Henri Cartier-Bresson “Immagini e Parole”

December 01, 2012  •  Leave a Comment

Henri Cartier-Bresson “Immagini e Parole” 20 gennaio – 6 maggio 2012, Roma – Palazzo Incontro

 

Qualche anno fa un gruppo di amici pensò di festeggiare il suo compleanno chiedendo a intellettuali, scrittori, critici, fotografi o anche semplicemente grandi amici del maestro, di scegliere e commentare ognuno la sua immagine preferita tra le tante, immortali, da lui scattate. 

 

L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Francia, settembre 1988. © Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos/Contrasto

 

La foto che ho inserito è quella che più mi ha colpito per le parole usate dal maestro

"Poiche' sembra che stiate stampando alcune mie foto per questa mostra di cui non ne so molto, ti mando questa qui. E' l'ultima che ho fatto... Sai, non fotografo piu' da 15 anni; non faccio che disegnare. Mi occupa il tempo e la testa... 

Ma qui eravamo all'Isle-sur-Sorgue, Martine guardava dei ruderi. A me queste cose non interessano molto. D'un tratto mi volto e vedo gli alberi, il fascio di luce sull'acqua, un'anatra. Ecco il risultato...Non e' male, vero?... 
Alberto Giacometti diceva sempre che bisogna fare il punto, ogni giorno, per sapere dove si e' arrivati con il proprio lavoro. Bene, io sono qui..."


Henri Cartier-Bresson 1988

 

 

 


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