Inspired by the Mediterranean landscapes of his upbringing, Glauco’s work plays with notions of space and identity, keeping the study of youth as a central theme.
Through a relentless quest to document his surroundings and the people inhabiting these culturally charged places, the output of his photographic research offers a narration built on the intersection of character and geographical circumstances.
His work aims to be an atemporal commentary on the current human condition, driven by each and every element present in the image. Attitude, fashion, architecture and nature are all fundamental threads in the pattern that makes up Glauco’s body of work and its ubiquitous political undertone.
Thanks to the versatile essence of his research, Glauco’s work is intersectional and proposes a timeless snapshot of reality in its purest form. For this reason, the intricacy of criminality, religion and the rawness of their rituals are a source of interest and a trigger for inspiration. At the same time, they provide new ways to examine the subject of youth in relation to a specific site–frequently bringing the issues affecting the South of Italy to the surface.
The specificity of the light recurrent in his images provides a sort of nostalgic feeling–saudade, if you will–typical of the decadent coastal towns overlooking the Mediterranean sea.
This documentary approach to photography has influenced and informed his commercial work, stamping a subtle–yet instantly recognizable–watermark across all of his material.
BIO
1990 - Piazza Armerina, Sicily
BA Media Arts - NABA - Milan
MA Photography - Plymouth University - Plymouth
Based between Milan and London
CV
2024 Festival CIRCULATION(S) - Festival of young European photography - 104paris - Artistic Direction - Collectif Fetart
2023 PhEst - Being Human - Exhibition - Curated by Arianna Rinaldo, Laura Tota, Giovanni Troilo - Monopoli (IT)
2023 Finalist - Discovery Award - Encontros Da Imagem - Braga, Portugal
2023 Recipient - Innovate Artist Granttgrants.org/glauco-canalis
2023 Shortlist - 1.4 Film Award - In The Making Section
2022 Artist in Residence at Xarkis - Cyprus 2022
2018 Italian Cultural Institute - Photography Curator - London
2017 MAGNUM Graduate Photographers Award - Shortlisted
2017 MIBACT RESIDENZE: Panorami Contemporanei e luoghi in trasformazione - Ten Finalists
2016 Internship at MACK
2015 Residency DUE SOUTH Artist Residency - Curated by Marianne Bernstein
2015 Assistant Researcher – Lugo Land - Luca Nostri
2014 Shortlist - Bar Tur Photobook Award – Photographers Gallery - London
2014 Archivist - Plymouth University: Photography and the Research - David Chandler
Exhibitions
2022 - Group Show - XARKIS Residency - “A Secret Life” - Cyprus
2020 - Solo Show - Come il Vento | Sopra un SH - 2Lab Gallery - Curated by 2Lab and RITMO
2018 - Group Show - Minimum / Collateral Manifesta 12 Palermo
2017 - Due South, Group Exhibition - The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE, U.S.
2016 - Re-Imagined States, Group Exhibition - Peninsula Arts Gallery - Plymouth, UK
2015 - MiArtè, Group Exhibition - Arte Fiera - Catania, Italy
2015 - This is (not) a Dream, Group Exhibition - Peninsula Art Gallery - Plymouth, UK
2015 - PIYNGYAO IPF, UK Graduate Photographers - Curated by Sian Bonnell - Pingyao, China
2015 - Blue Moon, Group Exhibition - Plymouth University - Plymouth, UK
Screenings
2023 1.4 Film Award - In The Making Section -
2014 - Bill Douglas Cinema Museum – Puny Gods Vs. Cinema - Exeter
2013 - Castello Sforzesco - Video Sound Art Festival - Milan
Publications
I-D Magazine, M-Le Monde, CRACK Magazine, Mundial Mag, NSS, Artribune, Interni, Vice, Marie Claire
Selected Clients
Time Magazine, Universal Music, Esquire, NETFLIX, Baracuta, CP Company, Converse, New Balance, Fila, RedBull, Monokol Eyewear, Sony Music.