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bio
carlo lombardi (b. 1988), based between milan (italy) and gothenburg (sweden), works on long-term projects
and commissions using a multidisciplinary approach that involves photography, archive and text. his praxis reflects on how photography can open the space for questioning our motives and desires – bringing out the paradoxes that clash with our beliefs and values, revealing how much they are influenced by the cultural and political context in which the observation takes place. in his projects, he often delves into identification of collective symbols and biases behind singular narratives of exclusion. since 2018, he has been collaborating with photographer miriam stanke as a duo, addressing topics such as the aftermath of war, national identity and transgenerational trauma.
selected interviews/publications
selected awards/grants
2023
culture moves europe by goethe institute, grant recipient / lithuanian council for culture, grant recipient / luigi ghirri award, finalist / deloitte photo grant, finalist / british journal of photography portrait of humanity, shortlisted / helsinki photo festival, shortlisted
2022
premio ponchielli, finalist / lucy art residency, shortlisted / athens photo festival, shortlisted / urbanautica institute awards, shortlisted
2021
sistema festival fotografia reset, finalist / italian sustainability photo award, finalist / belfast photo festival, shortlisted
2018
premio ponchielli, finalist / lucie foundation chromaluxe fine art scholarship, finalist
2017
lugano photo days emerging photographers, finalist / sifest26, 2nd prize / marco pesaresi award, finalist / fotoleggendo XIII, 1st prize
residencies
2023
planches contact festival, deauville, fr
2022
issp, riga, lv
2021
la chambre blanche & rad’art, québec, ca
solo exhibition
2022
büro brutal, mannheim, de
2018
7th triennial of photography off triennale, hamburg, de
group exhibition/projections
2024
2023
2022
photo vogue festival, milano, it / verzasca foto festival, brione, ch
2018
voies off, arles, fr / fotofestiwal, lodtz, pl / les boutographies, montpellier, fr / gfi fotografia europea, reggio emilia, it / fotoleggendo XIV, rome, it
2017
portfolio italia, bibbiena, it / festival della fotografia etica ngo space, lodi, it
selected workshops
2019
“altre immagini” alice rohrwacher if2019 / nikon-noor academy austria masterclass
2018
nikon-noor academy sweden masterclass