Francesco Romoli

Francesco Romoli
Francesco Romoli
Born	27 May 1977; Pisa
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Photography, Visual Art

Francesco Romoli (born 27 May 1977) is an Italian-born artist based in Tuscany. He combines photography with graphic design to create intriguing and surreal images, seeking to disconnect the photographic medium from reality.

Biography

Francesco Romoli studied computer science at the University of Pisa.

In his Solo Exhibition in Milan, at MIA fair, in April 2015[1] the artist presented for the first time his series of Photographs Dark City, made by miniature scenes and dioramas of a fictional city.[2]

He is known internationally for his series Imaginary Towns, created in 2013, a series of photographs made by cardboard.[3]

He currently lives and works in Pisa.

Awards and exhibitions

Romoli's works were selected for the Sony Photography Awards 2014, exhibited in London at Somerset House.[4]

In April 2014 Romoli's gif 'Pandemonim:Death&Rebirth' was presented at Saatchi Gallery in occasion of the Saatchi Gallery and Google Plus Motion Photography Prize.[5]

The works of Romoli have been presented in various art fairs as MIA fair in Milan, Photissima in Turin and Venice.

References

"MIA FAIR MILANO 2015 » Francesco Romoli" (in Italian). 2015.miafair.it. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
"Dioramas of a Fictional, 'Dark City' Have Us Questioning Reality". Feature Shoot. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
"Imaginary Towns I Francesco Romoli | Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism". Vsw.org. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
"NO.3, Francesco Romoli © Francesco Romoli, Sony World Photography Awards". Artribune. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
"The Motion Photography Prize in Association with Google". Saatchigallery.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

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[1] "MIA FAIR MILANO 2015 » Francesco Romoli" (in Italian). 2015.miafair.it. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[2] "Dioramas of a Fictional, 'Dark City' Have Us Questioning Reality". Feature Shoot. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[3] "Imaginary Towns I Francesco Romoli | Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism". Vsw.org. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[4] "NO.3, Francesco Romoli © Francesco Romoli, Sony World Photography Awards". Artribune. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[5] "The Motion Photography Prize in Association with Google". Saatchigallery.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.