ABOUT
— The decay photographer —
- ARTIST STATEMENT -
My instinct leads me to the discover of abandoned places, from past times, barely accessible and hidden from most people.
Explorations in complete solitude. Like a climber on inaccessible peaks, when you are alone your emotions are amplified and you feel as an anachronistic ghosts in a place where no one should be, an intruder who has entered to upset the ancient rest of a sleeping palace.
Palaces that, in my fantasy, are as if they were narcissistic entities destined for oblivion in search of someone able to convey their lost glories for the last time.
But it is his technique that has become legendary, with his way of mastering light with high contrasts of light and shadows.
Mancava ancora l’ingrediente segreto per distinguermi dagli altri esploratori e fotografi.
My instinct leads me to the discover of abandoned places, from past times, barely accessible and hidden from most people.
Explorations in complete solitude. Like a climber on inaccessible peaks, when you are alone your emotions are amplified and you feel as an anachronistic ghosts in a place where no one should be, an intruder who has entered to upset the ancient rest of a sleeping palace.
Palaces that, in my fantasy, are as if they were narcissistic entities destined for oblivion in search of someone able to convey their lost glories for the last time.
But it is his technique that has become legendary, with his way of mastering light with high contrasts of light and shadows.
- BIOGRAPHY -
Christian Basetti, born in 1979, lives in Milan. Animated by the ever-growing desire for adventure, he transforms great solo trips around the world into an indissoluble combination with landscape photography.
Since he’s fond of architectural photography, even in this case he admires the iconicity of the great works of the ancient and modern world; in his passion he feels the challenge to make the great works talk through his shots, as if they were silent, narcissistic creatures, waiting for someone to express their greatness.
With a personal style always aimed at aesthetics, he never limits himself exclusively to the documentary aspect, but wants to represent the ancient pride of places destined to be erased by time, inspired by the style of Caravaggio in the representation of the environments.
The “Forgotten Artchitectures” project came to life.
Christian Basetti, classe 1979, vive a Milano. Animato dal desiderio sempre crescente per l’avventura, trasforma grandi viaggi in solitaria attorno al mondo in un binomio indissolubile con la fotografia di paesaggio.
Appassionato anche di fotografia d’architettura, anche in questo caso ammira l’iconocità delle grandi opere sia del mondo antico che moderno; nella sua passione sente la sfida di far parlare con gli scatti le grandi opere costruite, come se fossero delle creature narcisistiche silenziose in attesa di qualcuno che esprima la loro grandezza.
Nel 2015 , la passione per l’avventura e la fotografia d’ambienti confluisce nella fotografia di antichi luoghi decadenti, cercando di dare voce a queste strutture cariche di malinconico fascino.
Christian Basetti, born in 1979, lives in Milan. Animated by the ever-growing desire for adventure, he transforms great solo trips around the world into an indissoluble combination with landscape photography.
Since he’s fond of architectural photography, even in this case he admires the iconicity of the great works of the ancient and modern world; in his passion he feels the challenge to make the great works talk through his shots, as if they were silent, narcissistic creatures, waiting for someone to express their greatness.
With a personal style always aimed at aesthetics, he never limits himself exclusively to the documentary aspect, but wants to represent the ancient pride of places destined to be erased by time, inspired by the style of Caravaggio in the representation of the environments.
The “Forgotten Artchitectures” project came to life.
- PREMI INTERNAZIONALI- AWARDS -
PREMI INTERNAZIONALI- AWARDS
IPA (International Photography Awards)
2021 1° PLACE – Architecture / Interior category – with “Va, pensiero” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Architecture / Interior category – with “Break from Oblivion” series
Moscow International Photo Awards (MIFA)
2021 2° PLACE ABSOLUTE – and finalist for nominations “NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR” PRIZE – Portfolio category – with “Forgotten Artcheology” series
2021 GOLD AWARD – Portfolio / fine art category – with “Forgotten Artcheology” series
2021 GOLD AWARD – Nature / Panoramic category – with “Millenial witnesses” series
2021 SILVER AWARD – Architecture / Interiors category – with “Risorgimento proud” series
2021 BRONZE AWARD – Fine art / Other category – with “Break from Oblivion” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Fine art / Other category – with “Va, pensiero” series
PX3 – Prix de la photographie Paris
2021 GOLD AWARD – Architecture / Historic category – with “Break from Oblivion” series
2021 BRONZE AWARD – Architecture /Historic category – with “Va, pensiero” series
2021 BRONZE AWARD – Architecture /Historic category – with “His Majesty” single
2021 GOLD AWARD – Architecture / Interior category – with “Va, pensiero” series
2021 GOLD AWARD – Architecture / Industrial category – with “In-dust-Trial” series
ND Award (Neutral Density Photography Awards)
2021 BRONZE AWARD – Architecture / Interior category – with “Break from Oblivion” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Architecture / Interior category – with “Va, pensiero” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Landscape category – with “Millenial witnesses” series
Chromatic Awards
2021 1° PLACE Architecture category – with “Ring around the Rosie” single
2021 3° PLACE Architecture category – with “Yellowish dust” single
2021 1° PLACE Landscape category – with “Golden rocky shark” single
2021 HONORABLE MENTION Nature category – with “Ascension to navajo heaven” single
2021 HONORABLE MENTION Cityscape category – with “Venice soul” single
2021 HONORABLE MENTION Nature category – with “Millenial witness” single
TIFA Award (Tokyo International Photography Awards)
2021 2° PLACE ABSOLUTE Architecture / interior category – with “Break from Oblivionk” series
2021 GOLD AWARD Architecture / interior category – with “Break from Oblivionk” series
2021 BRONZE AWARD Architecture / industrial category – with “In-dust-trial” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION Portfolio / Fine art category – with “Forgotten Art-cheology” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION Architecture / cityscape category – with “Sun Francisco rise” series
BIFA Award (Budapest International Photography Awards)
2021 GOLD AWARD – Nature / Panoramic category – with “Millenial witnesses” series
2021 BRONZE AWARD – Architecture / Interior category – with “Break from Oblivion” series
2021 BRONZE AWARD – Portfolio / Fine art category – with “Forgotten Artcheology” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Architecture / Interior category – with “Va, pensiero” series
MonoVisions Photography Awards
2021 2° PLACE – Architecture category (series) with “Va, pensiero” series
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Architecture (single) category – with “The Exit”
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Architecture (single) category – with “Arabic upside down”
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Nature and wildlife (single) category – with “Ascension to Navajo heaven”
Monochrome Photography Awards
2021 2° PLACE – Architecture category (single) with “Arabic Upside down”
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Architecture (single) category – with “The Exit”
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Architecture (single) category – with “Ethereal Venice”
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Landscape (single) category – with “Ascension to Navajo heaven”
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Landscape (single) category – with “Rocky Yin and Yang”
2021 HONORABLE MENTION – Landscape (single) category – with “After the storm”
Urban Photo Awards
2021 FINALIST OF 10 – “New buildings prize” category with “Death of sun“
- PUBLICATIONS -
2021 – “URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets” 7° Volume – raccolta dei finalisti di Urban Photo Award 2021
2021 – IPA Annual Book of Photography (as category winner)
2021 – Chromatic Photography Awards Annual Book (as category winner with 3 prizes)
2021 – Monochrome Awards 2021 Annual book (as category winner)
2020 – Articolo con pubblicazione foto copertina sulla rivista arte e design “Living” di Varese (n. 117)
2021 – “URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets” 7th Volume – collection of finalists of Urban Photo Award 2021
2021 – IPA Annual Book of Photography (as category winner)
2021 – Chromatic Photography Awards Annual Book (as category winner with 3 prizes)
2021 – Monochrome Awards 2021 Annual book (as category winner)
2020 – Publication with article and cover image on “Living”, Varese art and
design magazine (number 117)
2021 – “URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets” 7th Volume – collection of finalists of Urban Photo Award 2021
2021 – IPA Annual Book of Photography (as category winner)
2021 – Chromatic Photography Awards Annual Book (as category winner with 3 prizes)
2021 – Monochrome Awards 2021 Annual book (as category winner)
2020 – Publication with article and cover image on “Living”, Varese art and
design magazine (number 117)
- EXHIBITS -
2021 – Annual PX3 Exhibition- vincitori PX3 awards 2021 di Parigi
2021 – Paviart mostra mercato arte 2021
2021 – PhotoPro Studios Moscow – vincitori Mifa awards 2021 di Mosca
2020 – Mostra personale presso “ Galleria d’arte Quadrifoglio ” a Rho (Milano)
2020 – Mostra personale presso “Sala Veratti”, in centro storico a Varese
2019 – Mostra collettiva presso Galleria “exfabbricadellebambole” di Milano
2019 – Serata concerto ” Fotografia e pianoforte ” presso Villa Borletti di Origgio
2019 – Presentazione opere come artista della serata presso Rotary Club di Saronno (Varese)
2021 – Annual PX3 Exhibition – winners of PX3 2021 Paris
2021 – Paviart – art market exhibition 2021
2021 – PhotoPro Studios Moscow – winners of Mifa awards 2021 Moscow
2020 – Publication with article and cover image on “Living”, Varese art and
design magazine (number 117)
2020 – Solo exhibition at “ Galleria d’arte Quadrifoglio ” – Rho, (Milan)
2020 – Solo exhibition at “Sala Veratti”, storic center, Varese
2019 – Collective exhibition at “exfabbricadellebambole gallery”- Milan
2019 – Music concert for piano and solo exhibition ” Photography and piano” at Villa Borletti , Origgio (Varese)
2019 – Artworks showcase at “Rotary Club Saronno” – Saronno, (Varese)
2021 – Annual PX3 Exhibition- PX3 awards winners 2021, Paris
2021 – Paviart – art market exhibition 2021
2021 – PhotoPro Studios Moscow – winners of Mifa awards 2021 Moscow
2020 – Solo exhibition at “ Galleria d’arte Quadrifoglio ” – Rho, (Milan)
2020 – Solo exhibition at “Sala Veratti”, storic center, Varese
2019 – Collective exhibition at “exfabbricadellebambole gallery”- Milan
2019 – Music concert for piano and solo exhibition ” Photography and piano” at Villa Borletti , Origgio (Varese)
2019 – Artworks showcase at “Rotary Club Saronno” – Saronno, (Varese)
IPA AWARDS 2021 - WINNERS NOMINATIONS FOR BEST ABSOLUTE WINNER CATEGORY
IPA AWARDS 2021 - WINNERS NOMINATIONS FOR BEST ABSOLUTE WINNER CATEGORY
(My nomination at 8:45 minute, Non professional categories as Architecture /interior winner)
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS FINALISTS NOMINATIONS FOR "NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR 2021"
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS
FINALISTS NOMINATIONS FOR "NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR" 2021
(My nomination at 11:00 minute, Non professional categories)
- DICONO DI ME -
TV INTERVIEW FOR CHANNEL TV "RETE 55"
- IL FOTOGRAFO...D'AMBIENTI -
– IL FOTOGRAFO…D’AMBIENTI –
Come accennato nella biografia, mi occupo di fotografia anche in canali più commerciali.
A seguito dei miei viaggi nel mondo ho realizzato un sito e-commerce basato sulla vendita di stampe fotografiche fine art di paesaggio, rivolte al mondo degli interior designers e arredamento in generale.
As mentioned in the biography, I also deal with photography in more commercial channels.
Following my travels around the world, I created an e-commerce site based on the sale of fine art landscape photographic prints, aimed at the world of interior designers and furnishings in general.
As mentioned in the biography, I also deal with photography in more commercial channels.
Following my travels around the world, I created an e-commerce site based on the sale of fine art landscape photographic prints, aimed at the world of interior designers and furnishings in general.
