On Saturday, Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. at the Ridotto of the Garibaldi Theater (Serristori Square-Figline) there will be a presentation of the photographic book "The Mountain of the Black Garden. Nagorno Karabakh," authored by Sabina Broetto and Silvano Monchi, who also curated an exhibition also open on Sunday, Dec. 4 (hours: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 4-7 p.m., free admission).
It is a photographic reportage whose main objective was to put a face to a "country that is not there," self-proclaimed independent since 1991 and not recognized by any nation in the world.
The authors, they are keen to point out, traveled to Nagorno Karabakh not to take images of war, but to take photos among ordinary people, breathing in everyday life and documenting the "normality" made up of children's games, the faces of working women and men, albeit under the threat of continuous war.
All proceeds from sales of the book will be donated toThe Pomegranate Association, which cares for children with disabilities in a country where the mortality rate of children with disabilities is extremely high and where public health care is almost nonexistent.
The opening of the exhibition will be preceded, at 4 p.m., by a meeting-debate at which, in addition to the authors, speakers will include Giorgio Tani (honorary president Federazione Italiana Associazioni Fotografiche), Giulia Mugnai (mayor of Figline and Incisa Valdarno), Mattia Chiosi (councillor Cultura Comune Figline and Incisa Valdarno), Vighen Avetis (sculptor), Agnessa Gyurdzhyan (soprano), and Samuele Venturi (moderator).
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