andrea rabissi
departure from montalcino

On Friday 27 November 2015 at 7:00 p.m., Andrea Rabissi, a passionate photographer and keen observer, presents a story at OCRA Montalcino through images that go beyond the geographical “limits” of his native land, spurred by curiosity and the desire to know and tell about often far away countries and peoples he met in his many journeys.
Andrea Rabissi, a passionate photographer and keen observer, presented a story at OCRA through images about a trip starting from Montalcino and Val d’Orcia, and then moving on to beyond the geographical “limits” of his native land, spurred by curiosity and the desire, as a men, to know and, as a photographer, to tell about often far away countries and peoples he met in his many journeys.
The main theme is travel, the peoples met, and the protagonists, because whether it is about Holi, the Indian festival of colours, where men, women and animals exchange energy through traditional colour bathing, or about the Festival of the Thrush, an exciting event that involves the four districts of Montalcino, what matters to Rabissi is to make it clear that in those images there are not only different peoples from far away places, but all of us as members of the only human genus, which is characterized by different traditions that share a sense of belonging to the land, which Rabissi illustrates in his shots for those viewers who are able to grasp the meaning.
The culture and gestures of the women and men portrayed are imprinted in pictures that freeze simple everyday moments and yet tell the not only individual but collective story of an entire society. Work, rest and travel, but also the strength of a smile or the intensity of a look are emphasized to the point of becoming the identity of these lands and people.

About | Andrea Rabissi

Andrea Rabissi was born in Montalcino. For many years, he has been a tireless photographer. In his photography projects, he tells about his deep bond with the land in which he lives, Val d’Orcia, while combining it with his great passion for travel and his innate curiosity for the people he meets during his journeys.

The opening tasting was offered by Loredana Tanganelli’s farm La Melina Scopetone, which takes its name from the many apple trees that once covered the land where now there are the vineyards that produce the fine wine of the company located in the south-west of Montalcino.
The owner’s passion for nature and beekeeping and the experience of her husband Antonio as a winemaker have generated the successful partnership that today produces Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino and a Toscana IGT (100% Sangiovese).