As if a Factory Spoke of Us

Introduction by Valeria Bruzzi. Book photos by Ágota Mucsi.

The photographic project explores the relationship between the industrial memory, individuals and how nature interacts with them or even takes power over them.

The Fabbrica Alta is in the center of Schio, the author's hometown. An iconic factory building of the golden age of wool production and of the city itself. It is now abandoned.

With this project, Brunello highlights the importance of industrial archeology, which is usually less regarded than the archeology of more ancient architecture.

He believes that photography serves not only as a visual document of cultural memory but also as a vehicle for social transformation and reactivation of forgotten territories and concepts. 

The book was realized with the support of Pro Progressione as part of the ECHO Academies grant, a Creative Europe project.