First edition ofPer Strada by Guido Guidi (2018)
First impression
Large format set of 3 paperbackvolumes each with tipped-in-image and a bilingual booklet [with Guido Guidi in conversation], all housed together in a printed slipcase
In fine condition
Some very slight wear to slipcase and boards of volumes
Pages clean, bindings of books firm
Published by MACK
About
Per Stradabrings together photographs made by Guido Guidi from 1980 to 1994, along the Via Emilia an ancient Italian road connecting Milan with the Adriatic Sea, which passes close to Guidi’s home. To this day, the Via Emilia is the territorial backbone of the Southern tier of the Po Valley, running through mid-size cities such as Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, Forl, and Rimini. Using an 8×10 inch camera, Guidi directs his lens towards the interstices between cities rather than on historical centres. His three-volume book charts a rich palimpsest of signs in the landscape built from centuries of residential, agricultural, industrial, and commercial activity.
