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© 2021 by Paolo Aldi
© 2021 by Paolo Aldi
Paolo Aldi
Photographer and visual artist
1955. Paolo Aldi is born in Rovereto on December 20th.
1974. He began collaborating as a photographer with the regional daily Alto Adige as soon as he obtained his scientific high school diploma, link: Focus on the community. Paolo Aldi remembers
1976. Opens his own studio in Rovereto. For several years he collaborates in various educational experiences in the school world where photography is used as an interdisciplinary activity. Particular interest in pinhole photography.
1986. Starts the color laboratory activity.
1988. He ended his collaborations with newspapers and focused on study and laboratory activities. The photojournalistic material produced over fifteen years is collected and preserved at the Museo Storico del Trentino, link Paolo Aldi Photographic Archive. For seven years he served as president of the association of professional photographers of Trentino.
1990. The rediscovery of ancient photographic printing techniques begins, focusing especially on gum bichromate and kallitype.
1995. He resumes his previous studies on the use of infrared film and begins to use it regularly in the field of portraiture.
1996. Begins a regular exhibition activity of his artistic works. Starts teaching activities mainly focused on darkroom techniques; teaches photography courses for conscripted soldiers as part of European projects; holds seminars and workshops at academies, public and private educational institutions. Creates the photographs of the cycle Corpo (s)conosciuto.
1997. Exhibits in a group show of Italian photographers in Belgium at the Accademie des beaux arts in Tamines. Holds a solo exhibition in Palermo at the Lewis Hine photographic gallery. Begins creating photographs for the Fluttuazioni series.
1998. He is awarded ex aequo the first prize at the Toscana Fotofestival. He exhibits the work Fluttuazioni at the Galleria le due spine in Rovereto. At Palazzo Libera in Villa Lagarina he exhibits the new work Impressioni. In Palermo at the Libreria Dante he exhibits Corpo (s)conosciuto.
1999. He is co-founder of the Museum Gallery of the Art of Printing (GAMS) and is in charge of its photography section. He exhibits Fluttuazioni in New York, Florence, Brescia, and Massa Marittima.
2000. He resumes pinhole photography and regularly dedicates himself to its experimentation and use. For GAMS, he curates "The Language of Printing," a series of exhibitions and theoretical and educational meetings dedicated to rediscovering aspects of fine art photographic printing, providing a starting point for reflection on the possibilities offered to photographic language by the knowledge and use of different materials and techniques.
2001. Begins the artisanal production of HAL: an original pinhole device made of cherry wood. Exhibits Fluttuazioni in Brussels. Exhibits in Barcelona at the Zero Art Gallery.
2002. At Santa Maria della Scala in Siena, he participates, in a dedicated room, in the international exhibition "Senza obiettivo" pinhole photography exhibition. He is among the exhibitors at the Annual National Juried Art Exhibition in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
2003. He exhibits with other artists from Rovereto in the group show “Between a Time That Falls Apart and One That Is Born” and in Savignano sul Rubicone with his own solo show “The Pinhole Gaze”.
2004. Collaborates with the Superintendence for Historical-Artistic Heritage of the Autonomous Province of Trento, producing the photographic prints for the exhibition “Professione donna”. Exhibits his solo show Ritratti in Piazza at Palazzo Libera in Villa Lagarina (TN): 50 large-format portraits made with a pinhole camera. The volume Ritratti in Piazza is published by Nicolodi Editore. Becomes a member of the Coordinating Team of the WPPD (Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day). Creates the series Cibi fantastici.
2005. Oversees the historical research, conception, and realization of the major exhibition “The Bell Tells Its Story. Autobiography of Maria Dolens” for the Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti of Rovereto.
2006. He curated the set-up in Basel, at the Offene Kirche Elisabethen, of the exhibition “The Bell Tells Its Story. Autobiography of Maria Dolens.” He collaborated with the Superintendency for Historical and Artistic Heritage of the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Artisans Association of the Province of Trento, producing the photographic prints for the exhibition “Craftsman’s Knowledge. Photographs of Old Trades of Trentino.”
He collaborates with the Superintendency for Historical-Artistic Heritage of the Autonomous Province of Trento, producing photographic prints from Federico Vender's negatives for the exhibition “Architectures without Architects”.
2007. Organizes “Ant, before and after winter 2007,” his own anthology that heralds the change of location of his atelier. On this occasion, the first exhibition of the Muffazioni cycle.
2008. The new photographic atelier opens at via Rialto 47 in Rovereto: "not a shop... but an unusual, spacious studio, a gallery of large photographs on the walls. A place for exhibiting and selling photographs and unusual and now rare photographic equipment and materials..." Prints the photographs for Peter Coffin's solo exhibition at Manifesta 7. Creates the installation "Bertolini Arte".
2009. Curates the set-up in Marcinelle, Belgium, in the former Le Bois du Cazier mine, of the exhibition “The Bell Tells Its Story. Autobiography of Maria Dolens.” Organizes and coordinates the 1st edition of Rovereto Stenopeica.
2010. Installation and performance Water… essence of being together with Lia Grigoletti at Palazzo Bertolini in Rovereto. Organizes and coordinates the 2nd edition of Rovereto Stenopeica.
2011. He oversees the organization and set-up at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg of the exhibition "150 Years After the Unification of Italy: The Message of Peace from Maria Dolens." He exhibits at the MIA Art Fair in Milan. He oversees the organization and set-up of the exhibition for the 25th anniversary of the Il Ponte cooperative in Rovereto. He collaborates with the Superintendency for Historical and Artistic Heritage of the Autonomous Province of Trento, producing photographic prints for the exhibition "Stone Shots. Sculptures by Andrea Malfatti in Photography between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries." Together with his wife Lia, he develops a special technique derived from lumen prints for creatively photographing flowers. He organizes and coordinates the 3rd edition of Rovereto Stenopeica.
2012. Designs and creates for the artist Giorgio Andreotta Calò the optical apparatus for the Camera obscura installed at the Maxxi museum in Rome, winner of the Italia 2012 prize. He also designs and creates for the artist Giorgio Andreotta Calò the optical apparatuses for the Camera obscuras he created in a large installation at the Smart Museum in Amsterdam. Organizes and coordinates the 4th edition of Rovereto Stenopeica. First exhibition of Sunny flowers.
2013. He completes the Simo series of works. He portrays artisans and shopkeepers in the Workers series exhibited along the streets of the historic center of Rovereto and in front of the shops.
2014. Launches the edition of an artist's book series. During the year publishes Fluttuazioni, Ritratti futuristi, Sunny flowers, Senza parole. Exhibits in Paris at “Page(s) – Salon du livre d’artiste”. Participates in the “Civil Pilgrimage of Peace” along the First World War front. Publishes the book of reflections and photographs Pellegrinaggio civile della pace. Creates the portrait series “Intreccio” for the Triennale del legno in Trento. Honorable mention from the jury of the Moscow International Foto Awards. Exhibits Simo at the Expert gallery in Bibbiena.
2015. He moves his studio and residence to an ancient renovated spinning mill, in Nomi between Trento and Rovereto. He creates the fifth artist's book Civil Pilgrimage of Peace. He curates, creates, and sets up the permanent exhibition of the Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti in Rovereto: "The World at the Bell".
2016. She dedicates herself to encaustic photography on wood. She presents the cycle The Lake in a solo exhibition at the Congress Center of Riva del Garda. She exhibits three of her artist's books in San Donà di Piave for the International Review “From Book to Book/the essence of artist's books.” She launches the operation Aromatic homage to Marcel Duchamp with the installation of the same name, a blog, a dedicated Facebook page, and a crowdfunding campaign for financing.
2017. Designs and creates the optical apparatus and the Camera obscura installed at the Museion (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) in Bolzano for the exhibition Hämatli & Patriæ curated by Nicolò Degiorgis. Participates in Arte Padova - Contemporary Art Talent Show exhibiting Il Lago. In France, in Mandelieu la Napoule, he is present at the International Contemporary Art Fair exhibiting the box Il Lago. Exhibits in an apartment, in Nomi in Trentino, the exhibition Aromatico homage to Marcel Duchamp with the presentation of the catalogue/report of the operation, the work Tentazione oculista and the artist's book Dato a.
2018. Creates with Lia a folder in which she presents a new series of Sunny Flowers. Participates with her own exhibition at the second edition of Arte Vicenza. Participates with her own space at Autentica unconventional art fair in Verona and wins the IVYnode prize with the work Eco e Narciso. In the church of San Osvaldo in Rovereto, she exhibits Sunny Flowers and Aromatico omaggio a Marcel Duchamp.
2019. Designs and installs, for the artist Giorgio Andreotta Calò, the optical apparatus for the Camera obscura created on the 31st floor of the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan.
2020. Exhibits Bellum in the halls of the Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti. Exhibits Radici in Palazzo Rosmini in Rovereto.
2021. Exhibits Sunny Flowers in the church of San Martino near Lake Cei. Exhibits Sunny Flowers in the church of San Martino near Lake Cei (Trento). Exhibits Bellum at the “La soffitta – Spazio delle arti” Gallery in Sesto Fiorentino.
Solo exhibitions
2024
Silk Threads, Rovereto, City Museum
2021
Sunny Flowers, Lake Cei, San Martino church, Lake Dei (Trento).
Bellum, Sesto Fiorentino, La soffitta Gallery - Art Space
2020
Bellum, Rovereto, Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti
Roots, Rovereto, Palazzo Rosmini “al Frassen”
2018
Sunny Flowers and Aromatico homage to Marcel Duchamp, Rovereto, Church of San Osvaldo
2017
Aromatic homage to Marcel Duchamp, Names, private apartment
2016
The lake, Riva del Garda, Congress Center
2015
The world at the Bell, Rovereto, Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti
2012
Sunny Flowers, four-handed work with Lia Grigoletti, Rovereto, Atelier Foto Paolo Aldi
2011
Staff, Verona, Bolla Wineries
2009
Fantastic foods, Rovereto, Atelier Foto Paolo Aldi
Staff, Nogaredo, Palazzo Candelpergher
2008
Installation for Bertolini Arte, Rovereto, Palazzo Bertolini
Fluctuations, Castellanza, Villa Pomini
2007
Ant, before and after the winter of 2007, Rovereto, Paolo Aldi Photo Atelier
2005
Portraits in the square, Foiano della Chiana, Foiano Fotografia VII
2004
Portraits in the square, Villa Lagarina, Palazzo Libera
2001
Fluctuations, Brussels, Atelier ph7
(Un)known body, Villa Lagarina, Territorial Identities Festival
2000
Fluctuations, Palermo, Dante Bookstore
1999
Fluctuations, Sesto Fiorentino, La Soffitta Gallery
Fluctuations, Brescia, National Museum of Photography
Fluctuations, Massa Marittima, Tuscany Photo Festival
Fluctuations, New York, Uma Gallery
1998
Fluctuations, Rovereto, Le Due Spine Gallery
Impressions, Villa Lagarina, Palazzo Libera
(Un)known body, Palermo, Dante Bookstore
1997
Solo exhibition, Palermo, Lewis Hine Photo Gallery
Cultural activities and group exhibitions
2023
The radical gaze. Passion, curiosity and rigor in Italian photography | Seriate Town Hall
2019
AD Gallery | Border | Contemporary Photography Art Prize, Fiesole
2018
Autentica unconventional art fair, Verona
Contemporary Art Talent Show, Arte Vicenza
2017
International Contemporary Art Fair, Mandelieu la Napoule
Contemporary Art Talent Show, Arte Padova
2016
From Book to Book/the essence of artist's books, International Exhibition, San Donà di Piave
2014
Temporary Space, Rovereto
Woman, ExpArt Gallery, Bibbiena
Page(s) – Artist's Book Fair, Paris
2011
MIA Art Fair, Milan
150 years after the Unification of Italy, the message of Peace from Maria Dolens, Strasbourg, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
2010
Installation and performance Water ... essence of Being, Rovereto, Palazzo Bertolini
2009
The Bell tells its story. Autobiography of Maria Dolens, Marcinelle, Le Bois du Cazier
Without Lenses, Florence, Contemporary Archive of Photographic Art Printing
Without Lenses, Rovereto, Atelier Foto Paolo Aldi
2007
Contemporary pinhole Photography, Venice, Exhibition space of “La Gondola”
2006
The Bell tells its story. Autobiography of Maria Dolens, Basel, Offene Kirche Elisabethen
2005
The Bell tells its story. Autobiography of Maria Dolens, Rovereto, Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti
2004
Father Eusebio Jori, Rovereto, Foundation Opera Campana dei Caduti
2003
The pinhole gaze, Savignano sul Rubicone, Palazzo Vendemini
Between a time that crumbles and one that is born, Rovereto, MART Auditorium
2002
Dimension 2002, Annual National Juried Art Exibition, Winston-Salem (NC)
International Exhibition Without Objective, Siena, Santa Maria della Scala
Art & Design of Trentino Craftsmanship, Trento, Palazzo Geremia
2001
War, Barcelona, Zero Art Gallery
1999
Impressions, Sacile, Church of St. Gregory
Arte Europa 2000, Reggio Emilia
1998
Bergger Stand, Cologne, Photokina
End-of-year group exhibition, Rovereto, Le due Spine Gallery
1997
Accademie des beaux arts de Tamines, Brussels,
National Museum of Photography, Brescia
1996
Italian Infrared Photography Association, Gubbio
National Museum of Photography, Brescia
Awards
2018
IVYnode Award for the work Eco e Narciso, Autentica unconventional art fair, Verona
2014
Honorable mention at the Moscow International Photo Awards for Simo, Moscow
1998
First prize at the Toscana Fotofestival with Fluttuazioni, Massa Marittima
Artist's books
- Bellum, 2019
- Dato a, 2017
- Civil pilgrimage of peace, first edition 2015
- Speechless, first edition 2014
- Sunny flowers, first edition 2014
- Fluctuations, first edition 2014
- Futurist portraits, first edition 2013
Books and catalogs
- Bellum, 2020
- Back to the Past, 2019
- Aromatic homage to Marcel Duchamp 2016-2017, 2017
- Civil pilgrimage of peace, 2014
- The Bell tells its story. Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti, DVD, 2005
- Atomic Tree. Nicolodi Editore, 2005
- Portraits in the square. Nicolodi Editore, 2004
- 25 recipes. Nicolodi Editore, 2004
- Between a time that crumbles and one that is born. Edizioni Stella, 2003
- Without lens. Protagon Editori Toscani, 2002
- Fragliotte sails. Edizioni Osiride 2001
- Fluctuations. Edizioni Stella, 1999
- Impressions. Edizioni Stella, 1998
- Fluctuations. Edizioni Stella, 1998
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