Joel Meyerowitz on Photographing Giorgio Morandi's Studio

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Joel Meyerowitz's book 'Morandi’s Objects: The Complete Archive of Casa Morandi' is being rereleased with over 130 additional photos, documenting the painter Giorgio Morandi's studio and his geometric still-life objects.
Meyerowitz describes Morandi as creating a 'force field' of shapes like circles and cylinders, meditating on their relationships, and finds beauty in the remnants left in the studio, such as a paint-stiffened suit.
Both Meyerowitz and Morandi viewed art not primarily as beauty but as a way to understand the world's rules, with the book aiming to capture Morandi's soul or 'anima' and Meyerowitz's ability to find impactful details.
Meyerowitz, originally a painter turned photographer, found deep satisfaction in studying Morandi's objects through the camera, seeking moments of recognition without trying to become Morandi himself.

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