Ho trascorso due bellissimi giorni nel laboratorio di @animalfactorstudio in compagnia di Alberto e Pietro (@oslo_io__solo_io ) alla scoperta della tassidermia.
#editing #taxidermy #bird #nowherediary #ifyouleave #pellicolamag #aperture
Onorato che @urbanautica abbia selezionato ‘Se non fosse amaro’ tra i vincitori della loro call annuale. È un progetto nuovo che sta prendendo forma negli ultimi mesi ma al quale lavoro da un po’ di tempo, con la mia solita lentezza.
Essere accanto ad altre autrici e autori così bravi è un bellissimo regalo che mi emoziona molto.
Grazie grazie grazie.
#urbanautica
Luigi Danieli — The Quiet Engineer (A Visual Memoir 1946–1978)
20,5 x 25,8 cm. 192 pages. 142 color plates. Offset printed softcover with authentic tip-in image on front cover. Typography on front cover, spine and back cover in white foil. Linen thread bound.
Some lives reveal their complexity only in hindsight, when fragments long held in silence finally gather into form. The archive of Luigi Danieli (b. 1915, d. 1993), a pioneering Italian engineer whose work spanned continents, offers such a revelation. Known publicly for his technical brilliance and sweeping industrial visions, Danieli also cultivated a quieter, more intimate gaze—one that unfolded not in factories or boardrooms, but behind the small camera he kept close.
The photographs preserved in The Quiet Engineer reveal a man who navigated the world with both precision and wonder, moving through places with a freedom afforded to him—one that allowed his camera to linger where most could not. His mind drove him toward innovation and responsibility, yet his images linger on subtleties—gestures, fleeting expressions, the dignity of ordinary scenes. They form an alternate memoir written in light, showing rigor intertwined with unexpected tenderness.
To enter Danieli’s archive is to witness a dialogue between motion and pause: the builder of industrial landscapes also pausing to capture a smile, a landscape’s stillness, the intimacy of family life. Rediscovered albums and negatives reclaim their place, offering a portrait beyond his public identity. His archive becomes a bridge between the precision of his craft and the softness of his gaze—between the life he built and the moments he quietly chose to preserve.
The book contains an introduction by Annachiara Danieli (b. 1947, Italian), daughter of Luigi Danieli, of Fondazione Luigi Danieli, and forewords by photographers Carlotta Manaigo (b. 1980, Italian), Danieli’s granddaughter, and Bartolomeo Rossi (b. 1993, Italian).
First edition of 800 copies, with fold-out poster.
Due anni fa entravo per la prima volta in contatto con l’archivio fotografico di Luigi Danieli: ingegnere, viaggiatore e visionario friulano. Ancora non potevamo immaginare che quell’armadio di legno custodisse cosi tante storie: dal Friuli alla Cina, passando per gli Stati Uniti, l’Africa e l’America del Sud.
Poter sfogliare quegli album e digitalizzare con cura foto per foto è stato per me bellissimo.
The Quiet Engineer è il libro che racconta tutto questo: circa 30 anni di viaggi e ricordi di Luigi e della sua famiglia. É curato da me e @carlottamanaigo edito da @librarymanbooks , voluto e sostenuto dalla @fondazionedanieli
È disponibile al link in bio. Tra un po’ il libro verrà presentato qua e là , magari ci vediamo in giro ✨
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Two years ago, I came into contact for the first time with the photographic archive of Luigi Danieli: an engineer, traveler, and visionary from Friuli. We couldn’t yet imagine that this wooden cabinet held so many stories — from Friuli to China, passing through the United States, Africa, and South America.
Being able to leaf through those albums and carefully digitize each photograph, one by one, was truly special for me.
The Quiet Engineer is the book that tells this story: around 30 years of travels and memories of Luigi and his family. It is curated by me and Carlotta Manaigo, published by Libraryman, and commissioned and supported by the Danieli Foundation.
It’s available at the link in bio. The book will be presented here and there in the coming months — hopefully we’ll see each other along the way ✨
New title: Luigi Danieli — The Quiet Engineer (A Visual Memoir 1946–1978)
20,5 x 25,8 cm. 192 pages. 142 color plates. Offset printed softcover with authentic tip-in image on front cover. Typography on front cover, spine and back cover in white foil. Linen thread bound.
Some lives reveal their complexity only in hindsight, when fragments long held in silence finally gather into form. The archive of Luigi Danieli (b. 1915, d. 1993), a pioneering Italian engineer whose work spanned continents, offers such a revelation. Known publicly for his technical brilliance and sweeping industrial visions, Danieli also cultivated a quieter, more intimate gaze—one that unfolded not in factories or boardrooms, but behind the small camera he kept close.
The photographs preserved in The Quiet Engineer reveal a man who navigated the world with both precision and wonder, moving through places with a freedom afforded to him—one that allowed his camera to linger where most could not. His mind drove him toward innovation and responsibility, yet his images linger on subtleties—gestures, fleeting expressions, the dignity of ordinary scenes. They form an alternate memoir written in light, showing rigor intertwined with unexpected tenderness.
To enter Danieli’s archive is to witness a dialogue between motion and pause: the builder of industrial landscapes also pausing to capture a smile, a landscape’s stillness, the intimacy of family life. Rediscovered albums and negatives reclaim their place, offering a portrait beyond his public identity. His archive becomes a bridge between the precision of his craft and the softness of his gaze—between the life he built and the moments he quietly chose to preserve.
The book contains an introduction by Annachiara Danieli (b. 1947, Italian), daughter of Luigi Danieli, of Fondazione Luigi Danieli, and forewords by photographers Carlotta Manaigo (b. 1980, Italian), Danieli’s granddaughter, and Bartolomeo Rossi (b. 1993, Italian).
First edition of 800 copies, with fold-out poster.
New title: Luigi Danieli — The Quiet Engineer (A Visual Memoir 1946–1978)
20,5 x 25,8 cm. 192 pages. 142 color plates. Offset printed softcover with authentic tip-in image on front cover. Typography on front cover, spine and back cover in white foil. Linen thread bound.
Some lives reveal their complexity only in hindsight, when fragments long held in silence finally gather into form. The archive of Luigi Danieli (b. 1915, d. 1993), a pioneering Italian engineer whose work spanned continents, offers such a revelation. Known publicly for his technical brilliance and sweeping industrial visions, Danieli also cultivated a quieter, more intimate gaze—one that unfolded not in factories or boardrooms, but behind the small camera he kept close.
The photographs preserved in The Quiet Engineer reveal a man who navigated the world with both precision and wonder, moving through places with a freedom afforded to him—one that allowed his camera to linger where most could not. His mind drove him toward innovation and responsibility, yet his images linger on subtleties—gestures, fleeting expressions, the dignity of ordinary scenes. They form an alternate memoir written in light, showing rigor intertwined with unexpected tenderness.
To enter Danieli’s archive is to witness a dialogue between motion and pause: the builder of industrial landscapes also pausing to capture a smile, a landscape’s stillness, the intimacy of family life. Rediscovered albums and negatives reclaim their place, offering a portrait beyond his public identity. His archive becomes a bridge between the precision of his craft and the softness of his gaze—between the life he built and the moments he quietly chose to preserve.
The book contains an introduction by Annachiara Danieli (b. 1947, Italian), daughter of Luigi Danieli, of Fondazione Luigi Danieli, and forewords by photographers Carlotta Manaigo (b. 1980, Italian), Danieli’s granddaughter, and Bartolomeo Rossi (b. 1993, Italian).
First edition of 800 copies, with fold-out poster.
