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Over the course of his very long career as a photographer, Richard Kalvar<\/strong> has developed a profound attitude of observing human behavior, capturing with his camera the ambiguous relationship between what people display outwardly and their deepest intentions.<\/p>\n In his new book Selected Writings<\/strong><\/a>, adding to the more than 10 already published, Kalvar<\/strong> relates what people communicate through actions and physical expressions to the more varied writings that accompany them. A jungle of words in which signs and meanings mingle along the way and generate unintentional but ironic and thought-provoking misunderstandings.<\/p>\n This same proverbial irony that distinguishes Kalvar<\/strong> in exploring human codes and behaviors, we enjoyed it firsthand in the exhibition La voce delle mani <\/b>Maria Callas and the Italians<\/strong><\/a>, which opened in Sirmione<\/strong> in 2022: here, with the same amused wit, the New York-based photographer investigated the gestures of Italians.<\/p>\n We express our gratitude to Richard Kalvar<\/strong> for choosing to mention, among the many exhibitions he has done, the one in Sirmione<\/strong> in his biography. We also remember with pleasure the Street Photography Workshop<\/strong><\/a> he held, again in Sirmione<\/strong> in those same days in the fall of 2022.<\/p>\n \n