Dimitri Angelini (*1983).
After high school he spent some years in Florence studying Musicology at D.A.M.S. (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo). A self-taught photographer, he also attended a course of photography at the F.I.A.F., “FotoClub Firenze”. While in Florence he worked as a sports photographer at Marco Villanti’s studio. In 2007, he moved to Rome, where he worked as assistant photographer at Marco Delogu’s studio, with which he still collaborates. Specializing in reportage photography, in 2006 he traveled to Cuba for a reportage on streetlife, which was later exhibited at the cultural club “Cabiria” in Florence. In 2007, he flew to Germany to cover the G8 in Rostock. In the same year he started a collaboration with the cultural club “Il Frantoio” in Capalbio as assistant curator and was also the official photographer of events and activities at the club. In 2008, he did a reportage on sheep-breeding in the area of Tuscia (in Lazio), published by “Punctum”. In 2009 the PhC (photography festival in Capalbio) commissioned him the photographic documentation of the recent motorway project: A-12, and the photos were shown in the group exhibition “Just around the corner” alongside works by important international names such as Don McCullin, Guy Tilliim, Graciela Iturbide and Marco Delogu. In the same year, together with other photographers, he founded a photography firm—the Nove Photography-Atelier di Sperimentazione Fotografica—which later took part in the group exhibition “Roma-Capalbio”, featuring artists such as Tim Davis and Matthew Monteith. At the end of 2009, he worked as a set photographer for the movie “Fratelli d’Armi” directed by Gerard Diefenthal. During the spring of 2010 he took part in the PhC with a reportage on old metalliferous sites near Gavorrano and supervised a section of the festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Municipality of Capalbio and the photographic memory of the town. These photos were exhibited alongside works by great photographers such as David Spero, Marco Delogu e Juan Fabuel. In the same period he started collaborating with important artists such as Thomas Lange, Mutsuo Hirano, Bruno Ceccobelli and other international artists, who asked him to take photographs of their art works. For the cultural season 2010 at cultural Association "Il Frantoio", he curated and photographed important exhibitions featuring international artists such as Jannis Kounellis, Paladino, Ceccobelli, Tirelli, Lange, Cucchi and the PhC CapalbioFotofestival. In March 2011 participated in a workshop held by Guy Tillim, the photographs were shown during the festival of photography in Capalbio. His photographs have been published in national and international magazines, newspapers and catalogs. He is currently working on projects in evolving, in Italy and Germany.
After high school he spent some years in Florence studying Musicology at D.A.M.S. (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo). A self-taught photographer, he also attended a course of photography at the F.I.A.F., “FotoClub Firenze”. While in Florence he worked as a sports photographer at Marco Villanti’s studio. In 2007, he moved to Rome, where he worked as assistant photographer at Marco Delogu’s studio, with which he still collaborates. Specializing in reportage photography, in 2006 he traveled to Cuba for a reportage on streetlife, which was later exhibited at the cultural club “Cabiria” in Florence. In 2007, he flew to Germany to cover the G8 in Rostock. In the same year he started a collaboration with the cultural club “Il Frantoio” in Capalbio as assistant curator and was also the official photographer of events and activities at the club. In 2008, he did a reportage on sheep-breeding in the area of Tuscia (in Lazio), published by “Punctum”. In 2009 the PhC (photography festival in Capalbio) commissioned him the photographic documentation of the recent motorway project: A-12, and the photos were shown in the group exhibition “Just around the corner” alongside works by important international names such as Don McCullin, Guy Tilliim, Graciela Iturbide and Marco Delogu. In the same year, together with other photographers, he founded a photography firm—the Nove Photography-Atelier di Sperimentazione Fotografica—which later took part in the group exhibition “Roma-Capalbio”, featuring artists such as Tim Davis and Matthew Monteith. At the end of 2009, he worked as a set photographer for the movie “Fratelli d’Armi” directed by Gerard Diefenthal. During the spring of 2010 he took part in the PhC with a reportage on old metalliferous sites near Gavorrano and supervised a section of the festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Municipality of Capalbio and the photographic memory of the town. These photos were exhibited alongside works by great photographers such as David Spero, Marco Delogu e Juan Fabuel. In the same period he started collaborating with important artists such as Thomas Lange, Mutsuo Hirano, Bruno Ceccobelli and other international artists, who asked him to take photographs of their art works. For the cultural season 2010 at cultural Association "Il Frantoio", he curated and photographed important exhibitions featuring international artists such as Jannis Kounellis, Paladino, Ceccobelli, Tirelli, Lange, Cucchi and the PhC CapalbioFotofestival. In March 2011 participated in a workshop held by Guy Tillim, the photographs were shown during the festival of photography in Capalbio. His photographs have been published in national and international magazines, newspapers and catalogs. He is currently working on projects in evolving, in Italy and Germany.
Dimitri Angelini (*1983). Durante gli anni di studio a Firenze partecipa a corsi FIAF e diventa l’assistente del fotografo Marco Villanti. Nel 2007 si trasferisce a Roma dove diventa assistente nello studio di Marco Delogu, tuttora collabora con il fotografo soprattutto per la parte curatoriale del PhC CapalbioFotografia. Nel 2008, il reportage sulla pastorizia nella Tuscia viene pubblicato per la casa editrice Punctum. Durante la prima edizione del PhC il suo progetto viene esposto nella mostra collettiva con fotografi di fama mondiale come: Don McCullin, Guy Tilliim e Graciela Iturbide. Nel 2009 Con lo studio associato di cui è fondatore “Nove-Atelier di Sperimentazione Fotografica “partecipa alla collettiva “Roma-Capalbio”, insieme ai fotografi Tim Davis and Matthew Monteith. Nel 2010, per la seconda edizione del PhC CapalbioFotografia, insieme alla collettiva in cui partecipa anche David Spero e Juan Fabuel, verranno messe in mostra le foto del reportage delle antiche zone minerarie di Gavorrano. Per celebrare i 50 anno del Comune di Capalbio curerà una mostra retrospettiva riguardante la memoria del paese. Verso il 2011 inizia la collaborazione con artisti nazionali ed internazionali di cui Thomas Lange e Mutsuo Hirano, solo per citarne alcuni. Dal 2009 collabora con la Ass.Cult. “Il Frantoio”, dove stabilmente negli anni sarà coinvolto nella curatela e nell’organizzazione degli eventi culturali, dove sono stati coinvolti artisti come: Kounellis, Paladino, Ceccobelli, Tirelli, Lange, Cucchi e molti altri. Dal 2011 al 2018 si trasferisce a Berlino, dove lavora come fotografo d’arte e porta avanti progetti personali. Sue foto sono state pubblicate in cataloghi e riviste sia nazionali che internazionali, le sue opera sono in collezioni private e pubbliche. Attualmente lavora a progetti tra Germania e Italia, riguardanti: humanistic and social landscape, ritratti di persone con esperienze comuni, urban e non urban nature, installazioni fotografiche e memorie personali e collettive.
EXHIBITION (selected)
2022- Driving Energy; finalista premio terna, Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Roma)
2021- I can see your house from here; Haus N Athens 2 (Atene)
2021- Variation Form; Trebisonda-Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea (Perugia)
2019- 40 artisti per casa della memoria al futuro; ISGREC (Grosseto)
2018- "18x24"- mostra d'arte del piccolo formato; sala d'arte Pascucci (Grosseto)
2018- Urban Vision Festival; mostra diffusa (Acquapendente)
2018- Insulae-Metafora Contemporanea; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2017- Urban Vision Festival; mostra diffusa (Acquapendente)
2017-Weltanschauung-A Contemporary Grand Tour View; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2016-Arte & Vino; mostra diffusa (Capalbio)
2016- Mediterraneo, il mare tra le terre; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2015- TU35 Grosseto
Primavera, estate, autunno, inverno… E ancora primavera Storie da un territorio;Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci (Prato)
Primavera, estate, autunno, inverno… E ancora primavera Storie da un territorio;Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci (Prato)
2015– This is your Land; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2013- Fuori! Fondazione Grosseto Cultura (Grosseto)
2013- Photography or Painting? PhC CapalbioFotografia
2011- Personal Geography; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2010- Colline Metallifere; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2009- Higway A-12_Autostrada Tirrenica; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2009- Roma_Capalbio; PhC CapalbioFotografia
2008- Pastori. Una indagine nel territorio laziale; Villa Glori Project Room (Roma)
2007- Cuba: street life point of view; Ass.Cult.”Cabiria” (Firenze)
Curatorial Project (selected)
2021- Capalbio: 1950-2021-Generazioni, in collaborazione con Enrico Menduni, mostra diffusa per il territorio capalbiese.
2019- SIMBIOSI, Ass.Cult "Il Frantoio"
2019- Tra Luoghi e Memorie, PhC CapalbioFotografia
2018- Insulae-Metafora Contemporanea, PhC CapalbioFotografia
( curate by Marco Delogu e Dimitri Angelini)
2017-Weltanschauung-A Contemporary Grand Tour View, PhC Capalbiofotografia
curated by Dimitri Angelini con la collaborazione di Beatrice Audrito
2016- Mediterraneo, il mare tra le terre, PhC Capalbiofotografia
2010- Capalbio come era, curatorial project for PhC Capalbiofotografia
Workshop and Residency (selected)
2018- The Photo Solstice, Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara - http://www.thephotosolstice.com
2011- Personal Geograpy, workshop with Guy Tillim - PhC 2011_Personal Geography