Armida Gandini
Armida Gandini (Brescia, 1968).
Armida Gandini lives and works in Brescia. The theme of identity has always been at the center of his investigation and occupies a prominent place in his works, that develop through different languages such as photography, drawing, installation and video. In his current projects the relationship with the other is predominant, which determines their cultural descent as well as their identity. Significant in this regard are the projects dedicated to Mothers and ai Fathers of culture, to which the artist pays homage with simple visual gestures of gratitude. Remains constant, right from the project The fairy tale forest (2000), the relationship with literature and cinema, which over time has represented an important and dialectical suggestion.
His works have been exhibited in private galleries and public institutions such as Pianissimo Contemporary Art (Milan), Fabio Paris Artgallery (Brescia), 41 artecontemporanea (Turin), Engraving Gallery (Brescia), Studio 34 (Salerno), Gallery KOMA (Mons), Ma Art Gallery (aveiro), center (Varese), Red Stamp Art Gallery (Amsterdam), Spaziocontemporanea (Brescia), Unimediamodern (Genoa), Etherea Art Gallery (Genoa), Art Center della Silpakorn University (Bangkok), Mart (Rovereto), Biennial of video photography (Brescia / Alessandria), Ducal Palace (Genoa), Assab one (Milan), Paul VI Museum (Concesio), The Beautiful Studio (the Hague- The Netherlands), Santa Giulia Museum (Brescia), Violin Museum (Cremona), Catholic University of Sacred Heart (Milan, Brescia), Dino Zoli Foundation (Forlì).
They are present in some private and public collections including Skironio Museum Polychronopoulos (Athens), Boccaccio Foundation (Certaldo), MAC (Lissone), Musinf (Senigallia). Gandini's videos have been presented in various international video art festivals, come Euromediterraneo (Cosenza), 13rd Canariasmediafest (Spain), Fest of Animation and Media-Art Linoleum (Mosca), Mnemonic City Lisbon (Lisbon), Suspension sceneries (Cuzco - Peru), also in collaboration with Visualcontainer (Milan).
The project Do not touch me is selected for the Gallarate Award, becoming part of the MAGA collection, on the occasion of the exhibition set up at Frittelli contemporary art in Florence I look out vince it Visible White of the Celeste Prize 2014 in the Best single work section (Marangoni Foundation, Florence). In 2018 with video Pulses wins the Paul VI Prize for contemporary art.
