• Guido Gazzilli

Stories

A new Order, Berlin Diary

Berlin Diary is a research that documents the margins of society, an investigation into different worlds including relationships, the loneliness of the human being, alcoholism and abuse, lovers and their conflicts, the nightlife and in the end the relationship between people and city.

Another Day

Another Day is a diary, a collection of images and a long-term research. In this space the city of Rome is documented through stories of places and people. An investigation into different worlds, in a society where relationships, private moments, loneliness, abuse, love, nightlife, music and artists are explored , and finally investigates the relationship between certain people and the city.

Beyond the Borders

First time I came to Lampedusa, 3 years ago, I documented the arrival of 20.000 immigrants escaping from their homeland thorn apart by war and riots. What really hit me during my stay was the reaction of locals while they were assisting at this invasion. These people, during the past 20 years, have been welcoming desperate human beings in search for a better life with solidarity and silence. Lampedusa inhabitants are a small community that showed me great respect for uman dignity and how it is possible to pursue pacific coabitation. These islanders are simple people, with souls deep as their sea, that fronted the desperation of the immigrants not with fear, but with an helping hand.

Portfolio

gazzilli_portfolio2021_001 Model Korlan Madi for Fendi. Rome, Italy, 2016
gazzilli_portfolio2021_004 The american singer Iggy Pop. Rome, Italy, 2012
gazzilli_portfolio2021_008 A model. Rome, Italy, 2019
gazzilli_portfolio2021_006 Lapo (33) and Bianca(24) in her apartment, They see each other secretly because they do not live in the same house and due to the restrictions of COVID-19 they could not see or touch each other. In this photo they are kissing after some weeks of distance. During this period, the Coronavirus had an inevitable impact on our daily life, especially in terms of social and personal relationships. Rome, Italy, 2020
gazzilli_portfolio2021_025 Director and screenwriter Abel Ferrara portrayed in his house. Rome, Italy, 2017
gazzilli_portfolio2021_030 Model Calin Sitar for the Prada Collection. Cervinia, Italy, 2012
gazzilli_portfolio2021_007 Jannis Kounellis, Greek naturalized Italian painter and sculptor, leading exponent of what the critic Germano Celant has defined "poor art". Rome, Italy, 2013
gazzilli_portfolio2021_005 A man inside a Bar in Kreuzberg. Berlin, Germany, 2010
gazzilli_portfolio2021_010 A portrait of Australian model Sophie Willing, Canary Wharf, London, UK, 2010
gazzilli_portfolio2021_026 Italian actress Carlotta Antonelli at home. Rome, Italy. 2020 Roma, April 2020 - Carlotta Antonelli, attrice italiana nella sua casa di Roma.
gazzilli_portfolio2021_028 Milan Fashion Week, Trussardi Backstage. Milan, Italy, 2013
gazzilli_portfolio2021_012 A portrait of a girl inside a church in Milan, Italy, 2015
gazzilli_portfolio2021_020 Morissey, singer. Rome, Italy, 2008
gazzilli_portfolio2021_021 A young girl at a venue in a Club. From the series “Berlin Diary”, a research that documents the margins of society; an investigation into different worlds including relationships; the loneliness of the human being; alcoholism and abuse; lovers and their conflicts and finally the relationship between people and city. Berlin, Germany, 2011
gazzilli_portfolio2021_002 Fred Perry advertising, young italian influencers wearing the fred perrry clothes at Magnolia Club. Milan, Italy, 2016
gazzilli_portfolio2021_013 A young man at a venue in a Club. From the series “Berlin Diary”, a research that documents the margins of society; an investigation into different worlds including relationships; the loneliness of the human being; alcoholism and abuse; lovers and their conflicts and finally the relationship between people and city. Berlin, Germany, 2011
gazzilli_portfolio2021_016 Portrait of a man inside a bar. Arles, France, 2017
gazzilli_portfolio2021_017 Portraits for Halloween at MOMA PS1 show, backstage with the artists and drag queens. New York, USA, 2014
gazzilli_portfolio2021_023-quadro Berlin , 2011- Berlin Diary is a research that documents the margins of society; an investigation into different worlds including relationships; the loneliness of the human being; alcoholism and abuse; lovers and their conflicts and finally the relationship between people and city.A man inside a Bar in Kreuzberg. >< Berlino ,2011- Berlin Diary è una ricerca che documenta i margini della società; un'indagine in mondi diversi tra cui si esplorano relazioni; la solitudine dell’essere umano; L’alcolismo e gli abusi; gli amanti e i loro conflitti e infine; il rapporto tra persone e città.Un uomo all’interno di un BAR-. Kreuzberg, Berlino.
gazzilli_portfolio2021_014 Portrait of an homeless in Camden Town. London, United Kingdom, 2010
gazzilli_portfolio2021_011 Mick Jones, singer of the English band The Clash. Naples, Italy, 2010
gazzilli_portfolio2021_015 Nike Running advertising, Dj and producer Nina Kraviz wearing Nike at the backstage of Goa Club, Rome, Italy, 2011
gazzilli_portfolio2021_003 Italian actress Alice Pagani. Rome, Italy, 2015
gazzilli_portfolio2021_027 Drunken hooligans in a bar after a football match. Berlin, Germany, 2012
gazzilli_portfolio2021_009 A teenage couple. Rome, Italy. 2020

Guido Gazzilli was born in Rome in 1983. He builds a body of work on identity and everyday scenes through personal and subjective narratives. He develops a universe in which he mixes human and animal figures together with natural elements and fragments of landscapes. He narrates people and places as personal diaries focusing on the relationship between humans, nature and the city inspired by poetry and music. His work has been published by major newspapers and in magazines, including: The New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Internazionale, El Pais, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Le Monde, Nat Geo, Rolling Stone, Gq, Vice, Smithsonian, Billboard, Vogue. His work has been exhibited in festivals, galleries and museums internationally , won international awards and participated in artist residencies. He has worked as an assistant to Paolo Pellegrin (Magnum Photos). He teaches at IED and is represented by the Contrasto agency. He lives and works between Rome and the countryside.

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Stories

Another Day
Beyond the Borders
A new Order, Berlin Diary

Awards

2010. First Prize Fotoleggendo
2011. Canon Young Photograher Award
2012. Joop Swart World Press Masterclass
2012. Lumix Multimedia Award

Exhibitions & Screenings

2019. MACRO, Memorie dal Carcere Reaction. Rome, Italy
2015. Biennale of Lyon, 9ph Recontres. Lyon, France
2014. Fotografia Festival Roma- Macro. Rome, Italy
2011. Fotoleggendo. Rome Italy
2010. Human Kind, New York Photofestival. New York City, USA