Mala memoria

Daniel Merle photographer, teacher, journalist proposes an alternative journey through the history and present of photography. Written over the last 10 years, the texts make up a volume of short stories in which life, trade and art are intertwined. With sensitivity and knowledge, the author addresses in nine chapters key issues to think about photography: new technologies, ethics, vocation, documentary, family album, criticism, memory, avant-garde and, also, the love. Reflections on the practice are mixed with questions about conceptual art, lists and advice, experiences and memories, with names ranging from Cézanne to Nan Goldin, passing through Walker Evans or Liliana Maresca; in a book that accompanies the reader through a field full of questions.