Fosco Maraini’s background is characterised by a constantly evolving anthropological perspective, shaped by travelling and the observation of Otherness. Photography and writing, interconnected tools of research and narration that merge to create an approach combining ethnographic precision together with sensitive literary refinement. This approach generates to images and stories that transcend the boundaries between Science and Art. Two places play a fundamental part in his journey, Japan and Sicily. In the Japanese context, the tension between tradition and modernity is obvious, visible through folklore and the rapid social changes that characterise a continent in transition. In Sicily, the focus shifts to a Mediterranean region with a rich multilayered cultural heritage, where popular practices and folkloric expressions serve as instruments for interpreting social and cultural dynamics. The dialogue between the East and the West highlights in the same way similarities and differences, moving beyond the notion of irreconciliable worlds to eventually reveal the complex interplay of identity and Otherness. This analysis leads to a reflection on Maraini’s approach, who trasforms the observation of the Others into a cultural, literary and artistic experience of crucial human and intellectual value.
Il percorso di Fosco Maraini si distingue per uno sguardo antropologico in costante trasformazione, plasmato dai viaggi e dall’osservazione dell’alterità. Fotografia e scrittura, strumenti interconnessi di ricerca e narrazione, si fondono in un approccio che combina il rigore etnografico con una raffinata sensibilità letteraria, dando vita a immagini e racconti capaci di oltrepassare i confini tra scienza e arte. Due luoghi assumono un ruolo centrale nel suo itinerario: il Giappone e la Sicilia. Nel contesto giapponese si manifesta la tensione tra tradizione e modernità, esplorata attraverso il filtro del folklore e dei rapidi cambiamenti sociali che caratterizzano un continente in evoluzione. In Sicilia, l’attenzione si sposta su un Mediterraneo ricco di stratificazioni culturali, dove le pratiche popolari e le espressioni folkloriche diventano strumenti per interpretare le dinamiche sociali e culturali. Il dialogo tra Oriente e Occidente evidenzia tanto le somiglianze quanto le differenze, superando la visione di mondi inconciliabili per rivelare un intreccio complesso tra identità e alterità. Da questa analisi emerge una riflessione sull’approccio di Maraini, che trasforma l’osservazione dell’altro in un’esperienza culturale, letteraria e artistica dall’alto valore umano e intellettuale.
Lo sguardo dell’antropologo: l’opera di Fosco Maraini tra scrittura di viaggio e fotografia
MATTIELLO, ANNA
2024/2025
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Fosco Maraini’s background is characterised by a constantly evolving anthropological perspective, shaped by travelling and the observation of Otherness. Photography and writing, interconnected tools of research and narration that merge to create an approach combining ethnographic precision together with sensitive literary refinement. This approach generates to images and stories that transcend the boundaries between Science and Art. Two places play a fundamental part in his journey, Japan and Sicily. In the Japanese context, the tension between tradition and modernity is obvious, visible through folklore and the rapid social changes that characterise a continent in transition. In Sicily, the focus shifts to a Mediterranean region with a rich multilayered cultural heritage, where popular practices and folkloric expressions serve as instruments for interpreting social and cultural dynamics. The dialogue between the East and the West highlights in the same way similarities and differences, moving beyond the notion of irreconciliable worlds to eventually reveal the complex interplay of identity and Otherness. This analysis leads to a reflection on Maraini’s approach, who trasforms the observation of the Others into a cultural, literary and artistic experience of crucial human and intellectual value.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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