Chiaroscuro: Photo exhibition by Alison Harris in Genoa, opening June 4

Alison spent days closed up in an abandoned 19th-century theater in the seaside town of Camogli, following the light as it traced images on walls, dusty upholstery, empty dressing rooms, and haunting back-stage areas. The result is this astonishing show, which features over 20 large, mesmerizing B&W images.
Curiously, the theater, Il Teatro Sociale di Camogli, has no comic masks. All of them are tragic. An indication, perhaps, of  the character of the diamond-in-the-rough inhabitants of Camogli?
Alison's show will run from June 4 to July 4 at Galleria Il Vicolo, one of Genoa's longest-established art galleries. It's only 100 yards or so from the Ducal Palace in the atmospheric tangle of Genoa's medieval alleys. For info and to see more images, please visit Alison's website www.alisonharris.com or the gallery's website www.galleriailvicolo.it, or phone the gallery at +39 010 246 7717. You can also email Alison at ameredithharris@gmail.com.

Food Wine Burgundy Book Event in Cluny

Meet and greet, sip and savor: you’re cordially invited to a book signing and wine-and-cheese tasting on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Le Cellier de l’Abbaye in Cluny, Burgundy, France, to celebrate the recent publication of Food Wine Burgundy.

Author David Downie and photographer Alison Harris will be available to sign books and make new friends from 10am to 1pm. Le Cellier de l’Abbaye is located at 13 Rue Municipale. Tel: + 33 385 59 04 00.

Critically acclaimed, Food Wine Burgundy includes hundreds of restaurants, artisanal makers of highest-quality gourmet foods, and authentic terroir wineries from the region.

Le Cellier de l'Abbaye is one of Burgundy's best wine shops, with a discerning selection of wines, liqueurs and gourmet food products.