27 November 2018: 10×10 hosted a salon with Matilde Vittoria Laricchia & Valentino Barachini, founders of Italian publisher Origini edizioni, at the home of Collector David Solo.
Origini edizioni was founded in 2014, through the efforts and ideas of Valentino Barachini and Matilde Vittoria Laricchia. It is a small-scale, independent, photobook publishing-house that walks the “red thread of compenetration” between photography and poetry. Valentino brings to Origini his photographic work – and his knowledge of art, design, and craftsmanship; Matilde brings her poetic vision and her knowledge of literature – together realizing the conception of Origini’s work.
Valentino Barachini, born in Pisa, is an Italian photographer. He graduated from Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, where he studied, first painting, then graphic design for art catalogs. Beginning in the ’90s he created prototypes of artist’s photobooks. In 2014 Barachini co-founded Origini edizioni, together with Matilde Vittoria Laricchia.
Matilde Vittoria Laricchia, born in Livorno, is an Italian poet. After her classical studies, she graduated with a law degree from Università di Pisa. However, her true passion is literature. In the early aughts, Laricchia published her critically praised first volume of poetry. Concurrently, she began acting in theater and film. Laricchia is the co-founder and editorial director of Origini edizioni.
As always, books were available for purchase and viewing.
A big thank you to David Solo for hosting us, Michael Lang for organizing and Raphael Shamaa for salon assistance.
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