AION: An eternal thread, illusive but evergreen
A photography exhibit by Salvatore Ambrosino of L’Arte Nascosta to support the conservation of timeless art in Florence
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A word from Salvatore:
“My journey in the world of artisanship began with a camera in hand. Fascinated by the artisans themselves, the beautiful things they created and the ancient techniques they employed to create them, I would spend my free time and vacations meeting with and photographing artisans in their workshops. Before long, invisible threads that connect these artisans to the places they work in became apartment to me. Exploring this connection through my lens and sharing it with a broader audience became my mission through L’Arte Nascosta, and later AION Tours.
“It has been 10 years since this photographic journey began, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have partnered with the Florence-based Festival Il Magnifico to organize a photography exhibit that will feature some of the images I’ve captured along the way.
“I chose to curate this exhibit as a tribute to all those talents in the world of High Italian Artisanship that I believe - despite the innumerable technological advances of the modern world – remain the only adequate resource available to give shape (and therefore life and voice) to human expression. It is thanks to the artistic sensibility of Master Artisans that we manage to convey complex ideas symbolically. It is thanks to their skill that we manage to give these ideas elegant shape in beauty and harmony. It is thanks to their artistic mastery that evergreen considerations about the human condition manage to transcend the limitations of chronological time to communicate in eternity.
“In short, it is thanks to artisans that we manage to see the past in color.”
THE SALE
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Our Goal
To further advance L’Arte Nascosta’s mission of reawakening the inner patron of the arts that lies dormant within us all, we have chosen to donate proceeds of this photography print sale toward the ongoing efforts of art restoration and conservation at Florence’s Opera di Santa Croce, the museum of the Basilica di Santa Croce, one of the four major basilicas of Florence.
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Starting on November 5, limited edition prints (limited to 3 copies of each photograph) will be available for sale alongside 1-of-1 Collector’s Edition Prints mounted in vintage frames sourced by Salvatore in Florence and Siena.
