Biography
Born 1991 in Merate, Italy. He lives and works in Milan.
His work visually restores natural processes, set in technological and digital scenarios, where shape, color and matter take on a new meanings. The artworks, fragments of the contemporary landscape, are the blossoming of an era in which the human-environment relationship is increasingly central.
“I’ve always been fascinating by the biological complexity I find in nature.
A dense network of hidden and interconnected relations ”
He seeks a tension between detail and context, a complexity that leads audience to a continuous shift of perspective. Math, ecology, programming and chemistry are the media used to focus the subject of an artwork in order to inspect the process of its creation. He adopts a transdisciplinary approach encompassing new media, sculpture, photography and installation.
Caimi’s works were displayed at various solo and group shows, in national and international contexts. In 2018 he won “Art & Nature” first prize, Monte Barro’s Art and Nature Park, Lecco (IT) and he was hosted in residence at PAC180, Contemporary Art Path in Livorno (IT). The following year presented the series “Phytosynthesis”, digitally flowers processed through tridimensional scanning, at the Royal Palace of Milan (IT) for Cairo Art prize and XJTLU International University of Suzhou (CN). In the same year, 2019, he was awarded as the winner of “Welcome to the machine” exhibition in Turin (IT). In 2020 he took part to a group show “..and thence we came forth to see again the stars” at The Flat – Massimo Carasi Art Gallery, Milan (IT). Since the same year, he has been hosted at Dolomiti Contemporanee residence, visual arts lab on location, where he conducts his practice in the Capanna Bassa studio. In 2021 he presented his solo exhibition “Il fascino dell’inutile” at Megazzino space of SpaziENNE (IT). He’s invited by Barro Cultural District to produce a site specific project in San Michele Church, Galbiate (IT) where he realizes Xanthophyll, land art installation. He opened the following year with the solo exhibition “Prelude. A botanical invite” at The Flat – Massimo Carasi Art Gallery. He’s invited by Gianluca d’Inca Levis, curator of Dolomiti Contemporanee, to exhibit his work in the Centre for Studies on Alpine Environment and in the group show “Who killed bambi?”, Casso (IT). Since 2021, The Flat – Massimo Carasi Art Gallery presents his work within ArtRotterdam, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam (NL) where he has been acquired by AkzoNobel and IN4Art Art Foundation. In 2022 his works were presented to the American audience at the Untitled Art Fair in Miami (USA).
Curriculum vitae
1991 |
Born in Merate, IT |
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2014 |
Bachelor degree in Architecture, Polytechnic of Milan |
2016 |
Master degree in sustainable Architecture, Polytechnic of Turin |
2019 |
Professor of Computer Art at BA in NABA – New academy of fine arts, Milan |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 |
Prelude. A Botanical Invite, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, IT |
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Tracce sottocorticali. il paesaggio degli xilofagi, curated by Gianluca D’incà Levis, Dolomiti Contemporanee,Centro Studi Ambiente Alpino, San Vito di Cadore, IT | |
2021 |
Un luogo dopo l’altro, Distretto Culturale del Barro, Galbiate, IT |
Il fascino dell’inutile, Megazzino – spaziENNE, Garbagnate Milanese, IT | |
World Environment Day – ArtVerona Digital, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, IT | |
2019 |
Phytosynthesis, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, CN |
2018 |
Oldness, curated by Rosa Cascone, That’s contemporary, Milan, IT |
Paesaggi Frammentati, The Other Space, Milan, IT | |
Hybrid Age, curated by Sara Cattaneo, Milan, IT | |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 |
EARTH – A collective landscape, AkzoNobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam, NL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SMACH – Dolomites Biennial of Land Art, Val Badia, IT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Altered Perceptions, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, IT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Come pioggia, curated by Stefano Cagol, MUSE – Science Museum of Trento, Castel Belasi, IT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The New Atlas of Digital Art | Are humans still Necessary?, MEET Digital Culture Center, project room The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, IT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Art Rotterdam, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam, NLEssenziale, curated by Francesca Canfora, Paratissima, Fondazione Amleto Bertoni, Saluzzo, IT2022Untitled Art, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Miami Beach, USAWho Killed Bambi?, curated by Gianluca D’incà Levis, Dolomiti Contemporanee, Spazio di Casso al Vajont, ITArt Rotterdam, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam, NLSuperlab Exhibit, curated by Francesca Canfora, Milan, ITTROMAMOTEL, Dolomiti contemporanee, Borca di Cadore, ITLe divinità aprono gli occhi e creano il mattino, curated by Casa Capra & Ife Collective, Marano Vicentino, ITAlternate lifeforms, curated by Ctrlzak, Jcp Universe, Milan, IT2021_studiOlimpico, Dolomiti contemporanee, Borca di Cadore, ITRebirthing, curated by Giulia Giglio & Paolo Lolicata, ARTiglieria Con/temporary Art Center, Turin, ITArt Rotterdam, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam, NL2020..and thence we came forth to see again the stars
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Premio Arte Cairo, Palazzo Reale, Milan, IT | Welcome to the machine, curated by Francesca Canfora, Festival della Tecnologia, Turin, IT | Naturale sintesi, Milano Design Week, Milan, IT | 2018 |
Serate Illuminate, curated by Riccardo Bargellini, PAC180 – Parco d’arte contemporanea, Livorno, IT | Frammenti di Simbiosi, Angelo della Pergola 1 – M2kr, Milan, IT | 2017 |
SIDE, Museo Giovio, Como, IT | Pop my bling bling, curated by Anni Wu, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, IT |
COLLECTIONS AND PRIZES
2023 |
SPROUTING – SMACH, Val Badia, IT |
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In4Art, Rotterdam, NL | |
2021 |
AkzoNobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam, NL |
Mention of the jury, Combat prize, Livorno, IT | |
2019 |
Winner “Welcome to the machine”, Festival della Tecnologia, Turin, IT |
2018 |
First prize “Monte Barro_Arte e Natura”, Migro, permanent installation at Monte Barro’s art and nature, IT |
SOUND LIVE PERFORMANCE
2023 |
Entwined | Opening biennale, Smach, Ciasa dl Maier, San Martin de Tor IT |
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Roots | ROUND TRIP – Fluidum2, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan IT | |
Roots | Soundviews, Cavallerizza Reale, Torino IT | |
2022 |
Entwined | TROMAMOTEL, Dolomiti contemporanee, Borca di Cadore, IT |
Entwined | Prelude. A botanical invite, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, IT | |
Roots | Celidonia, Cinema Campana, Casa Capra e Ife Collective, Marano Vicentino , IT | |
2021 |
Roots | _studiOlimpico, Dolomiti contemporanee, Borca di Cadore, IT |
Roots | Il fascino dell’inutile, Cinema Teatro S. Luigi, Garbagnate Milanese , IT | |
RESIDENCIES AND TALKS
20/23 |
Dolomiti contemporanee, curated by Gianluca D’incà Levis, Progetto Borca, Borca di Cadore, IT |
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2023 |
We Are Who We Are, curated by Annika Pettini & Damiano Gullì, Triennale Milano, IT |
New technologies applied to natural processes mapping, hosted by Jacqueline Ceresoli, Art and New Technologies, Brera, IT | |
2022 |
Member of the jury “Monte Barro Arte_Natura”, Galbiate, IT |
2018 |
Centro Residenziale Franco Basaglia UFSMA, PAC180, Livorno, IT |
Materia viva, Walden, Milan, IT | |
Synth Day & Night, Le Park, Milan, IT | |
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
2023 |
SMACH 2023. Le dieci opere che compongono la Biennale di arte pubblica delle Dolomiti, by Matilda Sereni, ArtsLife |
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2022 |
Imparare dalle cose semplici: intervista a Stefano Caimi, by Alberto Villa, Forme Uniche + ArtsLife |
Botanica e tecnologia nella personale di Stefano Caimi in mostra a Milano, by Davide Landoni, ArtsLife | |
L’arte della natura, by Laura Cantale, Balloon Project | |
2021 |
Spazienne ospita Il fascino dell’inutile di Stefano Caimi, by Laura Cantale, Balloon Project |
“Xantophyll” e “Phyllon” alla Chiesa di San Michele di Galbiate – Un luogo dopo l’altro, by Andrea Mangione | |
Dolomiti Contemporanee. La fucina tra le rocce, tra arte, recupero e trasformazione, by Mara Marchesan | |
2020 |
…E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle, Wall Street International Magazine |
Il gesto codificato. Stefano Caimi a Milano, by Marco Antelmi, Artribune | |
Oldness: la bipersonale di Barbara Uccelli e Stefano Caimi negli spazi di THAT’S CONTEMPORARY, Art for breakfast |