Irene Tondelli works in the fields of communication, photography and curatorship.She graduated in Photography from Libera Accademia di Belle Arti in Brescia, then specialised in art direction at Accademia di Comunicazione in Milan and in contemporary image curatorship at FMAV Fondazione Modena Arti Visive. Her research, initially focused on documentary and landscape photography, has expanded to embrace digital art and new media. She is co-creator of Fanzastic, an itinerant event dedicated to photographic self-publishing and independent publishing and founder of Curatorial Maps, a project that engages emerging international female curators and photographers. Her work is featured in national and international catalogues, photography websites and magazines. She is mentioned by Gup Magazine and Fresh Eyes in the list of the 100 best emerging photographers in Europe.
Publications
The Telegraph, C 41 Magazine, The Tree Mag, The Evening Standard, Daily Mail, IGNANT, Gobe Magazine, Fisheye Magazine, World Photography Organization, The Sun, La Repubblica, Seen Magazine, WATC, Prodibi, Fotoglogia, Weltraum Magazine, Objects, The Submarine, Artwort Magazine, The Independent Photographer, Lenscratch, MFA Photo Video, 9Honey, Pop Photo Magazine, Aktualne, Kaltblut Magazine, Kaltblut Magazine, Kaltblut Magazine, Dodho Magazine, Comò Magazine, Casa Facile, Witness Journal - Issue 89, Mirus Magazine, Archive Collective, Float Magazine, Rucksack Magazine, Anon Magazine, Underexposed Magazine, Voce, Aurora Fotografi, Mull It Over, See Magazine, Art Connect Berlin, Date-Hub others...
Awards
Selected artist - GUP Magazine - 100 greatest emerging photographers in Europe - Fresh Eyes 2019
Editor's Pick - Sony World Photography Awards 2019
Finalist - Shoot the Land - Shoot the Frame 2019
Runner up - Format Picks - Environment 2018
Winner - The Vernacular of Landscape, Subjectively Objective + Float Magazine
Finalist - Premio Voglino, Festival della Fotografia Etica 2017
Finalist - FotoRoom, Visual Storytelling 2017
Editor's Pick - The Independent Photographer, Landscape Photography Award 2017
Finalist - 10th Pollux Awards, Landscape Category Serie
Exhibitions and shows
2019 Un Paese Ci Vuole - Fondazione Campori + Terra Project - Soliera, IT
2019 Fresh Eyes Book - Paris Photo - Paris, France
2019 On The Road - PEP - Fish Tank - Berlin, Berlin Photo Week
2019 Fresh Eyes Book - Tblisi Night of Photography - Tbilisi, Georgia
2019 Funzilla Rome Photozine Festival - Roma, IT
2019 Fresh Eyes Book Launch Party - Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles - Arles, France
2019 Fresh Eyes Book Launch - Photo Basel, Switzerland
2019 Archiving Time: Aging & Legacy - Light Leaked - Online
2019 Under-wear - Fotografia Europea Off - Comò Lab - Reggio Emilia, IT
2018 Diaframma - Mare Culturale Urbano - Milano, IT
2018 Fanzastic - Comò Lab - Reggio Emilia, IT
2018 Limìo - Brighton Photo Fringe - Opening Party - Brighton, UK
2018 The Vernacular of Landscape - Usagi Gallery - New York City, USA
2018 The Vernacular of Landscape - Subjectively Objective Gallery - Detroit, USA
2017 Far North - Torrefazione Vittoria - Cremona, IT
Books
2019 Un Paese Ci vuole
2019 Fresh Eyes by Gup Magazine
2018 The Vernacular of Landscape curated and edited by Noah Waldek and Float Photo Magazine
2018 Limìo, self-published
Residencies
2018 Fondazione Campori, Terra Project - Soliera, IT
Workshops
2019 Dallo sguardo locale al messaggio globale - Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
2016 Seeing through photographs - MoMA