SOFIA PODESTÀ

Sofia Podestà was born in Rome in 1991 and holds a degree in Art History with a specialisation in the work of Italian photographers Luigi Ghirri and Guido Guidi. In 2019, she was named one of the best twelve Italian creative talents under 30 in the field of photography in the so-called Giovani Creativi (Young Creatives) award, taking part in the subsequent show at Rome’s Palazzo Massimo museum. In 2021, she took part in Paris Photo Off and was then commissioned to document overlooked national heritage sites in southern Italy by the Italian Cultural Heritage Ministry. She is currently building a name for herself photographing architecture and interiors.

Travelling widely, Podestà is drawn to remote, isolated places seemingly untouched by mankind. The emphasis on dramatic, sweeping landscapes and startling colours turns her powerful images into portals to another world, creating moments of heightened contemplation for her audience. Recently, however, Podestà has begun exploring a more intimate style, waiving horizons and skylines and instead using light, illusion and geometry to add a meditative element to close-up images, each of which becomes a delicate symbol of a more forceful power just outside the picture.