Stop. Run. Play. 2000 - 2008
A Travelling Exhibition
Villa Le Balze, Fiesole, Italy
Georgetown University Study Center
outdoor solo exhibition
April 4 – July 26, 2013
The Gallery at Providence City Hall
Providence, RI
August 28 – September 24, 2012
Scuola-Città Pestalozzi, Firenze, Italy
outdoor solo exhibition
10 – 18 giugno 2011
Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
solo exhibition, The Wright Gallery
March 26 – May 30th, 2011
Through that fortune of timing, I discovered Scuola-Cittá Pestalozzi in November, 2000. I entered the school’s garden to the curious stares of children and recorded these young faces for the next eight years.
My goal was to explore a child’s freedom of expression both individually and within the dynamics of a group. To record those moments in life when a child first ventures outside of the safety of the home and becomes a part of a new community in school and on the playground.
Founded by Ernesto Codignola in 1945, Scuola-Città Pestalozzi was established to offer a social service to the poor families of Santa Croce in Firenze. The school’s infrastructure was based on democracy, with a co-management of the school by adults and pupils similar to the workings of a city.
SUSAN DUCA
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