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The Rediscovered Leg
Some years ago, I was in Montebello della Battaglia, where on May 20, 1859, the Piedmont-Sardinia army allied with the French defeated the Austrian army, forcing it back beyond the Po river.
I wanted to photograph the ossuary that stands at the border of the battlefield. The custodian told me that, a few days before, a farmer had found the leg of a soldier.
He showed me the bones, tibia and fibula, the foot still wearing the shoe of a Piedmont soldier, the ankle wrapped with a gaiter. I photographed it.
A few months later, at a small market, I found a photograph that portrayed a young Piedmont army official who, leaning against a friend of his, displayed the loss of his right leg. On the back of the photograph, someone had written “the hero of Montebello.” (Paolo Ventura)
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Release Place | Ravenna, Italy |
Edition | 1st edition |
Release Date | 2020 |
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Printrun | 300 |
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Subform | Photobook |
Topics | War |
Methods | Photography |
Language | Italian, English |
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Dimensions | 23.5 × 33.0 × 1.0 cm |
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Pages | 40 |
Technique | Offset |