Gold Medal at EDAWARDS
Igor Ponti is happy and proud to inform you that the catalogue OMNE/BEAUTY 2018-2020 was be awarded with the "Gold prize - Artistic Catalogue" at the European Design Award.
OMNEFEST 2021
Igor Ponti is one of the twelve artist selected for the OMNEFEST 2021.
The festival exhibits the projects created during the 2018 artistic residency at Castelfranco Veneto, Italy.
The exhibitions are visible until November 1, 2021 in the town of Castelfranco Veneteo.
A very nice catalog was created by Skinnerboox which contains all the works created.
Il Canto del Cigno
We are happy to announce the first directorial work of Igor Ponti who made his first documentary film. The project was born to celebrate Giovanni Quirici, an internationally renowned Swiss climber, on the ten-year anniversary of his death on the north face of the Eiger.
New interview
We are glad to report a new interview with Igor Ponti about his work.
Only Italian language.
Photo Talk Insolite Geografie
Igor Ponti is pleased to participate in the Agorateca Incontri in collaboration with Choisi bookshop and Artphilein Editions.
New Book Geografia del Tempo
In 2020 Igor Ponti collaborated with a Foundation for the disabled, Fondazione Diamante, to document a district of the City of Lugano where one of the Foundation's laboratories is located. The result is a new publication that documents the changes in the micro-territory of an urban neighborhood. Texts by Boas Erez, Ludovica Molo, and Lorenzo Erroi.
New publication archi magazine
A series of images, created in collaboration with the architect Stefano Moor, has been published in the sixth issue of the Swiss architecture magazine Archi.
Non-Gasoline Stations
One image from the series South of no North is featured in a new group photo book edited by Artphilein Editions. Each image chosen for this publication by the artists interviewed makes up a mosaic, the unifying link of which is given by the common atmosphere of suspended time, of transience, of fading.
Near Talk at Biennale Immagine Chiasso
Igor Ponti is invited to the talk organized by Near, the Swiss association for contemporary photography, to discuss his new project South of no North. The talk will be moderated by the critic Elisa Rusca and the artist's Aline d'Aauria, Gian Paolo Minelli and Salvatore Vitale will also be present. The talk is organized in collaboration with the Cons Arc Gallery.
Tuesday, October 29
6.30 pm
ConsArc/Galleria
Via Gruetli 1
6830 Chiasso
South of no North Solo show
I’m very happy to announce my upcoming solo show at the Galleria Ramo in the wonderful city of Como.
South of no North
Igor Ponti
14.09.2019 - 03.11.2019
Galleria Ramo
Via Natta 31,
22100 Como
Italy
Member of near
Igor
Artist in residence
I'm very glad to be selected for the artist in residence by the Omne Fest, Osservatorio Mobile Nord Est.
Sunday, October 14th in Castelfranco Veneto, there will be the presentation of the artists selected for the new residence which I have the pleasure to take part with: Francesca Cirilli, Anne Golaz, Mattia Balsamini, Vittorio Mortarotti, Antoine Séguin.
Interview by UNDRSTND
New interview published by UNDRSTND about Igor Ponti works and creative process, landscape, painting and mentally record.
Foto Festival Lenzburg
Igor Ponti has been selected to exhibit at the Lenzburg Photo Festival.
From 27 April to 20 May 2018.
Opening 27 April, 4pm
Presentation & Talk
Parallel to the Biennale, "Borderlines - Città Divise / Città Plurali". Galleria Ramo is pleased to invite photographer Igor Ponti to present his two books on Switzerland and to discuss, with the founder of Galleria Ramo, Simon David of the importance of the "photographic book" as an object-in-itself.
21 Octobre 2017
3 -5 Pm
Artelier,
Via Bossi 12,
6900 Lugano (CH)
Swiss Radio Talks
Igor Ponti with the photographer Gian Paolo Minelli, the gallerist Guido Giudici and the journalist Monica Bonetti talks about photos and cities during the Bi10 Biennale dell'Immagine Chiasso.
Micamera talk and booksigning
Dear all, it is with great pleasure that we invite you to the Italian library Micamera for the Igor Ponti talk and booksigning.
Looking for Identity, Hatje Cantz 2014 and Foce, Fontana Edizioni 2016.
12 April 2017
7 pm
Micamera Bookstore
Via Medardo Rosso 19
20159 Milan
Book presentation
Dear all, it is with great pleasure that I invite you to the official presentation of my latest project and publication FOCE.
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
2st February 2017
6.30pm
New book, Foce
I am very proud to announce the publication of my latest project, Foce.
With the written contributions of Giovanna Masoni Brenni, Gian Franco Ragno and Oliver Scharpf.
The book is published by Fontana Edizioni.
Group Exhibition Arles – Voies off 2016
I'm very glad to be part of the upcoming group exhibition in Arles.
Since 1996, right in the midst of the Rencontres d'Arles festival, every first full week in July, Voies Off Festival offers an alternative program to a new generation of artists and photographers.
RENDEZ-VOUS
Rue du Cloître 1
Arles
04.07.2016 – 10.07.2016
Opening
Tuesday 5 July 6pm to 20pm
Upcoming exhibition
I am delighted to announce a new upcoming exhibition.
Ponts & Signes
La Villa Moyard, Morges, Switzerland
2st April - 8 MaY, 2015
Opening
Saturday, 2 April, 2016
6pm-22pm
Photo Fair
I am pleased to be at Paris Photo Fair from 11 to 15 November to promote my book Looking for Identity by Hazje Cantz.
I hope to see you in the main sector, Booth EE10.
Collective Exhibition
Ticino in Luce
An exhibition to celebrate the territory of southern Switzerland.
Curated by Marco Franciolli, director of LAC, and Gianmarco Talamona, state archives.
Sala Arsenale, Castelgrande, Bellinzona.
Opening
Saturday, 5 September, 2015
from 6pm
Exhibition extended
I am delighted to announce that the exhibition Looking for Identity has been extended until August 28.
Book signing
On the occasion of the Swiss National Day, Saturday, August 1th is arranged a special opening at the gallery with brunch and book signing of "Looking for Identity".
It will also be the opportunity to visit the current exhibition.
Book review
Great book review from Landscape Stories
Review by Gianpaolo Arena
Personal Exhibition
Looking for Identity
Cons Arc Gallery, Chiasso, Switzerland
1st June - 31 July, 2015
Opening
Sunday, 31 May, 2015
11am-1pm
Book presentation
Looking for Identity
19 February
21.00
Metronom Gallery, Modena, Italy
In collaboration with Yet Magazine and Metronom Gallery
Book presentation
L’Oeil de la Photographie announces “Looking for Identity”
Public lecture
Looking for Identity
University of Applied Sciences and Arts
SUPSI, Aula Magna
Book signing
Paris Photo 2014
Presentation and book signing
13 November
Hatje Cantz
booth EE11