Mattia Balsamini
Venice, Italy
Born in Pordenone – Italy. Balsamini moved to Los Angeles in 2008, where he began his studies at Brooks Institute. In 2010 he began working at David LaChapelle’s studio as a studio assistant and archivist. In 2011, after obtaining a BA with honorable mention, he returned to Italy. He has been teaching photography at IUAV University of Venice as well as photographing extensively technology and its social implications, focusing on work as a factor of identity. Over the years he has carried out personal and editorial projects in collaboration with institutions such as MIT, NASA, Charitè University Berlin and the Institute of Forensic Medicine University of Zurich. His work has been exhibited at the Milan Triennale, the MAXXI, the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, and the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco.
