Nicolò Degiorgis

Nicolò Degiorgis (born 1985) is an Italian visual artist, publisher, photographer, and curator.[1][2] He runs Rorhof, an independent publishing house in Bolzano, Italy.[3] He has self-published a number of books, including Hidden Islam (2014).[4][5] Hidden Islam won the First PhotoBook award at the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards,[6] the Author Book Award at Rencontres d'Arles,[7] and was a gold winner of the Deutscher Fotobuchpreis.[8]

Degiorgis in 2014

Early life and education

Degiorgis was born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy.[2]

He earned a BA in sinology from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2006–2008). He studied political science at the University of Trieste (2009–2010) and at Leiden University (2019).[2]

Life and work

Hidden Islam (2014) documents the struggles of Muslims living in an Islamophobic environment in Italy between 2009 and 2013, where 1.35 million of them had only eight official mosques. Degiorgis photographed the makeshift buildings where Muslims practiced their religion and prayed. The photographs are categorised into two groups: black and white exteriors of these locations (sorted into eight types, such as warehouses, shops and supermarkets) unfold using gatefolds to present color photographs of the Muslims typically praying within half of them.[9][10][11]

Degiorgis runs the publishing house Rorhof with his brother Michele.[12] He was guest curator of Museion in Bolzano, Italy for 2017.[13]

Publications
  • Oasis Hotel. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2014. ISBN 9788890981715.
  • Hidden Islam. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2014. With an introduction by Martin Parr. ISBN 978-88-909817-0-8. Total of 5000 copies of all editions.[14][15][16][17]
    • Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2014.
    • Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2015.
  • Hidden Islam – 479 comments. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2014. ISBN 9788890981739. Edition of 300 copies.[18]
  • Peak. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2017. ISBN 978-88-909817-6-0.
  • Blue As Gold. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2017. ISBN 978-88-94881-09-7. Edition of 350 copies.
  • Heimatkunde. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2017. ISBN 9788894881004. Edition of 750 copies.
  • Prison Photography. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2017. ISBN 978-88-94881-01-1. Edition of 400 copies.
  • Prison Museum. Bolzano, Italy: self-published / Rorhof, 2021. ISBN 978-88-909817-0-8. With essays by Letizia Ragaglia and Anna Rita Nuzzaci. Edition of 1000 copies.

Awards

Exhibitions

References
  1. "Nicolò Degiorgis". Nicolò Degiorgis. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "Nicolò Degiorgis". nicolodegiorgis.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. "RORHOF". RORHOF. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. Peces, Juan (8 August 2014). "El fotolibro se retrata en Arlés". El País. Madrid. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  5. "Dove pregano i musulmani in Italia". Il Post. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. "Expressions of Islam, hidden from view, in northeast Italy - 1854 Photography". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  7. "Arles 2014: Nicolo Degiorgis lifts the veil on Italy's Islamophobia". The Guardian. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  8. "Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2015 - kwerfeldein – Magazin für Fotografie". kwerfeldein.de. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  9. Alipour, Yasi (5 March 2015). "Nicolò Degiorgis, Hidden Islam". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  10. "Review: Daniele De Luigi on Nicoló Degiorgis". Aperture. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  11. "Hidden Islam: Nicolo Degiorgis Charts the Challenges of Being Muslim in Italy". Time. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  12. "Nicolò Degiorgis". Raffles Milano - Istituto di Moda e Design. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  13. "Nicolò Degiorgis announced as guest curator for 2017". museion.it. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  14. "Группа ниц". Журнал Esquire. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  15. "Moscheen in Italien: Der versteckte Islam". Zeit. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  16. Arlandis, Fanny (15 October 2014). "Etre musulman en Italie". Slate.fr. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  17. Mercier, Clémentine. "En Italie du Nord, l'islam avec les moyens du bord". Libération. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  18. "Hidden Islam – 479 Comments: the photobook that contains no photos". The Guardian. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  19. Russeth, Andrew (14 November 2014). "Aperture Announces 2014 PhotoBook Awards". Artnews. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  20. Booker, Maia (21 November 2014). "There Are 1.5 Million Muslims in Italy and Only 8 Mosques. Here's Where They Go to Pray". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  21. "Hämatli & Patriæ - curated by Nicolò Degiorgis". museion.it. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  22. "Nicolò Degiorgis". Wall Street International. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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