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We are thrilled to announce the release of our new photo book 🫶

Romanzo Meticcio by Davide Degano @davidedegano

How can contemporary Italian identity be defined? Romanzo Meticcio examines the post-colonial condition of Italy as a fundamental element of contemporary life in the Bel Paese.
In Davide Degano’s research, the prefix “post” takes on a progressive historical value. The project establishes a link between the present, the colonial past, and the intranational and international waves of migration, inviting a critical attitude towards the imperialist and fascist legacies of the past and a careful analysis of their impact on contemporary society.
Romanzo Meticcio aims to bring this past to light. It creates new imaginaries and cultural scenarios for the future by questioning Italian identity at its core.
This project was selected by Artphilein Editions to be awarded with the publication of this photobook as special prize within the Liquida Photofestival 2024 contest @liquidaphotofestival.

The book is already available at a special early bird price on our website 🍀

#artphilein #newrelease #photobook #photography #italianphotography taken in Artphilein Editions & Bookstore by @davidedegano

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We’re delighted to have Davide Degano as our next Guest Takeover @davidedegano

Davide Degano (b. 1990) is an Italian visual artist whose practice examines how images participate in the construction of memory, identity and collective imagination. Moving between photography, archival research, moving image and installation, he approaches the photographic image not as neutral evidence, but as a site of tension between what is made visible and what remains absent.

Born in Sicily and raised in Friuli Venezia Giulia, with Colombian and Slovenian family backgrounds, Degano often begins from personal histories to address broader questions of belonging, migration, nationalism and the construction of dominant historical narratives. Borderlands, both geographical and symbolic, recur throughout his work as spaces in which identities and histories remain fluid and contested.

His work has been exhibited internationally, including at Fotografia Europea, Festival Circulation(s), Encontros da Imagem and the Biennale Rencontres Photographiques de Guyane. His books include Sclavanie and Romanzo Meticcio, published by Penisola Edizioni in 2021 and Artphilein Editions in 2024. Image from series Romanzo Meticcio by @davidedegano

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Featured Project: Do-li-na by Davide Degano

Rooted in his grandmother’s silenced Slovenian heritage, @davidedegano’s series explores Italy’s borderlands through large-format photography, archives, and nocturnal cameras, questioning how images shape memory, power, and belonging.

View Davide’s featured project and browse more stories on phmuseum.com

#phmuseum #storyoftheweek #featuredproject by @davidedegano

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Sclavanie istražuje kolektivno sjećanje, tradiciju i odnos prema prostoru koji se mijenja - obilježen iseljavanjem i depopulacijom manjih mjesta. Ovaj jedinstven projekt imamo prilike dublje otkriti u četvrtak, upoznati autora i njegov rad te fotoknjigu kroz koju je predstavljen projekt.

Vidimo se na otvorenju u četvrtak u 20.30h!

Sclavanie esplora la memoria collettiva, la tradizione e il rapporto con un territorio in trasformazione, segnato dall’emigrazione e dallo spopolamento. Giovedì avremo l’opportunità di approfondire questo progetto unico, conoscere l’autore e il suo lavoro e scoprire il fotolibro che ne racconta la storia.

Ci vediamo all'inaugurazione giovedì alle 20:30h. by @davidedegano

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[Meet the artist!]

Davide Maria Degano (1990.) talijanski je vizualni umjetnik i fotograf čiji je rad usmjeren na socijalni dokumentarizam. Njegova se umjetnička praksa temelji na istraživačkim projektima koji se bave temama povijesti, kulturnog identiteta i kolektivnog sjećanja. Koristeći fotografiju kao analitički alat, Degano istražuje nasljeđe prošlosti i njegov utjecaj na suvremeno društvo.

Rođen na Siciliji i odrastao u Furlaniji, Degano je odrastao između mediteranskog i alpskog krajolika, što je snažno oblikovalo njegov umjetnički pogled i način pripovijedanja, koji se temelji na dugoročnim i interdisciplinarnim projektima te uključuje portrete, krajolike, arhivsku građu i videodokumentaciju.
Njegovi su radovi predstavljeni na brojnim međunarodnim skupnim i samostalnim izložbama te objavljeni u publikacijama kao što su PhotoVogue, Urbanautica, British Journal of Photography, It’s Nice That, Icon Magazine, Der Greif i Camera Austria.

Degano će u četvrtak 20.8. predstaviti svoj projekt Sclavanie u Kulturnom centru Aleksandar Rukavina. Vidimo se!

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Davide Maria Degano (1990) è un artista visivo e fotografo italiano orientato al documentarismo sociale. La sua ricerca esplora storia, identità culturale e memoria collettiva, usando la fotografia come strumento analitico per indagare l'impatto del passato sulla società contemporanea.

Nato in Sicilia e cresciuto in Friuli tra paesaggi mediterranei e alpini, sviluppa progetti interdisciplinari a lungo termine che uniscono ritratti, paesaggi, materiale d'archivio e video. I suoi progetti sono stati esposti a livello internazionale e pubblicati da piattaforme come PhotoVogue, Urbanautica, British Journal of Photography, It’s Nice That, Icon Magazine, Der Greif e Camera Austria.

Giovedì 20 agosto, Degano presenterà il suo progetto Sclavanie al Centro culturale Aleksandar Rukavina. Non mancate! taken in Kulturni centar Aleksandar Rukavina by @davidedegano

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Prva prodajna fotografska izložba u našem kulturnom centru donosi talijanskog fotografa Davide Degana (1990.) i njegov fotografsko-istraživački projekt Sclavanie (2015-2021), koji se istražuje mikrokosmos planinskog područja na granici Italije i Slovenije, prostora u kojem autor pronalazi dio vlastitih korijena. Vraćajući se mjestima svog djetinjstva, Degano istražuje kolektivno sjećanje, tradiciju i odnos ljudi prema prostoru koji se mijenja.

Sclavanie nije samo nostalgičan pogled na prošlost, već promišljanje o budućnosti planinskih područja: njihovim mogućnostima obnove, stvaranja novih zajednica i kvalitetnog života. Iako projekt istražuje područja između Italije i slavenskih teritorija, fotografije obrađuju teme duboko povezane s poviješću Istre: kulturne transformacije, promjene suvereniteta, sjećanja zajednica i trajnost identiteta.

Projekt istražuje slavensko-furlanske korijene planinskih pograničnih zajednica, jezičnu složenost te procese iseljavanja i depopulacije, nudeći promišljanje o očuvanju kolektivnog sjećanja i vrijednosti života u zajednici.

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La prima mostra fotografica del nostro centro culturale presenta il fotografo italiano Davide Degano (1990) e il suo progetto fotografico Sclavanie (2015–2021), che esplora un’area montana al confine tra Italia e Slovenia, un territorio in cui l’autore ritrova parte delle proprie radici. Tornando nei luoghi della propria infanzia, Degano esplora la memoria collettiva, le tradizioni e il rapporto delle persone con un territorio in trasformazione. Sclavanie non è soltanto uno sguardo nostalgico sul passato, ma una riflessione sul futuro delle aree montane, sulle loro possibilità di rigenerazione, sulla nascita di nuove comunità e sulla qualità della vita. Pur raccontando vicende collocate tra Italia e territori slavi, le fotografie affrontano temi profondamente affini alla storia dell’Istria: trasformazioni culturali, passaggi di sovranità, memorie di comunità e persistenze identitarie. taken in Kulturni centar Aleksandar Rukavina by @davidedegano

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Im extremely happy to share that my new body of work, Jack Walker’s Scrapbook has been awarded the Italian Council grant and will be developed together with @foam_amsterdam
I’m beyond grateful to everyone who believed in this project long before it became what it is today. @jenny_smets , thank you for giving me the confidence to apply in the first place—I genuinely don’t think I would have done it without your support. Jilke Golbachand everyone at Foam, thank you for trusting and supporting a project that was (and still is) very much a work in progress. Femke and Fotodok (project partner), thank you for your constant encouragement over the years—I never take it for granted. Dana Lixenberg, thank you for your generosity, your interest, and your continued support. And Davide Valeri, thank you for not only believing in Romanzo Meticcio, but also for immediately trusting me with the Leone Jacovacci archive. That trust made this project possible. I can’t wait to share what’s coming next. by @davidedegano

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You’ve already had a first glimpse, now it’s time to meet them properly!
Here are the five photographers selected across Italy for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 @futuresphotography programme, the European Union–funded platform supporting contemporary photography and emerging artists, with CAMERA as its Italian partner: 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗼, 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗼, 𝗚𝗶𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶 e 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼 .

The 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 were selected by François Hébel, Artistic Director of CAMERA, and @gianpazzola , Curator and Coordinator of the FUTURES Programme.
The selection process also involved @danieledeluigi75 , curator and scholar of contemporary photography at Fondazione AGO Modena (formerly FMAV) and Giovane Fotografia Italiana | Premio Luigi Ghirri (Reggio Emilia), and @goliverio_ , Artistic Director of PhMuseum (Bologna).

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 📸

@davidedegano , from “Romanzo Meticcio” (2019 - 2025)
© Davide Degano

@_ggatti , from “Corazonada” (2021 - 2024)
© Giulia Gatti

@filippo_barbero_ , from “Borderland” (2018 - 2024)
© Filippo Barbero

@sofia__gastaldo , from “Dog in Marseille” (2025)
© Sofia Gastaldo

@federica__sasso , from “Battle Royale” (2021 - 2023)
© Federica Sasso

#futuresphotography #futuresphotography2026 by @davidedegano

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LA CAPSULA DEL TEMPO
30 fotografi raccontano la bellezza italiana

a cura dei photoeditor di d

@DavideDegano
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Due storie: la prima sulle narrazioni dominanti dell’italianità, la seconda sviluppata in una terra di confine, il Friuli-Venezia Giulia, attraverso una ricerca che intreccia archivio, oralità e paesaggio. «In questo caso, l’immagine non è pensata come documento etnografico, ma come frammento di una trasmissione culturale che resiste nel tempo e si trasforma», spiega Davide Degano. Che utilizza il mezzo fotografico non per leggere la storia, ma come uno spazio in cui – spiega – gli elementi visivi ricorrenti possono essere messi in relazione, anche se presentati senza una continuità apparente.

Testo di @MaurizioFiorino

#dTrenta
#dAnniversary taken in Friuli-Venezia Giulia by @davidedegano

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✨ Rencontre(s) avec Davide Degano

Tout au long du festival, découvrez les 24 projets présentés cette année à Circulation(s) à travers la voix des artistes. L’occasion de découvrir plus en détail leurs univers et d’en apprendre plus sur leurs oeuvres et leurs démarches.

« Ce qui me semblait être au début un secret personnel faisait en fait partie d’une répression plus large et historique ». Davide Degano explique comment sa série « Do-li-na » explore les liens entre images, mémoire et identité dans le Frioul-Vénétie Julienne, région où se croisent cultures italienne, slovène, frioulane et allemande. La redécouverte de l’histoire de la grand-mère de l’artiste, dont l’héritage slovène fut effacé par les politiques d’italianisation fascistes, l’a conduit à interroger la manière dont images et archives déterminent ce qui est transmis ou effacé.

🗓️ Les expositions sont ouvertes du mercredi au dimanche de 14h à 19h, jusqu’au 17 mai
📍CENTQUATRE-PARIS
🔗 Rendez-vous dans le lien en bio pour plus d’informations pratiques !

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✨ Meeting(s) with Davide Degano

Throughout the festival, discover the 24 projects presented this year at Circulation(s) through the artists’ voices. This is an opportunity to explore their worlds in greater detail and learn more about their works and creative approaches.

«What seemed to me at the beginning a private silence, revealed itself as a part of a broader and historical repression». Davide Degano explains how his series « Do-li-na » explores the connections between images, memory and identity in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a region where Italian, Slovenian, Friulian and German cultures meet. The rediscovery of the artist’s grandmother’s history, her Slovenian heritage having been concealed by fascist italianisation politics, led him to question how images and archives determine what is passed on or erased.

🗓️ The exhibitions are open Wednesday to Sunday from 2 pm to 7 pm, through May 17
📍CENTQUATRE-PARIS
🔗 Check out the link in bio for more practical information!
Avec le soutien de l’Institut culturel italien de Paris // With the support of the Italian cultural institute of Paris. @iicparigi by @davidedegano

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Nova data! ⚠️ O período de candidaturas para o 𝗣𝗿𝗲́𝗺𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗮 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 foi alargado até 10 de maio.

Com o intuito de destacar diferentes propostas de fotografia contemporânea, este prémio destina-se a fotógrafos com projetos desde os mais documentais aos que explorem os limites da construção fotográfica. O júri irá selecionar três projetos finalistas para exposição durante a 36.ª edição do festival e o vencedor receberá um prémio de 2000€.

Submete já a tua candidatura!

📢 Regulamento, inscrições e mais informações (link na bio)

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New date! ⚠️The deadline for applications for the 𝗣𝗿𝗲́𝗺𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗮 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴 𝗲𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 has been extended until 10 May.

Aimed to highlight different approaches to contemporary photography, this award is open to photographers with projects ranging from the most documentary-based to those exploring the boundaries of photographic construction. The jury will select three finalist projects for exhibition during the 36th edition of the festival, and the winner will receive a prize of 2000€.

Submit your application now!

📢 Regulations, applications and more information (link in bio)

© Davide Degano - Romanzo Meticcio
(vencedor/winner Discovery Award 2023) by @davidedegano

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I’m pleased to share that I have been awarded a commission by the Amsterdam City Archives @stadsarchief (Stadsarchief Amsterdam).

This opportunity will allow me to develop an ongoing project on sound system culture in Amsterdam, focusing on the people, spaces, and structures that sustain it — from sound system builders and technicians to dancers and community members who shape the scene beyond its most visible forms.

Working within the framework of the archive, the project aims to reflect on what remains unseen or underrepresented, and how contemporary practices can enter and expand institutional memory.

I’m grateful to the City Archives and the selection panel formed by @coknol @lisannevanhappen @jenny_smets and @sophietates for their trust and support, and I’m looking forward to developing this work over the coming months.

More soon…

#amsterdam #cityarchive #stadsarchiefamsterdam #photography #commission taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @davidedegano

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