MARCO
TAGLIAFICO
Born 1985 in Alessandria, Italy
He lives and works in Fresonara, Italy. He studied Oriental languages and completed a master's degree at Fondazione Modena Arti Visive. His work has been exhibited in several shows, including: As Islands (Castel Belasi, 2024), Boiling Projects (Fondazione Oelle Catania, 2020), Da Guarene all'Etna (Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Guarene, 2019), 10 years old (Foro Boario Modena, 2017). In 2024, he won the Espoarte Arteam Cup award, in 2023 he won the MZ Costruzioni award at Art Verona, and in 2021 he won the New Post Photography award at Mia Fair. His works are part of several collections.
STATEMENT
My work explores the concept of vision as an evolving process, seeking meaning in a world composed of elusive images. The landscapes depicted in my works become a visual metaphor for the dialogue between the physical and digital worlds—a fractured territory where the gaze dissolves, revealing a fragmented and uncertain perception of reality. The pieces take shape through the use of various materials, originating from photographic research and developing as a process of visual excavation. Within this perceptual void, a space opens up for imagination and potential multiplicity.
CV
**Selected Solo Exhibitions:**
- 2024/2025 *The Fiction of the Physical*, A Pick Gallery, Turin, curated by Domenico De Chirico
- 2023 *Degree of Separation*, A Pick Gallery, Turin, curated by Maria Elena Marchetti
- 2023 *Guardare il cielo, vedere il mare*, Castello di San Terenzo, Lerici, curated by Spazi Fotografici
- 2023 *Fading*, Plaza Art Residency, Viareggio, curated by Claudio Composti
- 2022/2021 *Prove di resistenza*, Studio81 Contemporary Art Projects, Mantua, curated by Manuela Zanelli
- 2021 *ZONEMERSE*, Villa Guazzo Candiani, Olivola (AL), curated by Maria Elena Marchetti
- 2018 *Metafotografare il museo*, Studio81 Contemporary Art Projects, Mantua, curated by Manuela Zanelli
**Selected Group Exhibitions:**
- 2025 *Ligne(s) de mire*, Bonisson Art Center, Aix en Provence, curated by Thierry Bigaignon
- 2025 *Passaggi Paesaggi*, Palazzo Santa Margherita, Modena, curated by Chiara Dall'Olio / Daniele De Luigi
- 2024/2025 *What if it was all just a mirage?*, Bigaignon, Paris, curated by Thierry Bigaignon
- 2024 *Combat Prize*, Museo G. Fattori, Livorno
- 2024 *As Islands*, Castel Belasi, Trento, curated by Stefano Cagol
- 2024 *Portraits*, A Pick Gallery, curated by Emanuela Romano
- 2024/2023 *ArtTeam Cup*, Fortezza del Priamar, Savona, curated by Matteo Galbiati and Livia Savorelli
- 2023 *Enegan Art*, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, curated by Gabriele Chianese
- 2023 *BLA Berlin*, Bethanien Kunstquartier, Berlin, curated by Virginia Monteverde
- 2023 *Blu Policromo*, A Pick Gallery, curated by Emanuela Romano
- 2022/2021 *Prove di resistenza*, Studio81 Contemporary Art Projects, Mantua, curated by Manuela Zanelli
- 2021 *Mia Fair*, New Post Photography, Milan, curated by Gigliola Foschi
- 2020 *GE/19 Boiling Projects*, Fondazione Oelle, Catania, curated by Filippo Maggia
- 2019 *Premio Fabbri*, Fondazione Francesco Fabbri, Pieve di Soligo (TV), curated by Carlo Sala
- 2019 *Da Guarene all'Etna 2019*, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Guarene, curated by Filippo Maggia
- 2019 *Fly me to the Moon*, Leica Galerie, Milan, curated by Claudio Composti
- 2019 *UKYA City Takeover*, New Art Exchange Gallery, Nottingham
- 2018 *Madame Gerard*, MATA, Modena, curated by Filippo Maggia
- 2018 *SOMA Exhibition*, ArteFiera, Bologna, curated by Filippo Maggia
- 2017 *The Summer Show 2017*, Foro Boario, Modena, curated by Filippo Maggia
- 2017 *10 Years Old*, Foro Boario, Modena, curated by Filippo Maggia
**Education:**
- 2016-2018
- Fondazione Modena Arti Visive - Master in Contemporary Image
**Awards:**
- 2024 *Arteam Cup*, Espoarte Award, overall winner
- 2024 *Arteam Cup*, Espoarte Award, photography category winner
- 2023 *MZ Costruzioni*, Art Verona Award, winner
- 2021 *New Post Photography*, Mia Fair, winner
- 2019 *Premio Fabbri*, Fondazione Francesco Fabbri, finalist
- 2019 *UKYA City Takeover*, New Art Exchange Gallery, Nottingham, finalist
- 2017 *10 Years Old*, Foro Boario, Modena, winner
**Residencies:**
- 2024 *Momart Gallery*, Matera
- 2023 *Plaza Art Residency*, Plaza e de Russie, Viareggio
- 2019 *THP Tuscan House of Photography*, Palaia
- 2018 *Studiottantuno Contemporary Art Projects*, Mantua
**Publications:**
- 2024 *Arteam Cup*, Espoarte, Vanilla Edizioni
- 2022 *Attraversare l'orizzonte*, dialogue between photography, drawing, and painting, Prinp Editore, A Pick Gallery
- 2019 *GE\19 Boiling Projects*, SKIRA - Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- 2019 *Premio Fabbri*, Eighth Edition - Fondazione Francesco Fabbri