Pierluigi Ciambra is a visual artist born in Palermo in 1978. He currently lives and develops his projects in southern Italy.
Graduated in 2002 from the photography course at the European Institute of Design in Rome, he later graduated in Theories and Practices of Anthropology with a thesis on Visual Anthropology entitled "Ethnophotography - Research with and on Images", at La Sapienza University in Rome (2006).
He has always been fascinated by photography and believes it is the best way to tell a story, investigate reality and express his own point of view on the world.
All his projects start from inner motivations and the pleasure of knowledge. His work not only explores his personal history by relating it to the historical and territorial context but also addresses the themes of identity, memory and belonging.
He believes in slow photography, allowing him to develop long-term projects, describe a subject in depth, and create authentic contact with people.
In 2013, he started a project in which he describes through photography the process of her daughters' growth, family dynamics, the development of identities and their different personalities. In 2023, this family diary, thanks to the publishing house 89Books, became a book entitled Lullaby and last goodbye.
His work has been published in various magazine and exhibited in Italy and Europe.
Education:
2002 - Photography Program Istituto Europeo di Design (IED)
2006 - Theories and Practices of Anthropology – Università La Sapienza
Exhibitions:
2020 - GT Art Photo Agency
2021 – Cifa - Centro Italiano della Fotografia d’Autore
2021 - Galleria Artemisia in Padua
2021 - Palazzo Merulana in Rome
2022 - FAMILIEFOTO’S exhibition - Saint-Gilles, Brussels
2022 – Zines Palermo 2022
2022 - Con occhi nuovi. Fotografare e capire - group exhibition
2022 - Alec Soth workshop - group exhibition
2023 - Hedgehog effect - group exhibition
Publications:
2020 – PhotoCult magazine - article
2020 – Fotoit magazine - article
2021 – IMP (International Month of Photojournalism) - catalogue
2021 – Travel Tales – Storie di viaggio e viaggiatori - catalogue
2021 – Riflessioni magazine - article
2022 - Fisheye magazine - article
2022 – Non fotografare per vedere - catalogue
2022 – Gente di Fotografia - article
2023 – Broad Magazine Reppink’s Selects Issue, curated by Marlène Meyer-Dunker
2023 - Tifa (Tokyo International Foto Awards) - Interview
2023 – Lenscratch magazine - Interview
2023 April - Publication of the book "Lullaby and last goodbye" by 89Books.
Awards and Shortlist:
2020 - ItalyPhotoAward
2020 - Px3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris
2020 - International Month of Photojournalism
2022 - Shortlist Star photobook Dummy Award 2022
2022 - TIFA 2022 Official Selection
2022 - Tifa - 1st Place winner in People/Gold in People/Jury top 5 selection 2022
