Artist Statement
From a young age I have been mesmerised by the feeling that there is something transcendent and mysterious, that connects and encompasses everything, even that beyond my perception. I long to understand and to experience it, some people call this a spiritual path
Photography brings me in a state of heightened awareness, enabling me to capture the passing of time, hidden relationships, the unseen and the element of chance. It's a tool of exploration for many of the things that often elude our senses.
My pictures are a result of my search for answers, ways to unveil the mystery and catch glimpses of the divine.
For more information on my work, to get in touch or to just say hello, feel free to get in touch.
Biography
Born in 1977 Pardo Iannini is a Colombian Italian artist, currently residing in The Netherlands His first contact with photography came with a camera gifted by his father when he was 11 years old.
A drummer since 14 year old, he studied engineering and has been exploring meditation, and different paths of spirituality. He emigrated to the UK and Italy, finally arriving to the Netherlands, where he received an MBA. In 2017 he finally studied photography at Fotoacademie in Amsterdam.
He is mesmerised by the feeling that there is something transcendent and mysterious, that connects and encompasses everything, even that beyond perception. Photography is his tool of exploration, his way to unveil the mystery.His graduating work, based on the experience of ayahuasca and his contact with the spirits world open the door for further projects. This crossing point of the invisible, spirituality and photography has since then been his focus.
CV
PRIZES:
- NEW 2020 Photo Talent - GUP Magazine
- Europe's 2019 Emerging Talents by FreshEyes Photo Magazine
Exhibitions
- Art-Icon - Paris. November 8 to 10, 2024
- Fotografie voor Goed for Save the Children www.fotografievoorgoed.nl - Amsterdam. February 1 to March 31, 2024
- BuyMyDarlings - Amsterdam. April 14-16, 2023
- Fotofinish - Rietveldpaviljon, Amersfoort. December 12, 2019
- GUP New - Watergasfabriek Amsterdam. December 6, 2019
- EXPO CORE - Loods 6, Amsterdam. November 8, 2019
- EXPO-FOS -Loods 6, Amsterdam. May 2019
- ARTEFAKTOS Gallery- Paris. December 2018
- FOTOACADEMIE - Amsterdam. September 2017
Education
- Masterclass with Machiel Botman, Haarlem & Amsterdam 2022
- Fine Art Photographer - Fotoacademie Amsterdam 2017 - 2019
- FOAM Workshop with Adam Jeppesen 2017
- Assisted: Koen Hauser - Fotograaf des Vaderlands 2017
