Within the first edition of Fo.To. Photographers in Turin Alberto Peola Gallery presents the collective show E il giardino creò l'uomo.

E IL GIARDINO CREÒ L’UOMO
text by Francesca Simondi

The title of the exhibition recalls the title of the essay E il giardino creò l'uomo  by fictional philosopher and gardener Jorn de Précy, a character created by garden historian Marco Martella. De Précy lived between the 19th and the 20th century, a period marked by a great industrial, urban, as well as social transformations in England. His work The Lost Garden (1912) described the beauty and the spirituality of gardens as sacred places where unspoiled nature can grow freely, a veritable shelter for the soul.

However, he does not fail to express his strong concern about the changing world and to question himself about our destiny: "[...] wondering about the fate of gardens means wondering about the evolution of humanity, so intimate is the link between the garden and man [...] ».

The photographic works chosen for this collective exhibition provide a visual representation of Jorn de Précy’s ideas. It is a selection of images that show the precarious and often ephemeral relationship between the human being and nature and bear witness to the ensuing sense of abandonment.