Biography

I was born in 1969 in Rome, Italy and since 2005 I have been living abroad in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Czech Republic, Spain and Australia.

In 2018 and part of 2019 I have decided to devote myself totally to artistic research. I moved to Madrid and I have gained a Master in Fine Arts Photography at the European Institute of Design (IED).

My photography and film installations have been exhibited and/or published in Hong Kong, Australia, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Czech Republic, Spain, Greece and the United States and are part of several private collections.

Artistic profile

Solo Exhibitions and screenings
2019: Materia Oscura - Galeria José Rincón, Madrid, Spain
2018: Polvere di Ferro - Riflessioni, Archivio Storico Comunale, Palermo, Italy
2018: La Fabbrica dell’Assoluto, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Palermo, Italy
2017: Iron Dust - Reflections, Dagmar and Vaclav Havel Foundation, Prague, Czech Republic
2017: Cityscapes - The Dream of Modernity, Vnitroblock, Prague, Czech Republic
2017: Cityscapes - The Dream of Modernity, Italian Cultural Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2010: Cityscapes, Cantina Belli, Fumone, Italy
2008: Cityscapes, Kina Art, Marino, Italy
2008: Cityscapes, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley, UK
2007: Cityscapes, Al Volo Gallery, London, UK
2007: Cityscapes, Municipal Palace, Fumone, Italy

Collective Exhibitions
2020: Materia Oscura Artist Book, RAW Phototriennale, Worpswede, Germany
2020: Materia Oscura Artist Book, Officine Fotografiche Roma, Italy
2019: Materia Oscura Artist Book, IED Madrid, Spain
2019: Materia Oscura Artist Book, Photo Ireland
2019: Materia Oscura Artist Book, Kassel Buch
2019: Materia Oscura Artist Book, Benaki Museum, Athens

Films
2018: La Fabbrica dell’Assoluto, Duration 6:29, Italian, English
2017: Iron Dust - Reflections, Duration 8:28, Italian, English, Czech
2017: The Architecture of Emotions, Duration 4.14, English with Italian subtitles

Awards
2019: Materia Oscura artist book selected for Photobook Festival in Athens
2019: Materia Oscura artist book shortlisted for the Kassel Dummy Award
2019: Materia Oscura, selected for Descubrimientos at Photo Espana
2018: The Duality of Truth - between Aspiration and Realisation, selected to join the photography platform Transeuropa
2018: The Duality of Truth - between Aspiration and Realisation, selected as runner up at 2nd International Photography Prize Mondo Galeria, Madrid, Spain
2017: Cityscapes - The Dream of Modernity - Excellence Award – Black and White Magazine US
2017: Cityscapes - The Dream of Modernity selected for Descubrimientos at Photo Espana XX

Public collections
2017: Iron Dust - Reflections - Fine Prints Edition, Fondazione Eleutheria Czech Republic

Publications
2021: The Reality Issue, artist photobook
2019: Materia Oscura, artist photobook
2018: Polvere di Ferro - Riflessioni sul Paesaggio Post-industriale, exhibition catalogue
2018: La Cappella degli Italiani a Praga, photography book
2016: Cityscapes - The Dream of Modernity, photography book

Education
2019: Master in Fine Arts, Distinction, European Institute of Design

Lectures and public talks
2019: Presentation of the artist book Materia Oscura at La Libreria de La Fabrica, Madrid
2019: Presentation of the artist book Materia Oscura at Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol
2018: L’investigazione della realtà attraverso l’immagine, Scuola stabile di Fotografia, Palermo
2018: L’investigazione della realtà attraverso l’immagine, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Palermo, Italia
2018: L’Architettura delle Emozioni, struttura e organizzazione del processo creativo, Dipartimento di Architettura, Università di Palermo

Selected Features and Articles
2021: Paper gallery, The reality Issue: modern city inspired an artist with a newly polished urbanity of meta-photography.
2019: Frequenza 976 Madrid, Interview with Ilaria Notarbartolo
2019: Patrimonio Italiano TV, Interview with Michele Pilla
2019: Radio Circulo delle Belles Artes, Interview with Marco Ricci and Elisabetta Bagli
2019: LondonOne Radio, Interview on the artist book Materia Oscura
2019: From the Italian Chapel project, image featuring on the catalog of the Exhibition on the Italian Congregation in Prague
2018: Telegiornale di Sicilia, Polvere di Ferro - A Palermo la mostra del fotografo Danilo De Rossi
2018: Repubblica TV, Dalla Repubblica Ceca a Palermo per filmare i Cantieri Culturali della Zisa
2018: IlSicilia, A Palermo la mostra di Danilo De Rossi “Polvere di ferro – Riflessioni […]
2018: Italiani Ovunque, Danilo De Rossi, da CEO di una multinazionale ad artista in Spagna […]
2017: Praha 1 TV: IRON DUST - Reflections
2017: Interview, in conversation with Vnitroblock
2017: Hashtag Photography, 19, London
2017: Il Sogno di Modernità di Danilo De Rossi, Mariapia Bruno, Blasting News
2017: Book review on Czech Green Building Council, Czech Republic
2017: Ciao Praga, Il sogno di Modernità di Danilo De Rossi, by Paola Caronni
2009: DC Photography Magazine, 105 - Hong Kong
2009: Silvershotz, Volume 7, Edition 2

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