Fashion photographer Alessio Bolzoni and film director Luca Guadagnino have collaborated on 'Felicità', a new book and exhibition at Thomas Dane Gallery featuring 45 previously unseen color photographs by the late Italian master Luigi Ghirri. The project is divided into two portfolios: the first focuses on intimate, abstract details of found objects and surfaces in Modena, while the second expands into larger vistas and populated spaces across Italy during the 1980s.
This release matters because it unearths rare material from Ghirri’s estate, curated by two high-profile figures from the worlds of cinema and fashion. By framing the work through Ghirri’s own concept of the 'open work'—a continuous mosaic of images—Bolzoni and Guadagnino offer a fresh perspective on the photographer's legacy, even as the publication's lack of formal introduction leaves the specific intent of their curation open to interpretation.