For the first time in its centuries-long history, the Archivio di Stato di Venezia opens its doors to the public.
The reason: Dayanita Singh’s ARCHIVIO, curated by Andrea Anastasio. Twenty-five years of photographing Italy through friendship, now standing on wooden pillars among the actual archive shelves.
An archive in the moral sense, not the technical one.
First of three notes on Frame & Focus:

https://www.lautenbacher.photos/frameandfocus/what-we-choose-not-to-lose

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What We Choose Not to Lose — Lautenbacher

For the first time in its centuries-long history, the Archivio di Stato in Venice opens its doors as an exhibition venue. The reason is Dayanita Singh — and what she shows is an archive in the moral sense, not the technical one. A first note on ARCHIVIO .

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