"Phenomena of American culture in Bologna "

We're in 1990. Italy is truly very different from what it is today.
The title of the contest "Phenomena of American culture in Bologna" says a lot.
I have a vague memory of the programmatic indications given.
But I retain the sensation of a calm and flat reflection.
Which nonetheless compels me to look at the city with a different gaze.
In search of one or more answers to that question and to the ones that follow in my mind.

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For an academic year, I live in Bologna. I enroll in the Faculty of Philosophy and also attend the Academy of Fine Arts.
In particular, I attend Professor Claudio Marra's Photography Course. It's a significant formative experience that marks a clear line between "before" and "after."
The educational project will focus on investigating the language specific to photography in contrast to the "painterly" language of traditional arts.
The project I will present at the end-of-year exam will be the images with which I participate in the contest.
I will be the only one to show up, and the contest will be canceled. But I will pass the exam.