I am a documentary and architectural photographer based in Trieste and Salsomaggiore Terme – Parma. I studied architecture and I work as art director – photo editor, professional photographer and editorial consultant.
Since my early age, I have been cultivating the art of film photography, and during my university studies I explored digital photography and techniques of digital representation. In 2010, I co-founded a cultural association committed to urban regeneration in Trieste, for which I remain responsible of photography until 2015. During this period I created a map of hundreds of abandoned buildings because of the city degrowth. At the same time, I started my career as a curator of other photographers. In 2012, I conceived and directed “Elsewhere – Mental Health & Human Rights International Festival”, a multidisciplinary international festival with the patronage of the Council of Europe. In addition, I led documentary projects which show the difficult relationship between man, nature and anthropized space.
In 2016, I attended the international masterclasses of photojournalism “Visual Storytelling in the Digital Age”, organized by ICP- International Center of Photography (New York) and Camera – Italian Center for Photography (Torino).
All these experiences allowed me to define my approach to my assignment and personal works, undertaking several long-term projects, including “On moving border”.
I was committed in social projects, among others with Women Anti-violence Center, International House of Women, InsideOut Project (For the right of the second-generation immigrants citizenship).
Currently I am pursuing projects that affect environment, local cultures, and life along the border area.
Selected clients and editorial include:
Davines SpA, Molteni&C, Marine Interiors, Fincantieri, Green Wise Italy and Japan (Milano), Demus SpA, DemusLab srl, Miot srl, Architetto Elena Carlini Studio [Museo Podrecca (Cividale – IT), Padiglione Coldiretti EXPO 2015 (Milano IT), Passerella Pubblica per Acquedotto Randaccio (Trieste IT), Private Houses and Spaces …], Minimal srl, AR Elettronica – Led lighting leader, Impact HUB Trieste, SISSA International School for Advanced Studies – Master of Master in Complex Actions, TEDx Trieste, Bake Agency, Good Vibrations Ent. s.p.a., G&Life s.p.a.
Sole24ore – Edilizia e Territorio, Abitare web – international design magazine, Le Grand Jeu – art website, JulietArt Magazine, Temporeale – La rivista a Banda Larga, Circolo della Stampa Trieste, Scuola Europea Sommelier
Selected Pubblications, Books and Self Publishing:
NO MORE LEAFS – Antropica. zero edition zine, Self Publish Fanzine, 2023
AA.VV., “Spazi. Fotografia Zeropixel 2022″ (Catalog), Trieste Nov 2022
AA.VV., “Corpo / Body. Fotografia Zeropixel 2021″ (Catalog), Trieste Nov 2021
Efrem Raimondi, “Rifugio by Elisa Biagi“, on “Two-time photography – Fotografia a due tempi”, Silvana Editoriale, June 2020
Nicoletta Prandi, “Lasciapassare – Vivere il confine mobile. Elisa Biagi …”, in ArtApp n22 2019, pg 56-59
Michele Smargiassi, “Are the verbs in the picture abacus?” [ originally “Nell’abecedario della fotografia ci sono i verbi?“], on Fotocrazia – Evoluzioni e rivoluzioni nel futuro, nel presente e nel passato del fotografico on Repubblica.it, January 14 2019
“White prelude – il futuro entra in noi molto prima che accada”,
January 2019 – Artist’s book: 34 pages, 14,8 x 21,0 cm (A5), soft cover
10 numbered copies + 4 copies for private use. Self Publish
“Lasciapassare – Vivere il confine mobile”, March 2018 – Self Publish Book
92 pages, 14,8 x 21,0 cm (A5), extraprint paper 160gr
I Ed – 60 copies
“Torino, Porta Palazzo raccontata dai fotografi di mezzo mondo”, su La Repubblica
Luglio 2016
“Nude Complexity” (Rolex Learning Centre in Lausanne, Designed by SANAA architects ) in “_NB i linguaggi della comunicazione”, fausto lupetti ed. ( issn 11222050 )
November 2012
“Il Mio Carso 100 anni 100 immagini. Omaggio a Scipio Slataper” edited by Simone Volpato Editore, with the support of Biblioteca Statale Isontina and Pordenonelegge International Festival. ISBN-10: 8896925118 ISBN-13: 9788896925119
2012
Paper in “L’immagine è un testo” in AAVV, “Quotidiane Geometrie”, Ed. Lulu. (ISBN 978-1-4477-6694-0)
2011
Happening, performances,
readings, talks and workshops:
TALK. TriesteBookFest 2023 – Trieste: ShadesE se ti dico Trieste? (What if I tell you Trieste?)Event in collaboration with TrartCarlo Alberto Andreasi, Elisa Biagi, Mario Sillani Djerrahiantalk with Federica Luser and Monica Mazzolini.Auditorium “Sofianopulo” Civic Museum of Art Revoltella – TriesteMarch 12, 2023
TALK. “R as relationship” – artistic investigation of emotions, expectations, gestures that “put into practice” the relationship between people, followed by a guided tour by the authors Elisa Biagi and Francesco Chiot, at Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Trieste (IT) — December 11, 2018
Workshop: “R as Relation” creative communication labs – the polysemy of images dealt with image collages, conceived and curated by Elisa Biagi, promoted by Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Trieste (IT), under the patronage of the Municipality of Trieste and Department of Equal Opportunities, with the contribution of Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region – November 14, 2018 and December 12, 2018
TALK. “Relation is” dialogue and presentation of the long-term project carried out jointly with Francesco Chiot, with the participation of Federica Purgatori, curated by Daria Tommasi for Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Trieste (IT) — November 9, 2018
TALK. “What does it mean living today on a moving border?”, about my last long term project On moving border and my book Lasciapassare.
At Anaxum – Circolo Culturale e Fotografico, Precenicco UD (IT) — August 16, 2018
Travel tips and arts talk with “Femminile plurale”, curated by Federica Purgatori
Trieste (IT) — September 2015
Talk about “Image of abandonment. Elisa Biagi, objectives and instruments of images” – Lab. Planning curated by Arch. Fabio Alessandro Fusco
Politecnico di Milano (IT) — May 2014
What’s on now:
Foreign guest photographer with “Breaking” – personal exhib.
at Muestra internacional de fotografía Ramón Ignacio Serras 2023
Centro Cultural Sanz Enea, Zarautz, Guipúzcoa (País Vasco/España)
Nov 16 — 21 Jen 2024
Selected exhibitions:
Foreign guest photographer with “Breaking” – personal exhib.
at Muestra internacional de fotografía Ramón Ignacio Serras 2023
Centro Cultural Sanz Enea, Zarautz, Guipúzcoa (País Vasco/España)
Nov 16 — 21 Jen 2024
Climax – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Palazzo Costanzi, Sala Veruda, Trieste (IT)
Nov 16 — 26, 2023
TALK. TriesteBookFest 2023 – Trieste: Shades
E se ti dico Trieste? (What if I tell you Trieste?)
Event in collaboration with Trart
Carlo Alberto Andreasi, Elisa Biagi, Mario Sillani Djerrahian
talk with Federica Luser and Monica Mazzolini.
Auditorium “Sofianopulo” Civic Museum of Art Revoltella – Trieste
March 12, 2023
Spazi – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Palazzo Costanzi, Sala Veruda, Trieste (IT)
Nov 17 — 27, 2022
Lasciapassare – Memoria Identitas – solo show
Oratorio S. Maria Assunta, Spinea (IT)
April 29 — May, 15 2022
Corpo – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Spazio espositivo Magazzino 26 , Trieste (IT)
Nov 5 — Dec 8, 2021
Video showing – CartaCarbone Festival
Loggia dei Cavalieri, Treviso (IT)
October 14 – 17, 2021
Manifesto per mille mani – collective exhibition
Curated by Daria Tommasi
Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Trieste
November 24 — December 19, 2020
Website: https://www.casainternazionaledonnetrieste.org/manifesto-per-mille-mani/
Musica – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Biblioteca Statale Stelio Crise, Trieste (IT)
November 7, 2020 — April 30, 2021
Catalog: https://bit.ly/3iIRrZB
Website: http://www.fotografiazeropixel.it/
Eureka! – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Biblioteca Statale Stelio Crise, Trieste (IT)
November 9 — December 15, 2019
Catalog: https://bit.ly/2CU5F4A
Website: http://www.fotografiazeropixel.it/
Terra – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Spazio espositivo Torre di San Martino, Buje, Croatia (HR)
May 23 — June 21, 2019
Terra – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Sala Mostre Mario Di Iorio, Biblioteca Statale Isontina, Gorizia (IT)
From June 29, 2019
Terra – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Grin Photo Gallery, Umag, Croatia (HR)
March 1 – 10, 2019
R come Relazione – solo show with Francesco Chiot
Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Trieste (IT)
November 9 – December 21, 2018
Terra – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Biblioteca Statale Stelio Crise, Trieste (IT)
November 5 — November 30, 2018 • extended to January 11, 2019
https://bit.ly/32XewNl
Rivelazioni – solo show
Ospedale Infantile Burlo Garofolo Trieste
From 5 Sep until 5 Oct 2018
Confini – collective exhibition – Zeropixel Festival
Casa del marinaretto, Precenicco, Udine (IT)
August 16 — September 2, 2018
Perugia Social Photo Festival / SpaziOFF – collective exhibition
Officine Fratti, Perugia (IT)
March 10 — April 8 (extended to April 15) 2018
Il cielo in una stanza – collective exhibition
Ospedale Infantile Burlo Garofolo Trieste (IT)
January 24 — March 7, 2018
Corigliano Calabro Fotografia 2017 – collective exhibition
Castello Ducale di Corigliano Calabro, Cosenza (IT)
September 2 — October 31, 2017
Lasciapassare. Vivere il confine mobile – solo show
Galleria L’impronta, Cosenza (IT)
February 25 – March 17, 2017
Beat • Pulse of the place – collective exhibition
Camera – Centro italiano per la Fotografia, Torino (IT)
July 30, 2016
Innesti / Grafts – solo show
Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Trieste (IT)
June 1 – 24, 2016
Immaginario oltre la crisi – collective exhibition
Sala Veruda, Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste (IT)
February 6 – 28, 2016
Taste of Italy – collective exhibition
Valitalia pop-up shop – Soho, New York (US)
December 2015
Sesso, cibo, ideologie e altri formidabili inganni della mente umana
– collective exhibition
Teatro Miela – Trieste (IT)
October 23 – December 5, 2015
Femminile Plurale – collective performance
Pubblic Art – Happening, performances, reading and art talk in Trieste (IT)
September 8, 2015
Ti mangio con gli occhi • nuove liesons alimentari – collective exhibition
DoubleRoom visual arts gallery, Trieste (IT)
April 23 – May 32, 2016
Suggestioni carsiche – collective exhibition
Sala Mostre Fenice – Trieste (IT) (Circolo Fotografico Fincantieri-Wärtsilä)
February 2015
Il Mio Carso – Omaggio a Scipio Slataper – collective exhibition
Kosovelov Dom – Sežana, Slovenia (SLO) May 13 – June 15, 2014
Sala Mostre Mario Di Iorio, Biblioteca Statale Isontina, Gorizia (IT) April 22 – May 2, 2013
Magazzino delle Idee Public Gallery, Trieste (IT) October 2012
Il Carso – collective exhibition
Sala Mostre Fenice – Trieste (IT) (Circolo Fotografico Fincantieri-Wärtsilä)
February 2014
Scenari di maggese – collective exhibition
Teatro Miela – Trieste (IT)
April 2014
Movimenti – collective exhibition
Galleria di Arte Moderna Trieste – Museo Revoltella (IT)
May 2012
Behind the scenes of a short film: Arturo – solo show
Galleria di Arte Moderna Trieste – Museo Revoltella (IT)
November 2011
Motherland. 1000 fotografie 1 sola terra – collective exhibition
Galleria Spazio 42mm – Roma (IT)
September 23 – October 9, 2011
FotoGrafia • UomoSpazio – collective exhibition
Associazione Mimexity Trieste (IT)
August 2010