Vincent Zanni, a visual artist born in 1995 in Geneva, Switzerland, explores the intricate relationship between humans and the natural world through his labor-intensive, analog photographic practice. His work often incorporates organic materials and traditional techniques, such as cyanotypes and wet-plate photography, emphasizing the materiality and process behind each creation.
In his most recent body of work, The Blue Cedar Project, Zanni delves into the connection between memory, family heritage, and the resilience of nature. The project centers around a Blue Cedar tree that has stood for generations in his family’s garden. By transforming fallen branches from this tree into charcoal pigment, Zanni not only documents the tree but also integrates its physical presence into his work, blurring the lines between subject and medium. This approach highlights the interdependence between humans and the natural environment, reflecting on the ways in which nature preserves personal histories.
Through his experimental approach in the darkroom and the exploration of family archives, Zanni strives to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on the transformative potential of photography in our contemporary society. By pushing the boundaries of conventional practices and embracing the materiality and transience of the photograph, he aspires to foster conversations about the relationship between images, memories, and the evolving fabric of our lives.
Guest Lecture
- Lecture, KABK, fotodok, Den Haag, 2024
Education
- BA Fine Art Photography at Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam.
- CFC Photography Centre d’Enseignement Professionnel de Vevey (CEPV), Vevey
Nominations & awards
- Blurring the Lines talent 2023 - Special Mention
- RM Photo Award - Won
- RM Young Blood Award, Nomination
- Drempelprijs (Honors), Willem de Kooning, Nomination
Exhibition
- Unseen, Galerie RonMandos, Amsterdam, NL 2024
- Sometimes it snows in april, galerie pouloeuff, Naarden, NL 2024
- UNIQUE, Beyond photography, Hangar Art Center, Brussels, BE 2024
- INCUBATOR, Kunstkerk, Dordrecht, NL 2024
- Best of Graduates Legacy, Galerie Ron Mandos, Art Rotterdam, NL 2024
- The new Current, Brutus, Rotterdam, NL 2024
- Re/Geberation, stichtingkunstwerkt, Schiedam, NL 2023
- SBK Sprouts Young Talents Awards 2023, SBK Gallery, Amsterdam, NL 2023
- Arty Party: Photography Graduates 2023, Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, NL 2023
- Best of Graduates 2023, Galerie Ron Mandos, Young Blood Foundation, Amsterdam, NL 2023
- Dammerung , Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam, NL 2023
- Icoon, MINIM.AL Longing for Donald Judd, hoek van holland, NL 2023.
- Huis van de Fotografie, Se retrouver To be Lost and Found, Rotterdam, NL 2020