Giovanni Ozzola is a contemporary visual artist from Italy, born in Florence in 1982. His work spans installations, sculptures, engravings, photography, and video, with a particular focus on the relationship between light, space, and time. He explores themes such as infinity, the boundary between the visible and the invisible, and the interaction between humans and the environment, often using urban and natural landscapes as metaphors for deeper concepts. His artistic research focuses on defining personal insights, which transform into visual experiences and come together in a reflective journey. His works engage in a dialogue with each other to explore questions like origin, destiny, and individual responsibility, all within the context of society and landscape. Through the use of light and space, Ozzola invites critical reflection on the role of the individual in the contemporary world, questioning the relationship between humans, the environment, and political duty, while creating a balance between intimate experience and public dimension, with a lucid and concrete reflection. He currently lives in the Canary Islands.
Ozzola has exhibited worldwide, and his works have been welcomed into numerous public and private collections, including MART, Rovereto, Italy; Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA; Sharjah Maraya Art Center, Dubai; Mori Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Schunck-Glaspaleis, Heerlen, Netherlands; Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn Und Taxis, Bregenz, Austria; Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/Beijing/Le Moulin; Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena, Italy; Man Museo d’Arte, Nuoro, Italy; Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; Centre d’Art Bastille, Grenoble, France; GC.AC, Monfalcone, Italy; Viafarini Docva, Milan, Italy; Centro Arti Visive Pescheria, Pesaro, Italy; OCAT – Contemporary Art Terminal, Shanghai, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China; 2139, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; District Six Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, Basilica di San Francisco di Assisi, Havana, Cuba; Foundation Vuitton, France; Fosun Foundation, Shanghai;
He has conducted workshops and lectures in various institutions, such as Light and Darkness, CAFA China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, Sometimes You Can See Much More, Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Shanghai, China, Color Constancy, Syracuse University in Florence, Italy, Color Constancy, Syracuse University in Florence
He has participated in various artist residencies including Institute Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux, France, and Nirox Trust Fund Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa, and actively supports Dynamo Camp Art, Limestre, Italy.