At GO, the presentation of the bilingual volume Botteghe. Una storia fiorentina. A Florentine History (SIME BOOKS) will take place.

The presentation will feature photographer Guido Cozzi, who created the images included in the book, and Livia Frescobaldi, President of the Istituto de’ Bardi, who last year presented the exhibition of Cozzi’s photographs from which the idea for the book was born.

The event will be hosted by Chiara Dino of Corriere Fiorentino.

The Book:

Botteghe. Una storia fiorentina is a photographic book, a journey through the last remaining artisan workshops in the heart of Florence. It is also a tribute to the workshops that no longer exist but have left an important legacy.

A red thread to follow in order to rediscover the filigree of an authentic Florence—sometimes difficult to decipher because it is hidden, yet no less beautiful or significant for that reason.

The Author:

Guido Cozzi
Born in Florence in 1962. For specialized publishing, he has produced hundreds of photographic features of a geographical, ethnographic, and travel nature. In 1991, together with Stefano Amantini and Massimo Borchi, he founded Atlantide Phototravel, a photographic agency specializing in travel reportage.

Today he alternates photographic campaigns for major international archives with personal research projects in his local area, experimenting with different narrative styles according to the subject explored.