The Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa
is pleased to invite you to the third lecture in the series:
Views of Italy: Italian Photography from the Postwar Era to the Present
CONTEMPORARY ITALY: PHOTOGRAPHY IN AN UNSTABLE WORLD
Olivo Barbieri · Massimo Vitali · Armin Linke · Francesco Jodice · Silvia Camporesi
With Tal Lanir, curator at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Wednesday, December 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM
ONLINE | Webex & YouTube
FREE admission. The lecture will be held ONLINE, in HEBREW.
To attend via Webex and receive the access link, please complete the REGISTRATION FORM.
What happens to photography when reality itself increasingly appears constructed, mediated, and artificial? This lecture explores Italian photography from the 1990s to the present through the work of artists engaging with globalization, mass tourism, technological advances, urban transformations, and new ways of creating images. Their work shifts the focus from representing Italy to questioning the very nature of reality, which has become increasingly unstable and elusive.
- Alternatively, you can watch the lecture live on the Institute’s YouTube channel.
ABOUT THE SERIES | This series traces the evolution of modern and contemporary Italian photography, from depictions of postwar social realities to the complexities of today’s visual culture. Through the works of leading Italian photographers, we will explore how photography has documented society and political change, reimagined the Italian landscape, and captured the transformations of contemporary life, from globalization and new technologies to tourism.
Wednesday, December 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM
ONLINE | Webex & YouTube
FOTO CREDITS: Francesco Jodice, Hikikomori, Hiasuki (2004) | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0