Slow:LifeinaTuscanTown

SLOW：LifeinaTuscanTownisanunprecedentedphotographicpersonaljourneyintotheheartofhiddenTuscanythatcelebratestheprinciplesthatdefinetheSlowFoodmovementandpaystributetotheregion’skaleidoscopeofvibrantcharacters，whosesharedculturerevolvesaroundtheeverydaypleasureofgrowing，preparing，andeatingfood.WithananecdotalcharmreminiscentofPeterMayle’sAYearinProvence，DouglasGayeton’sinterplayofpicturesandwordsconveysathrillingnarrativethattransportsyouhalfwayaroundtheglobetothecharmingtownofPistoia，nestledintheoutskirtsofFlorence.Therewemeetthemushroomhuntersandsheepfarmers，thewinemakersandfishermen，thebakers，butchersandchocolatemakerswhoselivesareprofoundlyboundtotherhythmsofnature.Itisarivetingstorytoldinarivetingway：eachimagecomprisedofmultiplephotographstakenoveraperiodoftimethatcanrangeanywherefromtenminutestoseveralhours，andlayeredwithGayeton’shandwrittennotes，recipes，facts，andsayings.Withthisprocess，Gayetonhasmanagedtointroducetheconceptofstoryandtime;bothcompressedandexploded，intohisportraits.Theresultisaphotographicapproachcriticshavedubbedflatfilm;theeffectisexhilarating.AsGayetonobserves，“Whatmyeyessawwasalwaysgranderthananylenscouldcapture…HowcouldIintroducethepresenceoftime，ofanemergingandevolvingstorycomprisedofnotone，butmanymoments，intoasinglephotograph?”Intheaccompanyingtext，GayetonoffersanabsorbingfirstpersonaccountofhisimmersionintoruralItalianculture，offeringanintimacythatdrawsusdeeperintothisromanticandrusticworld.Aphotographer，apioneeringnewmediacreator，awonderfulwriterandanawardwinningdocumentarian，Gayetonispassionatelyinterestedinfood，culture，art，andpeople.