Giacomo Costa Biography
Giacomo Costa (1970 - ) was born in Florence in October 1970, he studied violin until the age of fourteen. He enrolled in classical high school but dropped out in 1986 to dedicate himself to his passion for motocross, while working as a mechanic at the same time. In 1990, after completing his studies, his love for the mountains, which had now taken over any other interest, took him away from Florence and led him to mountain environments. In '92, having identified Mont Blanc as his favorite Alpine scenery, he spent a period of time working at the Rifugio Torino, where he began taking mountain photos. His nascent interest in photography led him back to Florence, where he opened a photography studio, dedicating himself mainly to portraiture. In '96 his artistic research led him to contaminate traditional photography with the use of digital technologies. In 2002 he produced the "megalopolis" series which signals the definitive abandonment of analogue photography and the complete transition to 3D. Between 1999 and 2000 he participated in the XIII Quadrennial in Rome and exhibited his work in solo shows at Photology in London, at the Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans and at the Laurence Miller Gallery in New York. In 2001 he was invited to exhibit at the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans. The new Megalopolis cycle dates from the same year. In 2003 he began collaborating with Guidi&Schoen of Genoa, presenting the Prospettive series. In 2006 he took part in the X Venice Biennale - Architecture, where he presented the Acts and Scenes. In the same year one of his Agglomerates was exhibited at the Center Pompidou in Paris, becoming part of the permanent collection. In 2007 he participated with Point of View in the C-Photo Exhibition at Phillips De Pury in New York. In 2015 he presented the solo exhibitions Persistent Time at the Galerie Clairefontaine in Luxembourg, and Subjektiv und Surreall at the Hamburg Photography Triennial.
