curated by Paolo Piquereddu in collaboration with the Regional Ethnographic Institute of Sardinia
The exhibition ‘Wolf Suschitzky & The Sardinian Project’ comprises an extraordinary collection of around a thousand photographs taken in Sardinia in 1948 and 1950 by Wolf Suschitzky to document the Sardinian Project, the heroic campaign to eradicate malaria in Sardinia. Inaugurated by the ISRE – the Regional Higher Institute of Ethnography – the exhibition, curated by Paolo Piquereddu, former director-general of the ISRE, is an unmissable event for anyone wishing to understand the significance of an undertaking, an operation that involved over thirty thousand workers across the region, recounting an unprecedented effort that freed the island from a nightmare, whilst at the same time illustrating pre-industrial Sardinia and the life and hardships of a people’s daily existence: ultimately, a panorama of immense cultural, historical and social interest, an account of a health emergency that evokes fears and extraordinary mobilisations such as those we are experiencing today on a global scale.
Wolf Suschitzky
Born in Vienna on 29 August 1912, Wolfgang Suschitzky was a renowned Austro-British photographer and cinematographer. He soon became known for his series of photographs of Charing Cross Road. As a cameraman and director of photography, he worked on around 200 films, including both fiction and documentaries. His photographs are held in major British museums and photographic galleries, as well as in the archives of numerous European and American cities. In 2102, to mark his centenary, Suschitzky was honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) with a special award in recognition of his exceptional career. Wolf Suschitzky died in London on 7 October 2016, aged 104.
