Rifiuti. Immagini tra '800 e '900

Photography offers new and original ideas for an investigation of a hidden and singular aspect of real life, to be seen in this small but original publication devoted entirely to ‘trash' as seen in the photographs of the Alinari collections. This survey deals not only with the photographers who traced its history and culture, but also with a category of images infused with a particular meaning, in which art and history are paired with the sole aim of depicting and enriching our aesthetic and sociological wealth. Leafing through the pictures in this book is a way of retracing the various stages in the history of photography, but it is also an example of how anything can be turned into a ‘beautiful photograph' if seen through the eyes of an artist who succeeds in capturing its inherent multifaceted significance.