Travel · Encounters · Cooking

Album

From the Gran Sasso to South America, through landscapes, encounters and the pleasures of cooking. Sandro Visca’s personal album, 1960–2015.

Travel as experience

Sandro Visca has remained faithful to the cultural convictions underpinning his commitment to doing things well, including in the other activities he pursues with passion and dedication: above all, travelling and cooking.

Deeply attached to his homeland and the mountains of the Gran Sasso, and fascinated by travel as an all-encompassing experience of creativity and understanding, in 1978 he organised an expedition to South America focused on the everyday cultures of Peru: the Andes, Sierra villages and remote historic settlements in the celebrated archaeological areas of Cuzco and Puno. From Iquitos he travelled upstream along the Amazon into the rainforest, while continuing to explore the deep, interwoven connections with his own homeland.

Long interested in human history and in people’s relationships with places and local customs, he has continued to undertake demanding and sometimes dangerous journeys alongside his work. In 1998 he set out from Caracas by Jeep, crossing El Tigre and the Orinoco to explore Venezuela’s Gran Sabana, from Canaima to Roraima and onwards into Brazil. Journeys to Turkey and Egypt followed; in 1999 he travelled 1,500 kilometres through the Tunisian desert in North Africa. He visited Crete in 2001, Mauritius in 2007 and Morocco in 2011, travelling from Marrakech across the High Atlas to the desert. The Italian islands also remained important destinations, especially Giglio, a frequent retreat since his years in Rome in the 1960s.

1960–2015

Gran Sasso

38 images

1960 Campo Imperatore — Campo Imperatore, 1960

1963 Lucoli, during a hunting trip — Lucoli, during a hunting trip, 1963

1964 Gran Sasso, with Pizzo Cefalone in the background — Gran Sasso, with Pizzo Cefalone in the background, 1964

1967 Gran Sasso – Pizzo Cefalone — Gran Sasso – Pizzo Cefalone, 1967

1967 Gran Sasso – Monte Prena — Gran Sasso – Monte Prena, 1967

1969 Gran Sasso – Monte Camicia — Gran Sasso – Monte Camicia, 1969

1969 Gran Sasso – between Monte Camicia and Monte Prena — Gran Sasso – between Monte Camicia and Monte Prena, 1969

1973–1976

Abruzzo National Park

12 images

1974 Abruzzo National Park: Gravare, with Gino Marotta — Abruzzo National Park: Gravare, with Gino Marotta, 1974

1974 Forca Resuni refuge – with park rangers I. Finamore and A. Ursitti — Forca Resuni refuge – with park rangers I. Finamore and A. Ursitti, 1974

1974 Abruzzo National Park – Forca Resuni refuge — Abruzzo National Park – Forca Resuni refuge, 1974

1974 Forca Resuni refuge – with park ranger Antonio Ursitti — Forca Resuni refuge – with park ranger Antonio Ursitti, 1974

1976 Abruzzo National Park – with Gino Marotta and Antonio Ursitti — Abruzzo National Park – with Gino Marotta and Antonio Ursitti, 1976

1976 During research in a Quaternary area of Abruzzo National Park — During research in a Quaternary area of Abruzzo National Park, 1976

1978 · Photographs by Sandro Visca

Peru

48 images

1978 Aerial view of the Andes between Lima and Cuzco — Aerial view of the Andes between Lima and Cuzco, 1978

1978 Cuzco seen from the heights of Sacsayhuaman — Cuzco seen from the heights of Sacsayhuaman, 1978

1978 Cuzco – a colonial balcony — Cuzco – a colonial balcony, 1978

1978 Cuzco – an Indigenous market — Cuzco – an Indigenous market, 1978

1978 Cuzco – a cook at the Indigenous market — Cuzco – a cook at the Indigenous market, 1978

1978 A young Indigenous woman near Sacsayhuaman — A young Indigenous woman near Sacsayhuaman, 1978

1978 Pisac’s Sunday market seen from Montagna Sagrada — Pisac’s Sunday market seen from Montagna Sagrada, 1978

1998 · Caribbean, Gran Sabana, Canaima and Roraima

Venezuela

19 images

1998 Caribbean – sailing towards Isla Margarita — Caribbean – sailing towards Isla Margarita, 1998

1998 Caribbean – Isla de los Frailes — Caribbean – Isla de los Frailes, 1998

1998 Venezuela’s Gran Sabana, kilometre 98.5 – Piedra de la Virgen — Venezuela’s Gran Sabana, kilometre 98.5 – Piedra de la Virgen, 1998

Canaima - Salto Angel — Canaima – Salto Angel

1998 Venezuela’s Gran Sabana – Callao — Venezuela’s Gran Sabana – Callao, 1998

1998 Venezuela’s Gran Sabana — Venezuela’s Gran Sabana, 1998

1998 A stretch of road through Venezuela’s Gran Sabana — A stretch of road through Venezuela’s Gran Sabana, 1998

1999

Tunisia

8 images

1999 Tunisia – Zaafrane, the desert at sunset — Tunisia – Zaafrane, the desert at sunset, 1999

1999 Tunisia – Zaafrane, crossing the desert at night — Tunisia – Zaafrane, crossing the desert at night, 1999

1999 Tunisia – Chabika oasis — Tunisia – Chabika oasis, 1999

1999 Tunisia – inside an underground dwelling beneath the desert sand — Tunisia – inside an underground dwelling beneath the desert sand, 1999

1999 Tunisia – with Mustafà — Tunisia – with Mustafà, 1999

1999 Tunisia – in a desert village — Tunisia – in a desert village, 1999

1999 Tunisia – Chott El Jerid salt desert — Tunisia – Chott El Jerid salt desert, 1999

2001 · Greece

Crete

4 images

2001 Crete – Kràssi, in a restaurant — Crete – Kràssi, in a restaurant, 2001

2001 Crete – Istro — Crete – Istro, 2001

2001 Crete – Balos — Crete – Balos, 2001

From 1967 · The sea and fishing

Giglio, Corsica and Sardinia

47 images

1967 Giannutri – remains of a Roman villa, with Giglio in the background — Giannutri – remains of a Roman villa, with Giglio in the background, 1967

1968 Giglio Castello — Giglio Castello, 1968

1973 Giglio – Visca with his daughter Sandra — Giglio – Visca with his daughter Sandra, 1973

1977 Giglio - Cannelle — Giglio – Cannelle, 1977

1989 Giglio Island — Giglio Island, 1989

1996 Giglio Island — Giglio Island, 1996

2007 · Port Louis and Île aux Cerfs

Mauritius

16 images

2007 Port Louis market — Port Louis market, 2007

2007 Exploring Port Louis market — Exploring Port Louis market, 2007

2007 Port Louis market – buying spices — Port Louis market – buying spices, 2007

2007 Port Louis market – buying cinnamon sticks from Madagascar — Port Louis market – buying cinnamon sticks from Madagascar, 2007

2007 Mauritius – at a local market — Mauritius – at a local market, 2007

2007 Mauritius – Île aux Cerfs — Mauritius – Île aux Cerfs, 2007

2011

Morocco

41 images

2011 Marrakech, Riad SI SAID — Marrakech, Riad SI SAID, 2011

2011 Morocco – on the road to Quarzazate — Morocco – on the road to Quarzazate, 2011

2011 Morocco – a stork’s nest on rammed-earth houses — Morocco – a stork’s nest on rammed-earth houses, 2011

2011 Morocco – a fortified kasbah — Morocco – a fortified kasbah, 2011

2011 Morocco – landscape between Marrakech and Quarzazate — Morocco – landscape between Marrakech and Quarzazate, 2011

2011 Morocco – a flowering plant among the stones — Morocco – a flowering plant among the stones, 2011

1999 · The book

Abruzzi — L’Arte del far cucina

5 images

1999 Cover of the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina — Cover of the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina, 1999

1999 Contents of the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina — Contents of the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina, 1999

1999 Colophon of the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina — Colophon of the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina, 1999

1999 Jacket-flap text for the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina — Jacket-flap text for the book Abruzzi – L’Arte del far cucina, 1999

1977 · Lo Scalco delle Tre Marie, L’Aquila

Tribute to Carmelo Bene

1 image

Menu for a dinner entitled Omaggio a Carmelo Bene, created by Sandro Visca at Paolo Scipioni’s Lo Scalco delle Tre Marie, Palazzo Iacopo Notar Nanni, L’Aquila. A 35 × 50 cm folded sheet, screenprinted and lithographed on Fabriano Rosaspina paper, with an added material element. Printed in gold and black.

1977 — Menu for the Tribute to Carmelo Bene dinner — Menu for the Omaggio a Carmelo Bene dinner, 1977

2001 · Ortona

Lunch in a fishermen’s hut

4 images

2001 Ortona – in a fishermen’s hut — Ortona – in a fishermen’s hut, 2001

2001 Ortona – in the kitchen of a fishermen’s hut — Ortona – in the kitchen of a fishermen’s hut, 2001

2001 Ortona – at the stove in a fishermen’s hut — Ortona – at the stove in a fishermen’s hut, 2001

2001 Ortona – lunch in a fishermen’s hut — Ortona – lunch in a fishermen’s hut, 2001

2005 · Magazine offices, Milan

La cucina italiana

8 images

2005 Feature in La cucina italiana magazine — Feature in La cucina italiana magazine, 2005

2005 Milan – La cucina italiana magazine offices, preparing the Abruzzo recipe of rabbit with saffron and peppers — Milan – La cucina italiana magazine offices, preparing the Abruzzo recipe of rabbit with saffron and peppers, 2005

2005 Milan – La cucina italiana magazine offices, at the stove — Milan – La cucina italiana magazine offices, at the stove, 2005

2005 Milan – La cucina italiana magazine offices — Milan – La cucina italiana magazine offices, 2005

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