Guido Guidi (born in Cesena, 1941) lives and works in Cesena and is considered one of the most important Italian photographers. Since 1956 he has been in Venice, initially to study Architecture at the IUAV University, where he attended courses by Luigi Veronesi, Carlo Scarpa, and Italo Zannier. It was in the vibrant atmosphere of that period in Venice that he decided to devote himself to photography, focusing on the marginal and anti-spectacular elements of the Italian landscape. His work on the spontaneous architecture of eastern Romagna, on the Via Romea connecting Cesena to Venice, and later on the industrial areas of Porto Marghera and Ravenna, is dedicated to liminal places familiar to the photographer, characterized by an open and inquisitive approach. Since the late 1960s, he has developed important personal research projects, observing the landscape and its transformations while experimenting with photographic language through investigations into the changing city and environment. From 1989 he was Professor of Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ravenna, and from 2001 he taught at IUAV in Venice. His exhibitions include shows in prestigious Italian and international institutions, and his works are held in major national and international collections. Since 2015, he has been represented by Viasaterna.
