MY BIOGRAPHY
Marco Simonelli is an Italian artist whose practice takes shape through photography.
From an early age, photography has been a means of observing reality. His curiosity and interest in what lies beyond appearances have gradually shaped a perspective attentive to the relationship between what we see and what we are able to understand.
Before fully dedicating himself to artistic research, Simonelli spent many years in a profession that required him to observe reality, understand human behaviour, and distinguish appearances from facts. This experience helped shape the analytical approach that continues to characterize his work.
In 2005, his encounter with digital photography marked a decisive turning point in his artistic journey, expanding the possibilities of image-making and opening up new directions for exploration. From that point onwards, photography became the language through which he could pursue a personal inquiry into reality and the forms through which it manifests itself.
Over the years, Simonelli has developed an artistic practice comprising diverse projects, guided by a single question: How does Existence manifest itself?
His research explores this question through the human condition, the material world, and visual possibilities that transcend known forms.
The research remains open. Each project represents a new passage in the inquiry, without claiming to exhaust the question from which it originated.