Artist Statement
Alberto Mesirca was born in Rome (Italy) in 1964.
He grew up in Rome and after obtaining a Master in Telecommunications Engineering he lived and worked in different countries (Hong Kong, Argentina, USA, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Rwanda) following his wife on diplomatic postings abroad.
He currently lives in Kigali, Rwanda.
He attended the first year of the Photography Associate Degree at Santa Monica College were he was influenced by Ms. Dastin's approach on the sociological aspects of Photography, by Mr. Anderson on how to approach lighting and by Mr. Moulton on the philosophy of shooting.
He approaches his subjects in two ways. One is from a geometrical and rational perspective, possibly trying to find the abstract in reality and attempting to rationalize it. The other is from a sociological perspective, investigating the social, economical and historical contexts of also minimal aspects of reality that, like in a fractal, represent the whole. He believes that these processes inevitably lead to a more intimate knowledge and appreciation of the reality before him.
He does not like to overly modify his photos in post processing as for him the representation of reality as actually seen is very important, and also because during the film era he shot with slides, where the scope of modification was minimal.
A common trait of his photography is the intent of revealing hidden aspects of objects or situations. Either with an unconventional or an investigative approach in dealing with the reality
He has exhibited in Rome, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Los Angeles, Kigali.
CV
Member of:
• Los Angeles Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA)
• Los Angeles Los Angeles Center of Photography
Past solo exhibitions
• 2020 Milan Gallery “Gli Eroici Furori”: Workers
• 2020 Brussels ENABEL Belgian Development Agency: Workers
Past group exhibitions
• 2014 Abu Dhabi Café Arabia: Cultural Kaleidoscope (with WGPI)
• 2015 Abu Dhabi Café Arabia : Quintessence (with WGPI)
• 2015 Abu Dhabi Alliance Française: Colours of Arabia (with WGPI)
• 2015 Dubai Gulf Photo Plus : RGB Community Exhibition
• 2016 Los Angeles Gloria Delson Gallery: ONE
• 2016 Los Angeles Gloria Delson Gallery: DUALITY
• 2016 Los Angeles 1650 Gallery: Shadow & Light
• 2017 Los Angeles Los Angeles Centre of Photography (LACP) Members Exhibition at DNJ Gallery juried by P. Tognarelli
• 2018 Los Angeles LA Art Show with LACP
• 2018 Los Angeles CASA LA - 4th Annual Wine + Art benefit auction
• 2018 Los Angeles Los Angeles Centre of Photography (LACP) - Fourth Annual Street Shooting Around the World Exhibition juried by G. Powell
• 2018 Los Angeles Art Share LA - Perimeter II Show
• 2018 Los Angeles Beyond the Line Gallery - Arts Up !
• 2018 Los Angeles Los Angeles Art Association - Out There juried by J.Silverman •
2018 Los Angeles Los Angeles Centre of Photography (LACP) Members Exhibition juried by C. Couturier
• 2018 California LA County Fair - RT 66 | Interact juried by P. Kopeikin, R. Valenzuela, E. Schillo
• 2018 Los Angeles The Neutra Institute Museum - Dulcepalloza 2018 curated by D. Stein
• 2018 Los Angeles Muzeumm - Venice Institute of Cotemporary Art Out in the Street curated by J. Kroll
• 2018 Los Angeles 5th Annual Wine+Art for CASA LA - benefit auction
• 2019 Los Angeles Focus Photo LA
• 2019 Los Angeles Los Angels Center of Photography Start Up Art Fair Venice
• 2019 Paris Galerie Joseph Turenne
• 2019 Los Angeles SMC Photo Exhibition
Awards
• 2016 Focus on Belgium Finalist
• Jan 2017 1st ArtSlant Prize Showcase Winner
• Jun 2017 5th ArtSlant Prize Showcase Winner
• 2018 Jul-Aug Fotoforum Awards (FIAP) - Menschen 3rd Place
• 2019 Jan Focus Photo LA Winter 2018 Finalist
• 2019 “Portrait of Humanity” 1854 Media/Magnum Photo
• 2019 Hahnemühle Fine Art Competition Finalist
Honorable Mentions
• 2016 Lucie Foundation International Photography Awards - Family of Man - Category : Youth - “School Trip”
• 2016 Lucie Foundation International Photography Awards - Category : Editorial Other - “Privacy Destroyed”
• 2017 PX3 The Prix de la Photographie, Paris - “Hadm - Shabiya 12”
• 2020 Lucie Foundation International Photography Awards - Gakinjro
Press – Websites
• 2016 Apr - Vogue Italia • 2017 Apr - Aint Bad Magazine - Color
• 2017 - SDN-Social Documentary Network - “Hadm - Shabiya 12”
• 2017 Jul vol 11 ed 8 - Silvershotz - “Hadama - Shabiya 12”
• 2017 Sep - l’Oeil de la Photograpie - “Closing of a Dream” • 2017 Nov - Lenscratch - The 2017 Dinner Table Exhibition
• 2018 Feb - Your Daily Photograph curated by D. Miller
• 2018 May/Jun - Artillery Magazine • 2018 Jun - Art Slant - Under the Radar
• 2018 Jul - Lenscratch - The 2018 Road Trip Exhibition juried by S. Bush
• 2018 Jul/Aug - Fotoforum Magazine • 2018 Aug Issue 90 - F-Stop Magazine - Land, Sea, Air
• 2018 Oct - Your Daily Photograph curated by D. Miller
• 2019 - “Portrait of Humanity” Hoxton Mini Press
• 2020 Feb - Your Daily Photograph curated by D. Miller
• 2020 Spring - ZEKE Pandemic in Focus • 2020 May - Your Daily Photograph curated by D. Miller
• 2020 Fall – “Chromantic” Exhibit Around, a tribute to Alex Webb
Collaborations
• 2018 Los Angeles Francesca Bifulco - Forcella Reigns: The Men Who Play Cards