Fabio
Negri

Fabio Negri, born in the Po Delta Park in 1961, lives and works in Ariano nel Polesine. A visual artist and conceptual photographer, he has developed a body of research recognized by critics and specialized magazines since 1989. Over time, his artistic journey has evolved through the study of contemporary art and the investigation of the psychosocial and cognitive mechanisms that govern human behavior.

Initially influenced by objective and metaphysical landscape photography – with references to Bernd and Hilla Becher, Luigi Ghirri, Gabriele Basilico, and Massimo Vitali – Negri has developed a personal visual language characterized by a rigorous geometric order and a calibrated compositional precision, structural elements through which he organizes space to highlight the contradictions of reality.

Over the years, his practice has progressively moved away from the single shot to embrace the creation of composite works and the use of non-photographic materials, such as tar paper and plexiglass, which are sometimes capable of stimulating even synesthetic and tactile interactions with the observer. His entire exhibition and project career is articulated in key phases that constantly investigate the short circuit between reality and perception.

Summer Front - parody of freedom (2005): A graphic and orthogonal investigation into the beach resort architectures of the Adriatic coast, framed as conceptual cages in which humans lock themselves away during the very season of maximum freedom.

Alti Cieli - the Po delta between poetry and metaphysics (2009): A mirror work to the previous one, where the deliberate abandonment of the golden ratio evokes a sense of lightness, dismantling the rigid constraints of thought and aesthetic purism.

DeltaPoRoad - theory and practice of perception (2012): A multi-material work consisting of 24 large-format photographs and 10 glass and asphalt panels. A tactile invitation to interact with the matter to unveil the ambiguities of the real.

Reset? - history of a crooked world (2014): A reflection on environmental impact and the illusions of consumerism. Waste collected across four continents is isolated and recomposed within elegant plexiglass sheets; the horizon, artificially straightened, becomes a metaphor for an apparent and precarious global balance. Featured in 2019 within the anthological exhibition "IL-LOGICO MONDO".

ODIQUAODILA (2019): An ironic and immersive installation exploring the cognitive magnification of everyday obstacles, inviting the audience to question the perceived gravity of environmental and mental barriers.

Spostare il mare / Moving the Sea (2020): A witty critique of the phenomenon of "fakes" in contemporary visual communication, highlighting the unbridgeable distance between image and reality.

Explain To Me (2023): A powerful geopolitical work that condenses into a single shot the wretched human condition driven by the grabbing of land and resources.

Denied Identity - all alike, all different (2025/2026): His most recent research, inspired by the geometric seriality of poplar groves in the Po Valley. The project delves into common preconceptions and cultural conformity, asserting the value and resistance of individual identity within a community.

Group Exhibitions & Prize Finalists

2026 – DeltaPoRoad 4, Jury Commendation, Combat Prize (Photography Section).2025 – DeltaPoRoad 5, Finalist, 20th Edition of the Arte Laguna World Prize.2025 – DeltaPoRoad 7, Group Exhibition, EKA-Tianwu, Shanghai (China), celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Arte Laguna Prize.2025 – Summer Front, Group Exhibition, Boaneng First Space, Shenzhen (China), on the occasion of the Month of Italian Culture in China.2024 – Summer Front, Finalist, 18th Edition of the Arte Laguna World Award, Group Exhibition at the Arsenale Nord, Venice.2024 – Explain To Me, "M26 Project" Group Exhibition, Trieste Photo Days, Magazzino 26, Trieste.2024 – Explain To Me, Group Exhibition at the "Rome Photo Festival", Villa Altieri Museum, Rome.2021 – Summer Front 4, Finalist, Combat Prize, Group Exhibition at Villa Mimbelli – Museo Civico Fattori, Livorno.2016 – Summer Front, Featured Exhibition at the Cen.ser Exhibition Hall, Rovigo, on the occasion of "La Fiera delle Parole".2010 – Summer Front, Featured Exhibition at the Bassani Municipal Library, Ferrara.2009 – Alti Cieli, Featured Exhibition at the Cen.ser Exhibition Hall, Rovigo, on the occasion of "La Fiera delle Parole".2008 – Summer Front, Fine Art Exhibition at "Il Melone – Arte Contemporanea" Gallery, Rovigo.2008 – Summer Front, Group Exhibition at the "9th Book Fair", City of Porto Viro.

Solo & Anthological Exhibitions

2019 – IL-LOGICO MONDO, 1st Anthological Exhibition, Rosolina Mare Congress Center.2013 – DeltapoRoad, Solo Exhibition during the Este Week, Bassani Municipal Library, Ferrara.2013 – DeltapoRoad – Theory and Practice of Perception, Solo Exhibition, Sala Cordella, Adria (RO).2012 – DeltapoRoad – Theory and Practice of Perception, Solo Exhibition, Council Chamber of Ariano nel Polesine (RO).2012 – Author of the Month, Solo Exhibition and Artist Talk, Photoclub 85, Villanova del Ghebbo (RO).2009 – Alti Cieli, Solo Exhibition, Regional Reclamation Museum of Cà Vendramin (RO).

Awards, Grants & Honors

2013 – Awarded the "Excellence of the Po Delta" Prize, on the occasion of the 409th anniversary of the Taglio di Porto Viro.2011 – Summer Front, Special Jury Prize, Photography Prix Gran Prix: "My City".2010 – Special Honorable Mention, Premio Del Veneto, for the digital cultural project www.visita-delta.it.2005 – Special Jury Award for "Best Overall Author", City of Gela National Competition (CL).2005 – 1st Prize, "Luci e colori della notte" (Lights and Colors of the Night), National Competition, City of Gela (CL).2005 – 1st Prize with the portfolio Summer Front, "L’uomo e la città" (Man and the City), National Competition, City of Gela (CL).2005 – 1st Prize for the body of works Summer Front, National Competition, City of San Vincenzo (LI).2005 – Winner, "5 scatti per raccontare" (5 Frames to Narrate) National Competition, City of Urgnano (BG).2005 – Winner, TERR@E National Environmental Art Competition, Cavallino-Treporti (VE).2005 – Winner, Mega-Pixel.net Competition "2005 Calendar: The Four Seasons".1989 – Winner, Po Delta Trophy, Taglio di Po (RO).

Lectures, Media & Publications

2024 – Guest Lecturer at the Polesana People's University, presenting the lecture "Why Photography".2013 – The project "The Essential Itinerary in the Po Delta" was selected and featured by Roberto Parodi on the television show RIDER'S CAFE' (Italia 2 - Mediaset).2011 – Saggio and portfolio "The Essential Itinerary in the Po Delta" published in the culture and research journal REM (Research Experience Memory).2008 – Portfolio Summer Front published in the prestigious online contemporary art and photography review www.fotologie.it.2006 – Portfolio Summer Front featured in the national photography magazine Fotografare.2004 – Works featured and published in the national contemporary photography magazine Il Fotografo.