AMI – Italian Mobile Archive it’s a collection of photographic surveys on the Italian territory who can count on the support of FUJIFILM Italy. The project is conceived by Simone Cerio and Sara Munari and aims to define the current state of photographic research in the professional world and whether amateur photography can play a key role in linguistic contamination. Here are the full details of the project:
FUJIFILM Italy sponsors AMI – Italian Mobile Archive
The spread of digital has transformed photography into a mass tool. With photography, today, it is possible to tell about oneself, one’s world or the space around oneself. The democratization of photography has done distort the value of amateur photography, sometimes going so far as to deprive it of its role as a place of experimentation.
The AMI project aims to make the world of amateur photography dialogue with the pro world. In this way, amateur photography aims to reacquire an important function. For all the details, insights and to register for the AMI stages, you can visit the official site.
The comment of the creators
According to the creators of the AMI project, they underline how the project envisages a path on the younger generations and will be taught “how to approach the photographic tool, to get in touch with one’s own culture and the social context in which they live.” as the creators of AMI declare who conclude: “And at the same time it is essential to allow contamination between professionals and amateurs”