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Gabriele Basilico
Gabriele Basilico
Gabriele Basilico (1944-2013) was one of Italy’s most important photographers, known for his work on the city and the industrial landscape. His career was characterised by a rigorous and analytical approach, with a focus on social and urban changes through the language of photography. Born in Milan, Basilico graduated in architecture in 1971, but it was photography that became his true passion and vocation. In the 1970s, he began to dedicate himself to documenting the transformations of cities, with a focus on industrial and suburban areas. His visual research focuses on the relationship between space and time, trying to tell the identity of places through an objective and at the same time poetic vision. His most famous project is undoubtedly Milan. Portraits of Factories (1980-1982), a series that explores the decadence of Milan’s industrial landscape and the resulting social changes.
Basilico uses photography as a tool for social and cultural investigation, recounting urban life and the historical memory of places. Throughout his career, Basilico has also worked abroad, producing reportages in cities such as Beirut, Istanbul, Moscow and New York, always with a keen eye on the transformation of the urban landscape. His photographic style is characterised by technical precision, lucid observation and an aesthetic that manages to capture beauty even in the most degraded places. Basilico has exhibited in numerous international museums and galleries, and his work has been collected in many publications. His influence on contemporary photography is profound, and his approach to photography as a social document has been a point of reference for generations of photographers.
