The two photographs presented here vividly illustrate the two artistic approaches that Nino Migliori consistently pursued – simultaneously, it should be emphasised. Part of the “People of Emilia” series, which forms part of the neorealist-inspired trilogy comprising “Gente del Nord” and “Gente del sud”, produced in the 1950s, At a certain point, “Il tuffatore” somewhat unexpectedly takes on a strong autonomy of its own, eventually becoming one of the Bolognese photographer’s best-known (and most sought-after) photographs, not least for its ability to combine the classicism of a refined black-and-white image with the originality of a shot imbued with a bold contemporary spirit. This splendid “Ossidazione” – we have decided to call it by the term denoting the technique used to create it, even though, like any abstract work, it proudly rejects a title – belongs to the wide and varied series of explorations pursued by Migliori. These range from works drawn from history, such as collages, photograms, cliché-verre, pinhole images and calotypes, to Polaroid manipulations. Not to mention hydrograms, pyrograms, lucigrams, photographs taken by candlelight or inserted into candles. All to demonstrate that imagination knows no bounds.