“Through his art practice he is investigating the changing nature of reality and visual representation in the digital age, exploring the new qualities and limitation of the digital image in its networked environments.” (Christopher Vanja – Gallery and Project Manager at Art Basel, Switzerland)
Pietro Catarinella (1983, Rome) studied Fine Art at the Central Saint Martins in London (Ma Photography). His works have been shown internationally, some of them have been included in Vanja Contemporary: an online art gallery with an international exhibition programme. (http://www.vanjacontemporary.com/). He currently lives and works in Rome. Its Accumulation 01 has been recently longlisted within the Lumen Prize 2017. The selected work will be assessed again at the end of July 2017. More info at the following link: http://lumenprize.com/longlist-2017. He has been recently also selected to take part of Intercambiador ACART Madrid - Artist in Residence, http://intercambiador.tumblr.com/
EducationOct. 2012 – Jun. 2014 London, UKUAL – Central Saint MartinsMA PHOTOGRAPHY
Sept. 2010 – Jun. 2011 Rome, ItalySchool of photography “Scuola Romana di Fotografia”REPORTAGE AND PHOTOJOURNALISM
Sept. 2003 – Jul. 2010 Rome, ItalyUniversity of La SapienzaBA and MA ARCHITECTURE
Exhibitions
21 – Mar. 2017, Rome, Italy#SelectingTiny BiennaleGROUP EXHIBITIONTemple Gallery – Temple University RomeLungo Tevere Arnaldo Da Brescia, 15, 00196 Roma
24 – 29 Oct. 2016, Rome, ItalyRepetition #1RAW – Rome Art WeekGROUP EXHIBITIONStudio ’Placidia 194’Via Galla Placidia 194, Roma
08 – Oct. – 11 Oct. 2015, London, UKData Traffic ProjectPHOTOMONTH(Est London Photography Festival)GROUP EXHIBITIONOld Truman Brewery91 Brick Lane London E1 6QL
19 – May. – 9 Jun. 2015, Vilnius, Lithuania(De)Construct – New Positions on Contemporary Photography from the UKsupported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, organized and curated by Vanja Contemporary GROUP EXHIBITIONAV17 GalleryAušros Vartų st. 17, 01304 Vilnius, Lithuania
19 – 25 Sept. 2014, Pingyao (Shanxi Province), ChinaPingyao International Photography Festival (PIP)GROUP EXHIBITION
23 – 27 May. 2014 London, UK“Data Traffic 01” and “Data Traffic 02”CSM Postgraduate Art Degree Show 2014GROUP EXHIBITIONK Space, Central Saint Martins1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA
19 Mar. 2014 London, UK“Out of Rome”SOLO EXHIBITIONGreen Arcola Gallery24 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL