B I O

Domenico Aronica was born in Palermo (Italy) in 1979

Education
2006-2008: II level Master in “Integrated relational tourism and territorial development”, University of Palermo-Faculty of Architecture/Helwan University of Cairo-Faculty of Tourism
1999-2004: Degree in Communication Studies-University of Palermo

Grants-Awards
2007, 2009: Featured in Pagine Bianche d’Autore-Sicily
2007, 2008, 2009: Featured in “Mediterraneo”, program of the Italian television Rai 3

Work Experience
2005: Work experience as iconographic researcher for Magnum/Photos-Paris

Personal Exhibitions
2010: “Gente e metropoli”, MiKalsa-Palermo
2010: “Palermo’s portraits”, Libreria Feltrinelli-Palermo
2009: “Palermo-Berlino, culture a confronto”, Palazzo Fatta-Palermo
2009: “Focus on Palermo”, Italian Cultural Institute-Cracow
2009: “Focus on Palermo”, Italian Cultural Institute-Warsaw
2008: “Le metropoli”, Palazzo Resuttano-Palermo
2008: “Focus on Palermo”, Italian Cultural Institute-Copenhagen
2007: “Spazi metropolitani”, Kursaal Tonnara-Palermo
2007: “Palermo’s visions”, Cultural Centre Sakiet El Sawy-Cairo
2007: “Paesaggi urbani”, Palazzo Ricci di Morana-Trapani, sponsored by Unesco
2006: “Doors”, Centro Culturale Polivalente Agricantus-Palermo
2005: “Frammenti di solitudine”, Kursaal Kalhesa-Palermo
2002: “Il Ventre di Palermo”, Agricantus/Kursaal Kalhesa-Palermo

Group Exhibitions
2008: “Transit”, Tufano Studio25/Luciano Inga Pin-Milan
2006: “Cammina cammina”, Fratelli Alinari/Centre Saint Benin-Aosta
2004: “Cammina cammina, 150 anni di fotografie di bambini nelle collezioni Alinari”, Palazzo degli Innocenti-Florence, sponsored by Unicef and Presidenza Repubblica Italiana

Books-Catalogues
2009: Seamus Blake’s photos on “Jazz it” magazine
2009: Featured in “Catalogo dell’Arte Moderna Italiana n.45”, Giorgio Mondadori Editore-Milan
2008: Featured in “Catalogo dell'Arte Moderna Italiana n.44”, Giorgio Mondadori Editore-Milan
2008: Photos for the magazine: “I Quaderni di Alveare”, Palumbo Editore-Palermo
2007: Personal book: “Metrò”, sponsored by the French Cultural Center of Sicily
2004: Photos for book: “Cammina cammina”, Fratelli Alinari Editore-Florence
2003: Photos for the book: “Tesori di Palermo”, Nardini Editore-Florence

Discography Publications
2009: Photos for the jazz album: “Sicilian opening”, Salvatore Bonafede, recorded in New York (JazzEyes)
2008: Photos for the jazz album: “Live in Italy”, Seamus Blake Quartet (JazzEyes)
2008: Photos for the jazz album: “A19”, Mauro Schiavone-Stefano D’Anna (Splasch records)
2006: Photos for the jazz album: “Palermo”, Eddie Gomez trio (JazzEyes)

Languages
Italian (mother tongue), English, French

Artistic skills and competences
He studied jazz piano. He loves italian movies of ‘50-’60-‘70

At the moment he lives and works in Palermo

“Photography puts in order the chaos of the world” Roland Barthes