BIOGRAPHY

Marco Mandorlini (Pontedera, Pisa, 1998) studied in the Visual Arts Department at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. His research investigates the historical, cultural, and natural elements through which places are shaped and narrated by ideological and stereotypical imaginaries. Focusing on rural and provincial contexts, he considers marginal territories as privileged sites of inquiry where notions of authenticity can be rediscovered and reinterpreted.

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Working through a multidisciplinary approach, his practice centres on the transformation of found objects and artefacts that evoke specific landscapes through their form and cultural identity. By preserving traces of what is destined to disappear, his work seeks to fossilise fragile identities and generate new narrative possibilities.

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His work has been exhibited at Galleria Studio G7, Bologna (2025), and Torrso, Pesaro (2024). He was awarded the Fondazione Zucchelli Talent Prize (2024) and the Combat Prize in the Graphics section (2023).

He has participated in the artist residencies Nuovo Forno del Pane at Villa Smeraldi – Museum of Rural Civilization, San Marino di Bentivoglio (2024), and Falia, Municipality of Lozio (2023).