{"id":27,"date":"2022-04-21T15:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stefanogiosemeraro.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-06-13T18:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:28:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stefanogiosemeraro.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42fb742f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42fb742f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61911080\" data-id=\"61911080\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8c5123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8c5123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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My background is in Chemistry, but over time I felt the need to explore a different kind of language \u2013 one that could unearth questions rather than offer formulas. That&#8217;s how I came to photography: as a way to investigate the world through observation, memory, and transformation.<\/p><p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"965\">From 2013 to 2015, I studied Analog and Digital Photography and Visual Storytelling at CFP Bauer in Milan. During that period, in 2014, I co-founded the CROP Collective, which I was part of until 2021. It was a shared space of reflection among independent photographers, with a focus on the relationship between images, landscape, and nature. Since 2020, I\u2019ve been part of the collective TRAUMA Vision, where I continue to develop research projects alongside other artists and curators.<\/p><p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1378\">My work often revolves around the transformation of places \u2013 how natural and human elements interact, overlap, and reshape each other over time. I\u2019m drawn to fragile landscapes, to the traces we leave behind, and to photography\u2019s ability to hold what is fleeting. I see the act of photographing as a form of quiet resistance: a way to collect, interpret, and sometimes simply stand still in front of what changes.<\/p><p data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1594\">My work has been shown mainly in Italy, including at Photofestival Milano, Fabbrica del Vapore, Palazzo Marino, BASE, PhEST International Photofestival, and others. <br \/>I currently focus on long-term personal projects.<\/p><p data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1594\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1594\"><strong>contact<\/strong><\/p><p>info@stefanogiosemeraro.com<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>publications<\/strong><\/p><p>2023 \u2013 <span class=\"\">Amabili Resti \u2013 Published on FOOD fanzine by <a href=\"https:\/\/ditopublishing.com\/prodotto\/food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DITO Publishing<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2022 \u2013 Apulian Dioramas+Typos \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neamagazine.it\/fotografia\/apulian-dioramas-typos\/?fbclid=IwAR3nPvpPBDAYdt7a43V6RO7EpRww0df67Y-05aQ5zN5_He96xLXY081chac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nea Magazine<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2022 \u2013 Typos \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/insights-00\/insights-10-when-did-trees-become-streetlights-1eb3eb1aee95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conceptual Projects<\/a>, UK<br \/>2021 \u2013 Living Sculptures \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/perimetro.eu\/fuoriperimetro\/living-sculptures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perimetro<\/a>, Italy<br \/><\/span><span class=\"\">2021 \u2013 Living Sculptures \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/urth.co\/magazine\/olive-tree-bacteria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">URTH Magazine<\/a>, Australia<br \/>2021 \u2013 Living Sculptures \u2013 Interview for <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.discorsifotografici.it\/living-sculptures-un-racconto-fotografico-di-stefano-gio-semeraro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discorsi Fotografici<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2021 \u2013 Natural Kingdom \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/ombramagazine.com\/stefano-semeraro-natural-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ombra Magazine<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2021 \u2013 Living Sculptures \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/conceptualprojects.com\/Stefano-Gio-Semeraro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conceptual Projects<\/a>, UK<\/span><span class=\"\"><br \/>2021 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/loeildelaphotographie.com\/fr\/stefano-semeraro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u2019Oeil de la Photographie<\/a>, France<br \/>2021 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on InFieri, Italy<\/span><span class=\"\"><br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/blackriver.online\/issue-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlackRiver<\/a>, USA<br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/urbannext.net\/specchiolla-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urbanNext<\/a>, USA, Spain<br \/>2020 \u2013 Living Sculptures \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/landscape-stories.tumblr.com\/post\/636958785341194240\/stefano-gio-semeraro-living-sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landscape Stories<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/phroomplatform.com\/stefano-semeraro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phroom Platform<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/panorama.pm\/project\/mare-rurale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panorama.pm<\/a>, Spain<br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/futuroarcaico.it\/opere\/marerurale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Futuro Arcaico<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artwort.com\/2020\/10\/05\/fotografia\/mare-rurale-stefano-gio-semeraro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artwort<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Interview for <a href=\"https:\/\/originemagazine.com\/2020\/09\/12\/stefano-semeraro-mare-rurale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origine Magazine<\/a>, Italy<br \/>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floatmagazine.us\/portfolios\/stefano-semeraro?rq=mare%20rurale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Float Magazine<\/a>, USA<br \/><\/span><\/p><p>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c41magazine.com\/stefano-gio-semeraro-mare-rurale-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C41 Magazine<\/a>, Italy, France, Netherlands<\/p><p>2020 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broad.community\/blog\/2020\/8\/13\/stefano-gio-semeraro-mare-rurale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BROAD Magazine<\/a>, Canada<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>exhibitions<\/strong><\/p><p>2023 \u2013 Living sculptures \u2013 L&#8217;ORA BLU Exhibition \u2013 Collateral Maris Festival, Vieste (FG)<\/p><p>2023 \u2013 Mare Rurale \u2013 Uniformity_Perimetro Open Call \u2013 BASE Milano, Milan<\/p><p>2023 \u2013 Living Sculptures \u2013 Your Roots_Perimetro Open Call \u2013 Cascina Cuccagna, Milan<\/p><p>2022 \u2013 Apulian Dioramas \u2013 FUTURO PopUp Open Call \u2013 PhEST International Photofestival, Monopoli (BA)<\/p><p>2021 \u2013 Camera Crash Test \u2013 Droma opening at Litostudio, Milan<\/p><p>2019 \u2013 Grand Tour #2: Cambodia and Japan \u2013 Heracles Gymnasium<b>,\u00a0<\/b>Milan<b> \u2013 <\/b>Milano Photoweek<\/p><p>2018 \u2013 FDR_Il racconto della trama \u2013 with CROP Collective \u2013 Fabbrica della Ruota, Pray (BI)<\/p><p>2018 \u2013 Beppu Monogatari \u2013 Video projection \u2013 &#8220;Oriente&#8221; Festival 10&#215;10, Gonzaga (MN)<\/p><p>2017 \u2013 Las Baterias \u2013 ISO-Flora Project with CROP Collective \u2013 VIRIDI. Declinazioni fotografiche del verde, Villa Ormond, Sanremo (IM) \u2013 Spazivisivi<br \/>2016 \u2013 Innesti \u2013 Mantova Platform with CROP Collective \u2013 Festivaletteratura 2016, Mantova<br \/>2015 \u2013 La Feria y Mas \u2013 Endless Vacation Project with CROP Collective \u2013 International Photo Project \u2013 Spazio Soderini, Milan<\/p><p>2015 \u2013 Chromatic Concept \u2013 By Night with CROP Collective \u2013 Libreria Popolare di via Tadino, Milan<\/p><p>2015 \u2013 Ad Mensam \u2013 Under Cover Milano with CROP Collective \u2013 Palazzo Marino, Milan<\/p><p>2015 \u2013 Ad Mensam \u2013 Under Cover Milano with CROP Collective \u2013 RAM Studios_Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan<\/p><p>2015 \u2013 La Feria y Mas \u2013 Endless Vacation Project with CROP Collective \u00a0\u2013 HTTP. 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