About
Bio
Born in 1983 in the Apennines of central Italy, Paolo Buatti is a filmmaker, photographer and designer. His visual research explores the intersection between biography, geography and the social landscape with a focus on the soundscape. In 2005 he began to create digital collages which have been exhibited in group exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Photography and audiovisual work came later, with the independent production of short films and music videos. His documentaries have been included twice in the Catalogue du Court of the Cannes Film Festival, while the video Hiroshima II received awards and mentions in international festivals. His photographic documentation of the public art project Open Air Museum was published in the book “Fuori catalogo” (Out of print) by artist Fausto Delle Chiaie. He lives and works in Rome.
Artist statement
I believe that reality contains cues whose power is extremely difficult to simulate or design in a fictional way, so I chose documentary as my starting point. My scope is to explore, through narrative, fundamental themes beyond the world of appearances. This approach allows for speculation untethered from current events, on a larger time scale and with more distant horizons. Geography and history are valuable keys for me in reading and describing cultural and social phenomena, especially today in the age of homogenization and identity debate. Curiosity has always driven me to self-education, as well as to traverse techniques and mediums in a continuous expressive exploration.
Awards & notes
Two time selected at Festival de Cannes “Short Film Corner” with “The museum closes when the author is tired” and “The woodworm”.
Best classic music video at Euro Video Song in february 2022, best music video at Istanbul Film Awards, second prize for best music video at Tokyo Film Awards and honorable mention at Anatolian Film Awards in January 2022 with “Hiroshima II”.
Winner of Appennino Doc 2020 for best documentary with “Dia Silla - the day of wrath”.
Selected at Italian Contemporary Film Festival and at Festival Internazionale del Cinema d’Arte 2014 with “The museum closes when the author is tired”.
Winner of “Cut & paste” contest at “Festival della Creatività”, Florence 2010. Winner “Creolo 05” with the artwork “Onde di marmo”, Riccione 2005.
Filmography
- Dia Silla (2019)
- Il tarlo (2017)
- Il museo chiude quando l'autore è stanco (2013)
Individual exhibitions
- 19/06/25 - 22/06/25 - “Una memoria non mia / Una memoria que no es mía”, Pratt Institute, Roma
- 18/03/07 - 05/04/07 - “We're eternal”, Centro Culturale Zerouno, Barletta
- 14/10/06 - 25/11/06 - “La danza degli archi”, Cineclub Detour, Roma
Collective exhibitions
- 24/01/26 - 14/02/26 - “Nuovi Codici”, La bottega di Infoto, Firenze
- 26/04/25 - 08/06/25 - “Orbite”, Fotografia Europea - Circuito OFF Fondazione Marangoni, Reggio Emilia
- 22/11/24 - 26/01/25 - “Filling the Gap”, Fondazione Marangoni, Firenze
- 09/10/17 - 27/10/17 - “KM0 - kilometrizero”, Rome Art Week - HOP, Roma
- 29/03/09 - 10/04/09 - “In Urbe”, Centro Culturale Zerouno, Barletta
- 21/10/07 - 31/10/07 - “I'aM: italian artists in Managua”, Centro Culturale Zerouno, Barletta
- 27/07/07 - 10/08/07 - “I'aM: italian artists in Managua”, Galleria Medina, Managua (Nicaragua)
- 22/07/07 - 09/08/07 - “Vedo ciò che sento”, Centro Culturale Zerouno, Barletta
- 13/07/07 - 26/07/07 - “Artisti in permanenza 07”, Galleria Poliedro, Trieste
- 28/01/07 - 07/02/07 - “Parti di noi”, Centro Culturale Zerouno, Barletta
- 03/09/06 - 15/09/06 - “Zoom”, Centro Culturale Zerouno, Barletta
- 01/06/06 - 30/06/06 - “Chi lo fa lo aspetti”, IED, Barcelona (Spain)
Contact
Mail me at info [at] paolobuatti.it