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Robert Pettena

Noble explosion


  • Silvana
  • Expo: 6/12/2014 - 1/3/2015, Galleria Civica, Modena
Alfred Nobel, entrepreneur and philanthropist, known as the founder of the prize that to this day bears his name, was also and above all the inventor of dynamite. In the early 1870s, Nobel came to Italy to set up his explosives production plants, thus leading to the foundation of SIPE Nobel SpA. Robert Pettena carries out a fascinating study on the history and the paradoxes of one of the most complex figures of the late 19th century. The exhibition Noble Explosion presents a wide-ranging photo survey.

ISBN 9788836630400 | E/ IT | PB+
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Publisher Silvana
ISBN 9788836630400
Publication date June 2015
Edition Paperback with flaps
Dimensions 240 x 200 mm
Illustrations 40 col.ill.
Pages 144
Language(s) Eng./ It. ed.
Exhibition Galleria Civica, Modena
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Alfred Nobel, entrepreneur and philanthropist, known as the founder of the prize that to this day bears his name, was also and above all the inventor of dynamite. In the early 1870s, Nobel came to Italy to set up his explosives production plants, thus leading to the foundation of SIPE Nobel SpA. Robert Pettena (Pembury, UK, 1970) carries out a fascinating study on the history and the paradoxes of one of the most complex figures of the late 19th century.
The exhibition Noble Explosion presents a wide-ranging photo survey of SIPE Nobel sites, highlighting the compositional value of the industrial architecture of the factories and their controversial legacy on Italian soil.