ABOUT

Filippo Papa was born in Leonforte (EN) on 10/24/1986, he demonstrates eclecticism and versatility ranging from photography, performance, graphic design, international cultural promotion, video art and installations, painting and writing. Among the most emblematic solo exhibitions in the world: Treanime in 2012, Archai in 2016, Il Canto della Pietra in 2017, Aqua in 2018, Contrasto & Contesto in 2019, Pathos/Mathos in 2021 and Omniscient in 2022. He has received numerous awards, recognitions and intercontinental publications. In 2012, a photo of him was globally featured on the Vogue website. In 2014 and 2016, his works were published in the television program "Tgr Mediterraneo"- Rai 3, visible in Italy and abroad. In 2020/21 Papa was included among an elite of world-renowned artists: "protagonisti dell’Atlante dell’Arte Contemporanea" published by the historic De Agostini publishing house and the prestigious "56th Catalogo dell’Arte Moderna" published by Giorgio Mondadori. In 2022 he won the "Premio Italia per la fotografia" awarded by the Biennale Internazionale d’arte di Asti. He was also awarded the "Award of High Merit in Performing Art" given by the jury of the Premio Intercontinentale di letteratura "Le Nove Muse" for his international commitment to artistic innovation in this area. In this regard, he creates the unprecedented technique of the "Skin Collage" which he applies for the first time worldwide in the performance art "Le poesie delle Muse". This performative event is part of the artistic series created together with the poet Joan Josep Barcelo called "Performance Art & Poetry" or the creation of performance art that unites the body with words and poems. Papa and Barcelo study the expression of art through new technologies. They inaugurate for the first time worldwide the performance art entitled "Poetry Box" which began already in 2021 and perfected during 2022. They invent the neologism "Holoperformace" which represents the creation of performative events with the presence of real and holographic performers, their first Holoperformace is “Regeneration” guests of the “Fondazione Amedeo Modigliani” in Venice. At the same time Filippo Papa presents the personal exhibition of a photographer with Barcelo's poems entitled "Omniscient" by publishing the homonymous catalog published by Edizioni Setteponti. The year 2023 began with the realization of the world's first live art performance in the "Metaverse" titled "Eros Captivity," in collaboration with Barcelo, introducing a new neologism, the "Metaperformance." Thanks to their artistic dedication, they secured the 1st place in the Professional Photography - Abstract Architecture category at the "International Photography Awards" in New York, 2with their work published in the "IPA Book 2023". At the end of 2023, the new unpublished book by the artist, created in collaboration with Joan Josep Barcelo and published by Edizioni Setteponti, titled "Arcorporea," a neologism coined by Papa, was released. In 2024, the book received the 1st Prize at the "Giglio Blu" competition in Florence. The artist resides in Catania and works around the world.