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Theo Volpatti
Contact: | Theo Volpatti |
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Tel.: | +39 06 328281 |
Fax: | +39 06 32828240 |
E-Mail: | international:annalisasalsano-asalsano@contrasto.it |
Web: | http://www.contrasto.it/eng/photographers/dettaglio.asp?idf=1242&b=1 |
”Theo Volpatti was born in 1977, among mountains of
Valtellina, Italy.
He moved to Milan to follow his University courses at
Politecnico. In the same period he began to deepen his interest
for photography attending courses at I.E.D.
IN 1999 he moved to New York where two years later he finished
his studies with a specialization in photography. From 2001 his
images have been projected annually during the initiative ”La
Milanesiana”, under the sponsorship of the Province of Milano,
held at Palazzo Isimbardi. His shots introduced and remarked on
performances of worldwide known writers and artists.
In 2002 he documented many pacifist demonstrations in the U.S.,
and started an ambitious project on Jewish neighborhoods in New
York with the aim to illustrate a possible cohabitation among
different ethnic groups.
In 2003, he introduced four unusual portraits in occasion of
the exhibition ”Young American Photographers: Challenging The
Future”, held at ”Gallerie des Galleries”, Gallerie La Fayette
in Paris. In the same year Teti Editore Publishing House,
located in Rome, in collaboration with RCS, housed Volpatti'
shots in occasion of the exhibition dedicated to Italian
photographers .The photos were shown at the Exhibit Palace in
Saint Petersbourg for the anniversary of the city foundation.
Also in 2003 he made an artistic photo survey of
the,Carangueyeiros' in the Bahia mangroves.
Putting to good use his trimestral employment as university
assistant to Photography Courses at Bir-ziet University
(Ramallah - WestBank), Theo embarked on a wide reportage on
Occupied Territories;an intimate cross-section about daily life
in that region. At the moment he's preparing an exhibition,
organized by the Palestinian National Authority in Italy.
In 2004 he documented the movie ”Looking for Alfred”, directed
by Belgian Artist Johan Grimonprez. Related images are
currently exhibited in London, at The Photographer Gallery, as
well as at the National Museum in Rotterdam. In the same year,
in occasion of the Festival ”Portfolio in Piazza”, held at
Savignano, Volpatti won ”Marco Pesaresi Scholarship” for his
project ”Palestine”, a reportage about daily life of
Palestinians. At the end of 2004 he went to Mongolia .He
intentionally left apart folk aspects of the country, and
focused his documentation on the dark sides of Mongolian
society.”
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