In 1965, Don Vitalini documented the haymaking in Villa di Tirano, in Valtellina. The images show men, women, and children engaged in collecting hay on terraced slopes: some mow the grass with traditional scythes, others rake it and form haystacks. The sequence also shows the transport of hay with baskets (gerle) and on the shoulder, in a context of collective work and collaboration. The camera focuses on close-ups of the workers, on the typical clothing of the 1960s, and on the surrounding mountain landscape, between terraced fields, stone houses, and dirt paths.
In 1965, Don Vitalini documented the haymaking in Villa di Tirano, in Valtellina. The images show men, women, and children engaged in collecting hay on terraced slopes: some mow the grass with traditional scythes, others rake it and form haystacks. The sequence also shows the transport of hay with baskets (gerle) and on the shoulder, in a context of collective work and collaboration. The camera focuses on close-ups of the workers, on the typical clothing of the 1960s, and on the surrounding mountain landscape, between terraced fields, stone houses, and dirt paths.