Tiny Florence
Spring 2023“Tiny Florence is an archive of photographs produced by first year photography students at Florence University of the Arts--The Ameriean University of Florence. The collection highlights various aspects of the city from the perspective of American (foreign or just study abroad) study abroad students who are new to Florence.
Within the first month of their stay, the students use photography to get to know a city foreign to them. One student from the 3-week intensive street photography course describes the experience as a step outside of her comfort zone and a way to "gain confidence navigating Florence. Some of the assignments require students to photograph strangers from an arm's length and wander unfamiliar streets; something many never imagined doing at their home state. These experiences offer the students a unique way to delve into the city, resulting in artwork that showcases fresh perspectives of Florentine architecture, landscapes, people, and culture. What is a city without the people and places within it?
Over the course of the session, students acquire numerous technical skills that help convert the moments they photographed, into unique, monochromatie works of art. The process allows students to communicate their impressions of the city and voice their own artistie stye. One student deseribes his final work as emoting a cohesive feeling of tranquility. The tiny 6x6em images encourage viewers to take a closer look - drawing attention to aspects of the city that often go unseen. Tiny Florence represents the small pieces that make up the eity as a whole... and that, in it of itself, is not that tiny.”
Within the first month of their stay, the students use photography to get to know a city foreign to them. One student from the 3-week intensive street photography course describes the experience as a step outside of her comfort zone and a way to "gain confidence navigating Florence. Some of the assignments require students to photograph strangers from an arm's length and wander unfamiliar streets; something many never imagined doing at their home state. These experiences offer the students a unique way to delve into the city, resulting in artwork that showcases fresh perspectives of Florentine architecture, landscapes, people, and culture. What is a city without the people and places within it?
Over the course of the session, students acquire numerous technical skills that help convert the moments they photographed, into unique, monochromatie works of art. The process allows students to communicate their impressions of the city and voice their own artistie stye. One student deseribes his final work as emoting a cohesive feeling of tranquility. The tiny 6x6em images encourage viewers to take a closer look - drawing attention to aspects of the city that often go unseen. Tiny Florence represents the small pieces that make up the eity as a whole... and that, in it of itself, is not that tiny.”