Biography: Silvio Zangarini (b. 1981) is an Italian visual artist and photographer based in Groningen. With a degree in Aesthetic Philosophy from the University of Turin, his work explores perception, spatial memory, and the hidden complexity of everyday reality. Through layered photography, he transforms objects into subjects and invites reflection on the act of seeing. Silvio has lived and worked in Torino, Aarhus, and Utrecht, collaborating with institutions and galleries in Rome, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Leeuwarden, and New Orleans. Each city serves as a new lens—an alternate take on reality. Alongside his artistic projects, he works as an architectural and event photographer, offering a parallel, socially driven visual practice. His work has been exhibited across Europe and the U.S., including the Venice Biennale (2011), Fotografia Europea, Copenhagen Photo Festival, and numerous solo shows. He has participated in major art fairs such as Kunst RAI, PAN Amsterdam, and Art Karlsruhe, with galleries including Eduard Planting and Galerie Roos van Tudor. Residencies and programs include 100x Kunst in the Akerk (Kunstpunt, Groningen), KickstART (in4Art, Amsterdam), and Sigrid Stue (Kunsthal Aarhus). His photography acts as a poetic dialogue between presence and absence—layered, playful, and always questioning what we perceive as real.

Highlighted Exhibition: Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Italia (curated by Vittorio Sgarbi), Torino; Stunning Staircases, Grachtenmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam; Territories, Italian Embassy art space (curated by Irene Campolmi), Copenhagen Photo Festival; Gellerup, Open the Wonder-Box, Kunsthal Aarhus; Fotografia Europea 2012 – Vita commune (Common Life), Reggio Emilia; Stunning Staircases, Galerie Roos van Tudor, Leeuwarden; Deserti di Pietra and other stories (curated by Maria Cristina Strati), Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Amsterdam; Pladsen, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Copenhagen, LUNA Festival – Illusion, Media Art Friesland (curated by Andrea Möller), Leeuwarden; Paratissima, Torino.

Art Fairs / Residencies: Art fairs: Kunst RAI Solo Stand, Galerie Roos van Tudor, Amsterdam; PAN, Koster fine art, Amsterdam; Kunst RAI Solo Stand, Galerie Roos van Tudor, Amsterdam; Art Karlsruhe, Eduard Planting Gallery, Amsterdam; Kunst RAI, Eduard Planting Gallery, Amsterdam; RC Art Fair, Eduard Planting Gallery, Rotterdam; Kunst RAI, Eduard Planting Gallery, Amsterdam; Rotterdam Contemporary art fair, Eduard Planting Gallery, Rotterdam; Kunst RAI, Eduard Planting Gallery, Amsterdam; Rotterdam Contemporary art fair, Eduard Planting Gallery, Rotterdam; Realisme, Eduard Planting Gallery, Amsterdam; PAN, Eduard Planting Gallery, Amsterdam; Kunst RAI, Eduard Planting Gallery, Amsterdam; Art & Antiques fair, van den Doel & van Dun, s’Hertogenbosch; Raw art fair, Eduard Planting Gallery, Rotterdam; Art in the Warehouse, Eduard Planting Gallery, Rotterdam. Residencies:100x Kunst in the Akerk, Kunstpunt, Groningen; KickstART, in4Art, Amsterdam; Sigrid Stue, Århus Kunsthal, Gellerup, Aarhus