Curatorship of the Fundo Foto Bianchi: photographic culture in the city of Ponta Grossa and surrounding regions

ABSTRACT The objective of this article is to communicate part of the research about the Fundo Foto Bianchi, located at Casa da Memória Paraná in the city Ponta Grossa. This research is within the field of visual culture and is based on a methodology that seeks the appropriate organization and conservation of archives, with special attention to procedures relating the documentary system and research with dry plates. The article discusses the interlocution between the university, municipal government and community in two different moments: the purchase of the archive in 2001 and the curatorial project started in 2014. The article also presents the history of the studio Foto Bianchi and its composition, indicating the relationship between written and iconographic documents from the start of the 20th century until the 1970s. Finally, the curatorial project stages are described. This article highlights some aspects related to the change of its status and the importance of the curatorship as a form of improving the documentary function of the Fundo Foto Bianchi.

摘要 本研究旨在介绍位于巴西蓬塔格罗萨市巴拉那记忆之家（Casa da Memória Paraná）的比安基摄影档案库（Fundo Foto Bianchi）相关研究的部分成果。本研究隶属于视觉文化领域，采用旨在实现档案妥善整理与保护的方法论，重点关注与文献系统、干版（dry plate）相关的研究及操作流程。本文探讨了两个不同阶段中高校、市政当局与社区之间的互动协作：2001年的档案收购工作，以及2014年启动的策展项目。此外，本文还梳理了比安基摄影工作室（Foto Bianchi）的发展历程与藏品构成，阐释了20世纪初至1970年代期间文字与图像文献之间的内在关联。最后，本文详细阐述了该策展项目的各实施阶段。本文着重探讨了该档案库地位变迁的若干相关面向，并阐明了策展工作作为提升比安基摄影档案库文献功能的重要手段的核心价值。