Stefano Graziani
Artist
Stefano Graziani lives in Trieste. His work, which blends photography, art, and architecture, contributes an unconventional voice to the contemporary artistic discourse. He teaches photography in the Master’s program in Photography at the IUAV University of Venice, at NABA in Milan, and at ISIA in Urbino, and collaborates with various architecture firms, including Baukuh (Milan), Christ & Gantenbein (Switzerland), Office KGDVS (Belgium), and Onsite (Milan). He co-curated the exhibition and publication The Lives of Documents, Photography as Project (Walther Koenig Verlag) at the CCA in Montreal. His work is represented by Galleria Mazzoli, based in Modena and Berlin. In 2009, he published Under the Volcano and Other Stories, featuring photographs taken on the island of Vulcano. Under the Volcano and Other Stories, con fotografie fatte sull’isola di Vulcano.
Projects for Volcanic Attitude
Artist in residence for Volcanic Attitude 2026.
During the festival, Stefano Graziani reflects on his past exploration of the La Fossa crater on Vulcano and his work with volcanic landscapes for the photographic project Under The Volcano and Other Stories, published in 2009.
“For me, being at the foot of the volcano means alluding to a condition that has nothing to do with the location you are in at a specific moment. There are few photographs of the volcano because I couldn't help but include them in the series; they are photographs of fog, hazy, filled with rocks and sulfur. Whatever the photographs show us, I am interested in contemplating a condition that is human—close to being in relation with a constant presence. I would also like to think of these photographs as an overlapping of visions and dreams, so they are stories without a precise beginning or end; they exist as consequences of other conditions.” (Stefano Graziani)
Selection of recent exhibitions / projects / conferences
His works have been exhibited internationally by institutions such as the Prada Foundation in Milan, the Venice Architecture Biennale, and the Manifesta European Art Biennale, and have been published in monographs and group publications. Among his most recent publications Reality Show, Silvana ed. a cura di Francesco Zanot, Shonandai, Walther Koenig Verlag, Picture Window Frame, A+Mbookstore, Milano, Mostra Fotografica, Quodlibet, edited by Alessandro Dandini da Sylva. Her works have been acquired by public and private collections such as the CCA in Montreal, MAXXI and ICCD in Rome, MuFoCo in Cinisello Balsamo, the Prada Foundation, and the Palladio Museum.
Places
Salita sul cratere La Fossa, Vulcano
