L’altro Sguardo – a show of feminist photographers

Around Rome right now, posters of a young woman in a red dress float by on bus advertisements, street signs and metro billboards. It’s impossible to miss her intriguing position: back turned to the camera, captured with her gaze strained far from the photographer (Anna Di Prospero). She seems to be leading you somewhere. Rowing away on the water, she’s inviting you to visit the exhibition, L’altro Sguardo (The Other Look). 

Kirby Caraballo. L'Altro Squoardo Visage. 2018.
Kirby Caraballo for Rome Photography Workshop. Palazzo dell’Esposizione. 2018.

Showcasing the the works of Italian female photographers from 1965 to 2018, the exhibition is separated into four sections: social reporting; the relationship between imagery and feminist thought; representation and relationships; and contemporary research centered on the expressive potential of photography.A documentary titled Parlando con voi, features interviews with some of the photographers, is on view as well. Here are a few of the photos on exhibit, all courtesy of the Palazzo dell’Esposizione:

Giovanna Borgese, Le ragazze terroriste - Le ragazze di Prima Linea, 1981, print gelatin silver bromide.
Giovanna Borgese, Le ragazze terroriste – Le ragazze di Prima Linea, 1981, print gelatin silver bromide.
Agnese De Donato. Women are not born, one becomes, 1970. Jelly print, silver bromide. Courtesy of Plazzo delle Esposizioni.
Agnese De Donato. Women are not born, one becomes, 1970. Jelly print, silver bromide.
Elena Givone, Taiane e Amanda, 2009, bromide jelly print.
Francesca Catastini, Medusa, 2014, inkjet print. Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta.
Francesca Catastini, Medusa, 2014, inkjet print. Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta.
Carla Cerati, Umberto Eco all’inaugurazione di M.A.R.C.O, 1971, gelatin silver bromide print. ©Elena Ceratti
Carla Cerati, Umberto Eco all’inaugurazione di M.A.R.C.O, 1971, gelatin silver bromide print. ©Elena Ceratti.
Lisetta Carmi, dalla serie I travestiti, 1965, gelatin silver bromide print.
Lisetta Carmi, dalla serie I travestiti, 1965, gelatin silver bromide print.
Alessandra Spranzi, Coming Home #20, 1997, chromogenic print, aluminium.
Alessandra Spranzi, Coming Home #20, 1997, chromogenic print, aluminium.
Lori Sammartino, dalla serie Iconografia ed espressività degli stati psicopatologi, 1968, printed with silver salts.
Lina Pallotta, PATTY & VICKY, 2 SISTERS, PIEDRAS NEGRAS, MX, 1990, gelatin silver bromide print.
Lina Pallotta, PATTY & VICKY, 2 SISTERS, PIEDRAS NEGRAS, MX, 1990, gelatin silver bromide print.
Isabella Balena, Un profugo somalo ed uno siriano sopravvissuti al naufragio del 3 ottobre fanno il bagno in una spiaggia, 2013, ink-jet print.
Isabella Balena, Un profugo somalo ed uno siriano sopravvissuti al naufragio del 3 ottobre fanno il bagno in una spiaggia, 2013, ink-jet print.
Letizia Battaglia, La bambina e il buio, Baucina, 1980, gelatin silver bromide print. ©Letizia Battaglia
Letizia Battaglia, La bambina e il buio, Baucina, 1980, gelatin silver bromide print. ©Letizia Battaglia.

L’altro Sguardo shows history straight through the lens of it’s influencers – some of them feminist pioneers, like Letizia Battaglia (above). L’altro Squardo is on view at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, on the corner of  via Nazionale and via Milano until 2 September, 2018.

Kirby Caraballo. Palazzo delle Esposizioni Crossing. 2018.
Kirby Caraballo for Rome Photography Workshop, Palazzo dell’Esposizioni Crossing. 2018.

See the complete list of photography events in Italy 2018.