Images copyright Paolo Ventura

Join internationally acclaimed artist Paolo Ventura for a round table discussion with Aperture book editor Denise Wolff and Cultural Attaché, Embassy of Italy, Renato Miracco as part of the Books and Beyond Series of the Library of Congress’s Center of the Book and to commemorate the gift of two handmade artist albums by Ventura to the Library’s Prints and Photographs Collection. A master of narrative staged photography, Ventura brings his imagined stories to life by building three-dimensional sets in miniature. In his most recent book, Winter Stories, he invents a moving series of photographs depicting scenes from the memory bank of a fictional circus performer as he looks back on his life. The talk will celebrate inspiration and process, presenting a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Winter Stories and sharing stories from Ventura’s life, as well as the elaborate handmade sets, drawings, ephemera, and personal collections that inform his work. He will also be available to sign copies of the book.

Tuesday, Oct. 12, 3:00 pm
Pickford Theater, third floor
Madison Building

Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave S.E.
Washington DC

Click here to view Aperture published monograph Paolo Ventura’s Winter Stories