Paola De Pietri (Reggio Emilia, 1960)

graduated at DAMS, University of Bologna. The artist starts working with photography starting from the Nineties. She was commissioned several public projects – from the territory observation to the reflection on social dynamics. Paola De Pietri’s photographs come from a deep analysis of the landscape, both urban and natural. From the first series of photographs, she works on the relationship between man and space in its temporal dynamics and in a continuous reflection on impermanence.

The artist displays in several solo and group shows, in Italy and abroad. We recall the exhibitions at: Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna; Fotomusem Winterthur, Winterthur; Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai; Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea, Cinisello Balsamo; LE BAL, Paris; MAXXI, Rome; La Triennale di Milano, Milan; Leopold Museum, Vienna; Mart, Rovereto; MAST, Bologna; BOZAR, Bruxelles; Museion, Bolzen; Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow; Die Photographische Sammlung, Cologne. In 2023 she participates in DongGang International Photo Festival, Yeongwol.

Among her publications, we recall the books Paola De Pietri:Dittici, Udine, Art&, Tavagnacco 1998; Paola De Pietri, Quaderni della Galleria d’Arte Moderna Bologna, Pendragon, 2001; To Face, Steidl Gottingen, 2012; Seccoumidofuoco, Linea di Confine, 2016; Istanbul New Stories, Steidl Gottingen, 2017; Improvvisamente, Quodlibet, Macerata, 2018; Da inverno a inverno, Marsilio Editore, 2021. In 2009 she won the Albert Renger-Patzsch Prize with the series To Face. Currently, she lives and works in Reggio Emilia.

Studio G7 dedicated to the artist the double solo with Giulia Dall'Olio Per ogni estatico istante, 2020 curated by I. S. Comi.