Giorgio Di MaioPHOTOGRAPHY

WRITINGS AND PUBLICATIONS

Traces
of thought.

Writing, photographing, entering into dialogue. A selection of contributions that accompany the research.

THOUGHT ON A JOURNEY

The reasons
for seeing.

These writings belong to different moments in the journey. Words change with experience; the original texts retain their dates and voices. The current presentation of the research can be found in the photographic essay.

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THE COLUMN / OSSERVATORIO DIGITALE

The research finds its voice.

Begun in 2016, The Hidden Harmony column documents the gradual development of the thinking: from encounters with places to language, from freedom to equivalence. Five stages through which to enter the journey.

The Hidden Harmony: Freedom

March 2017 · Republished in La Macchina Sognante on 28 March 2017

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AN ESSAY FROM THE ARCHIVE

Why
harmony?

An extended text by the artist, previously published on the former website, brings together philosophical references and questions that have accompanied the research. It is presented as a document of the journey, distinct from its current formulation.

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AT THE ORIGINS

Architecture,
art and research.

Colonie di artisti. Darmstadt, Hagen, Bergen-Binnen (1898–1918), edited by Giorgio Di Maio, CLEAN, Naples, 1992. With texts by Adriana Baculo and Renato De Fusco.

The volume and exhibition offered an early opportunity to explore the relationship between photography, architectural language and artistic life. The work was noted in Casabella, no. 595, and discussed by Renato De Fusco in Dall’estetismo al business, in Itinerario, May 1992.

MILAN / THE BEGINNING OF THE RESEARCH

Milan,
a beginning.

It was in Milan that The Hidden Harmony acquired its name and developed through walks, encounters and exchanges. In this account from 2018, I return to that period: to my relationship with the city, the possibilities it offered and my distance from Naples.

Milan: The Birth of The Hidden Harmony

Giorgio Di Maio · Osservatorio Digitale · January 2018
A personal account of the relationship between the city and the research.

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Two accounts from those years +

Two articles accompany the beginnings of the Milan journey and a later exhibition.

From Naples to Milan in Search of the Harmony of Things

Barbara Silbe · il Giornale · 28 July 2014
A look at the beginnings of the Milan journey.

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The Hidden Harmony of Milan

Lucia Landoni · la Repubblica, Milan · 27 January 2018
An introduction to the exhibition at Bezzecca Lab.

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AN INTERVIEW

Research in dialogue.

A conversation about background, projects and the reasons for photographing.

The Elegance of Harmony

Federico Emmi · Discorsi Fotografici · 17 March 2020
An interview about background, projects and the reasons behind the work.

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PORTFOLIOS AND THE ARTIST’S WRITINGS

Correspondences

L’Œil de la Photographie
Portfolio with a text by the artist. Full access requires a subscription.

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Giorgio Di Maio

All About Photo
Profile, portfolio and the artist’s introduction to the research.

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Feminine

Perimetro · 14 November 2020
Photographs and a text by the artist on the personal origins of the project.

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Feminine / Naples in Harmony

Globus · 2021 / 2024
Texts and photographs by the artist, published in print and online.

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The Hidden Harmony

Dodho · 2020
A presentation of several strands of the research, with a text by the artist.

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Oppido Lucano: Gallery and Poem

The Dreaming Machine · 1 May 2018
Photographs and a poem by the artist, in Italian and English.

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