt and garbage. Man, where are you going? (Luciano Spiazzi)

A young employee in a large industry. Its identity breaks away from the harshness of a system determined by power and hypocrisy. It struggles in the quicksand of everyday banality, and even its private life crumbles under the steamroller with inexorable rules.

A young employee in a large industry. Its identity breaks away from the harshness of a system determined by power and hypocrisy. It struggles in the quicksand of everyday banality, and even its private life crumbles under the steamroller with inexorable rules.

Mottinelli, nature painter, fantastic resource of unchangeable wealth. His exhibition in Brescia.

Mottinelli, nature painter, fantastic resource of unchangeable wealth. His exhibition in Brescia.

The damage to health caused by the abuse of prescription drugs and by industrial interests.

The damage to health caused by the abuse of prescription drugs and by industrial interests.

A young university student desperately searching for meaning—in life, in society, in himself—striving to capture the secret messages radiating from a body, a gaze, a flower. Like Joyce's Bloom, he wanders through his city with wonder and irony; important things unfold in a few moments, followed by long hours spent on benches listening to himself.

A young university student desperately searching for meaning—in life, in society, in himself—striving to capture the secret messages radiating from a body, a gaze, a flower. Like Joyce's Bloom, he wanders through his city with wonder and irony; important things unfold in a few moments, followed by long hours spent on benches listening to himself.

Daverio’s works, whether it is sculptures, paintings or jewellery, need, to bee understood and appreciated, not the translator’s rhetoric, but the silence of the naturalist who, with love, listens to the song of birds which would fly away at the merest rustling. Daverio’s primitive figures, who appear to be playful, personify the conundrums, doubts, and anguish of the modern world.

Daverio’s works, whether it is sculptures, paintings or jewellery, need, to bee understood and appreciated, not the translator’s rhetoric, but the silence of the naturalist who, with love, listens to the song of birds which would fly away at the merest rustling. Daverio’s primitive figures, who appear to be playful, personify the conundrums, doubts, and anguish of the modern world.

Timisoara, Romania. The revolution against Ceausescu exploded here. The chance nature of meetings in the magma of the human condition. The Rom family living under a bridge. The street children who learn the art of the circus. The science fiction writers who meet on a boat. Girls dreaming of being in the movies. Junkies who sniff glue. The beauty that girls spread in the air. Young people who laugh and aren’t afraid of the future.

Timisoara, Romania. The revolution against Ceausescu exploded here. The chance nature of meetings in the magma of the human condition. The Rom family living under a bridge. The street children who learn the art of the circus. The science fiction writers who meet on a boat. Girls dreaming of being in the movies. Junkies who sniff glue. The beauty that girls spread in the air. Young people who laugh and aren’t afraid of the future.

The wonder of being alive, here, now. The look at things. The sea, the rocks of Sardinia. The paradise of the fantastic spring flowering. The harshness of inhospitable rocks. The tangle of serpentine branches. The millennial olive tree that does not die. The traces of man. Footprints in the sand and abandoned remains of powerful factories. The dark history of mysterious nuraghi. A woman's old body, her cats and the blowfly. The fatigue and intelligence of beetles. The agony of the insect and the tenderness of fresh throbbing breasts. The days that pass in a terrible and fascinating wait.

The wonder of being alive, here, now. The look at things. The sea, the rocks of Sardinia. The paradise of the fantastic spring flowering. The harshness of inhospitable rocks. The tangle of serpentine branches. The millennial olive tree that does not die. The traces of man. Footprints in the sand and abandoned remains of powerful factories. The dark history of mysterious nuraghi. A woman's old body, her cats and the blowfly. The fatigue and intelligence of beetles. The agony of the insect and the tenderness of fresh throbbing breasts. The days that pass in a terrible and fascinating wait.

In London, they lament it and welcome him, but everyone is inside their shell. And they obey indifferently. Society divided into classes. Indians run minimarkets. The British are superior beings. Progress within the rules set by business. Private property is sacred. The owner and his slaves keep watch. Every corporation, company, or luxury store has one or more employees who watch, control, and spy. In the British Library, I counted 50. You can't enter any reading room without a pass. Police officers and poachers firmly turn me away as soon as I try to film. Everything belongs to someone: only the owner can allow its use. A fortified city. Men in a vault. Getting rich. Marvelous designer skyscrapers draw the line between the select few and the indistinct masses. Empty, docile bodies.

In London, they lament it and welcome him, but everyone is inside their shell. And they obey indifferently. Society divided into classes. Indians run minimarkets. The British are superior beings. Progress within the rules set by business. Private property is sacred. The owner and his slaves keep watch. Every corporation, company, or luxury store has one or more employees who watch, control, and spy. In the British Library, I counted 50. You can't enter any reading room without a pass. Police officers and poachers firmly turn me away as soon as I try to film. Everything belongs to someone: only the owner can allow its use. A fortified city. Men in a vault. Getting rich. Marvelous designer skyscrapers draw the line between the select few and the indistinct masses. Empty, docile bodies.

How will services for the elderly be in Milan in 2000. The welfarist attitude will be overcome.

How will services for the elderly be in Milan in 2000. The welfarist attitude will be overcome.

The works of contemporary artists chosen by eight young critics, exhibited in the halls of the Bergamo Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery. Painting, sculpture, photography, media.

The works of contemporary artists chosen by eight young critics, exhibited in the halls of the Bergamo Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery. Painting, sculpture, photography, media.

Female portrait, at 88 years old.

Female portrait, at 88 years old.

The Mella stream floods and the families of Castelmella (Brescia) mobilize to quickly free the houses from water and mud.

The Mella stream floods and the families of Castelmella (Brescia) mobilize to quickly free the houses from water and mud.

The Dalmation city rich in architectural patrimonies.

The Dalmation city rich in architectural patrimonies.

The discomfort of civilization: a young man dreams of a harmonious alternativa in nature.

The discomfort of civilization: a young man dreams of a harmonious alternativa in nature.

The charm of the rationality of a great capital.

The charm of the rationality of a great capital.

The use of new methodologies in the Lograto institute for handicapped children.

The use of new methodologies in the Lograto institute for handicapped children.

A single wave pushes us towards a dimension of beauty and harmony.

The sweet and heartbreaking island in the Iseo Lake.

The sweet and heartbreaking island in the Iseo Lake.