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Burri e Pistoia

a cura di Bruno Corà

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Qui e nella pagina a fianco,<br />

Aurelio Amendola, Alberto<br />

<strong>Burri</strong>, Beaulieu sur mer, 1994<br />

This and facing page, Aurelio<br />

Amendola, Alberto <strong>Burri</strong>,<br />

Beaulieu sur mer, 1994<br />

matter! As for the teaching, <strong>Burri</strong> gave so much<br />

to everyone who had the luck to spend time with<br />

him and work for him, me included. I’ve always<br />

considered it a great privilege and will be eternally<br />

grateful for the trust he placed in me, but<br />

I wish he were still here. I’d have so many more<br />

things to ask him!<br />

With respect to everything you did later with<br />

<strong>Burri</strong>, what role do you assign to Combustion<br />

in your development as a photographer?<br />

AA: Out of all the things I have done, and<br />

not just with him, it is absolutely the one I<br />

like best! For me it has a symbolic value. It<br />

was an initiation that allowed me to discover<br />

and appreciate the great artist’s “work” in all<br />

its complexity. That’s why I wanted to pres-<br />

Antonio Sapone che <strong>Burri</strong> stimava e considerava<br />

un amico prezioso, come me d’altronde! Quanto<br />

agli insegnamenti, <strong>Burri</strong> ha dato tanto a tutti<br />

quelli che hanno avuto la fortuna di frequentarlo<br />

e di lavorare per lui, me compresa. L’ho sempre<br />

ritenuto un grande privilegio e gli sarò eternamente<br />

grata per la fiducia concessami, ma vorrei<br />

che fosse ancora qui, avrei ancora tante cose da<br />

chiedergli!<br />

Rispetto a tutto quello che hai fatto in seguito con<br />

<strong>Burri</strong>, quale ruolo attribuisci, alla “Combustione”,<br />

nel tuo iter di fotografo?<br />

AA: In assoluto, rispetto a tutti i lavori che<br />

Nella pagina successiva,<br />

Alberto <strong>Burri</strong>, Ex Seccatoi del<br />

Tabacco, Città di Castello,<br />

1980<br />

Following page, Alberto <strong>Burri</strong>,<br />

Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco,<br />

Città di Castello, 1980<br />

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