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Olivo Barbieri (born in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna)

From the s onwards, he developed his interest in photography , focusing his research on artificial lighting in European and Oriental cities. In he began exhibiting his work both in Italy and abroad. In the early s he began to travel regularly to the Far East, especially to China, developing research, still ongoing, on the themes of the great changes taking place and their representation.

In he took part in Viaggio in Italia promoted by Luigi Ghirri, a seminal exhibition and book for European photography. Since the mids, he has adopted a photographic technique that allows him to keep only certain points of the image in focus. The investigated cities seen as a temporary installation where centre and periphery, structures and infrastructures, a fundamental part of our sense of belonging and identity , seen from above appear as a miniature, a scale model where hierarchical relationships, in terms of space and importance, are questioned and re-imagined in an unprecedented way.

The artist exhibited at the Venice Biennale in , , and More than 50 monographs and catalogues have been published on the artist's work. Works by Barbieri can be found in museums and public and private art collections in Europe, Asia and the United States. For referrals, loan requests and other projects. In order to respond to your enquiry, we will process the personal data you have supplied in accordance with our privacy policy.

Olivo Barbieri : Italian, Contemporary photographer, known for the miniaturisation effect of landscapes. Olivo Barbieri Italian, Biography Works. The artist now lives and works in Carpi. Copyright the artist.