Irene Zottola
Specialty
visual arts
Education
Higher Technician in Image from the CEV - Higher School of Audiovisual Training, 3D Animation and New Technologies
Specialized in Laboratory Techniques and Ancient Processes by the CEV
Career path
As a creator, she explores the limits of analog photography to generate a dreamlike and poetic world, often accompanying her images with text. As an educator, she uses photography as a tool for social intervention with groups in vulnerable situations.
He experiments self-taught in Madrid in the laboratory of the Slow Photo collective. Her work has been exhibited in different spaces and festivals in Spain, Italy and Morocco. She has published with publishers such as La Bella Varsovia and Lumen (Spain) and magazines such as She shoots film (Australia), fisheyemagazine (France) and Vostmagazine (Korea).
She is one of the 33 authors of the “Mission Region” project organized by the Community of Madrid and is part of the platform of the National Image Center in Spain.
He has published his first photobook with Ediciones Anómalas, Icarus, winning project of the V Fotocanal Contest of the Community of Madrid and finalist in PhotoEspaña and Les Photobook Awards.
Subjects and workshops
DEGREE IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIOVISUAL CREATION
Projects and Experimentation
Awards, mentions and recognitions
Finalist in PhotoEspaña
Finalist in Les Photobook Awards of Les reencontres d'Arles
Winner of the V Edition of the Fotocanal Contest
Creation Aid granted by Visual. Plastic Artists Management Entity (VEGAP)
Finalist in the Rfotofolio Grant
Other merits
Artist residencies:
PhotoEspaña (Madrid, Spain)
Cervantes Institute of Athens (Ithaca, Greece)
VEGAP (Paris, France)
BBK and AntEspacio (Bilbao, Spain)
International Festival of Analog Photography Revela- T. (Barcelona, Spain)