torino: fotografia

From 11 to 15 November, torino: fotografia will make its debut at Paris Photo, the leading international fair dedicated to the visual arts, with a special project celebrating 100 years of the photo booth through live artistic performances.

The initiative, organised by CAMERA Torino, Intesa Sanpaolo with Gallerie d’Italia – Torino and EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival, will be accompanied by the launch of the festival’s fourth edition, scheduled for Saturday 14 November at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris.

Paris Photo: the stand

Invented in 1925 and introduced in New York in 1926, before arriving in Paris in 1928, the photo booth was originally designed as a tool for producing passport photographs, but was soon adopted by artists as a medium for creative experimentation. The four images that make up a strip thus become a narrative; the sequence of shots creates rhythm, and the dialogue between juxtaposed images opens up new expressive possibilities.

To celebrate this important anniversary, the torino: fotografia stand will be transformed into an artistic production space dedicated to the expressive potential of this iconic camera. Throughout the fair, leading figures from the international scene will be invited to use a vintage analogue photo booth, provided by Autofoto, to create works live, which will be immediately displayed on the walls of the stand.