WWII, Marzabotto, Italy.
September 29 to October 5, 1944.
770 killed victims.
45 were less than two years; 110 were less than ten years; 95 were less than sixteen years; 142 were less than sixty years; 316 were females; 5 were Catholic priests.
«Fifteen days have passed since I’ve cut the big cherry tree at the bottom of the field. I had to cut the tree, it was casting too much shadow on the potato plot. Yesterday I glanced down to the stacked branches and I noticed they carried on living, swelling buds, pushing out bunches of flowers. Regardless. Life never stops. Presumptuous deity of my eyes, I see the cherry branches will dry out soon, cut off from the roots. This predictiveness bothers me.
Salvatore’s lens glimpsed it: Marzabotto teaches us the embarrassment of looking at each other as of today.
The only relief is to gaze, without presuming, without knowing.»
Massimo Zamboni [CCCP/CSI]
«Quindici giorni sono trascorsi da quando ho tagliato il grosso ciliegio in fondo al campo. L’ho dovuto tagliare, poichè causava troppa ombra sul campo delle patate. Ieri, ripassando accanto, ho incrociato lo sguardo con i rami accatastati che, incuranti di tutto, hanno continuato a vivere, gonfiando le gemme, espandendo i mazzetti floreali. La vita non si ferma mai. Il mio occhio si investe di una divinità presuntuosa, già sapendo che dovranno in breve tempo disseccare, recisi dalla radice. Questa mia facoltà predittiva mi disturba. L’obiettivo di Salvatore l’ha intuito, Marzabotto ci insegna l’imbarazzo di guardarsi ora tra uomini.
Unico ristoro, posare lo sguardo, senza presumere, senza sapere.»
Text by Massimo Zamboni [CCCP/CSI]
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Marzabotto, Italy.On September 29, 1944, during the World War II German occupation of Italy, the town was the site of a massacre. It was awarded the Gold Medal to Military Valour for this episode.Marzabotto is a small town in Italian region Emilia-Romagna, part of the province of Bologna. It is located 27 km (17 miles) SSW of Bologna by rail, and lies in the valley of the Reno.
Marzabotto, Italy.On September 29, 1944, during the World War II German occupation of Italy, the town was the site of a massacre. It was awarded the Gold Medal to Military Valour for this episode.Marzabotto is a small town in Italian region Emilia-Romagna, part of the province of Bologna. It is located 27 km (17 miles) SSW of Bologna by rail, and lies in the valley of the Reno.
