Visualizing the mountain: The photographer as ethnographer in the marble quarries of Carrara

Alison Leitch*

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    Abstract

    This paper explores the meaning of work in the marble quarries of Carrara through a comparison of different kinds of visual knowledge. Contrasting quarry workers' perceptions of the material environment with the landscape images produced by photographers, the paper develops an analysis of photography as an evocative practice that potentially connects us to the experience and history of quarry work. The paper thus suggests new cross-disciplinary openings for understanding the interpretive practices of visual artists as ethnographers.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)417-429
    Number of pages13
    JournalJournal of Modern Italian Studies
    Volume12
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Keywords

    • Carrara
    • Phenomenology
    • Photography
    • Visual anthropology
    • Work

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