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Born in 1982 in Florence, Giovanni Ozzola lives and works in Canary Islands. He is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in photography, as well as video and sculptural installation. Ozzola’s practice demonstrates a deep sensitivity towards the phenomenon of light and its various physical characteristics. His main thematic interests lie in conceptualising and representing infinitude and exploration, both geographical and introspective. A selection of his most recent solo shows includes “Traces of Wind” (Galleria Continua, Beijing, 2022); “I didn’t see you” (166 ARTSPACE, Shanghai, 2021);  “Octillion” (Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, 2019); “Sin Tiempo” (Galleria Continua, Les Moulins, Boissy le Chatel, 2019); “If I Had to Explain, You Wouldn’t Understand” (Fosun Foundation Shanghai, 2019); “Algo Tuyo y Mío” (Centro Foundacion UNICAJA, Malaga 2018 and Almeria 2019); “Rutas de Sangre” (Claustros del convento de San Francisco de Asis, Basilica Menor, Havana, 2018); “Relitti e camere con stelle”, curated by Davide Ferri (Untitled Association- Lynchen, Berlin, 2017); “Fallen Blossoms – Whispering” (Galleria Continua, 798, Beijing, 2017); “Adrift” (District 6 Museum, Cape Town, 2016). Among the most recent group shows, “Kronos e Kairos” (Foro Romano e Palatino, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, Rome, 2019); “Recto Verso” (Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris, 2018); “Insights” (Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, 2018); “Sculpture Projects Pingyao” (Pingyao Diesel Engine Site, Shanghai, 2018); “Mostra Premio Cairo” (Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2017); “LANDSEASKY: Revisiting Spatiality in Video Art”, curated by Kim Machan (tour exhibition: MAAP, Seoul, 2014). 

Giovanni Ozzola is represented by Galleria Continua (San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, Habana, Roma, São Paulo, Paris), Gazelli Art House (London, Baku), 313 Art Project (Seoul, Paris), Smac Gallery (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch).

To contact the artist and for further information please send an email to studio@giovanniozzola.com or a direct message via Instagram @giovanniozzola