Davide Curatola Soprana is an italian photographer.
After attending landscape theory and urban planning courses in Seville and Madrid, he graduated from ‘La Sapienza’ University of Rome. In 2015 he moved to Madrid, focusing his research on the visual study of the landscape, the city and the territory. In 2019 he exhibits at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism SBAU. In 2021 receives the Photography Prize at the XV Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo for work on expansion plans in the south-east of Madrid. In 2022 he participates in the Oslo Architecture Triennale with his work on the urban and landscape masterplan for the FREIE MITTE in Vienna by Studio Vlay-Streeruwitz. In the spring of the same year starts a research within the OPEN Master in Architecture and Representation of Landscape at the University of RomaTRE. At the same time, he focusedon project research in Spain, investigating the relationship between infrastructure and depopulation and between the environment and the philosophy of law.
MISSIONS AND COLLABORATIONS (SELECTION)
La Biennale di Venezia Foundation Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) – Spain Madrid City Council Metropolitan City of Milan Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam Fondazione Architettura Alto Adige TU Graz – Institute of Urban Design Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM–ETSAM) Risorse per Roma S.p.A.
TALKS AND TEACHING
The Site Visit. Experiences of Photography and Territory, Department of Architecture, Roma Tre University, 2024–2025 Landscape Is a Relationship. Experiences of Photography and Places, Sapienza University of Rome, 2023 Paisajes Trasladados, talk at Festival Paesaggi, Cuneo, 2023 Across the Alps, presentation and seminar, Val di Fassa, 2023 Mountain Territories. Fragility and Sustainable Development, DASTU – Politecnico di Milano, 2021 Viva l’Architettura, Order of Architects PPC of Milan, 2021 Miradas Férreas, seminar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 2021 Habit.a – Sustainable or Responsible Architectures, webinar, 2020 Presentation of Across the Alps, Associazione Architetti Arco Alpino, 2020 Urban Reports – The Collective, seminar Rigenerare a Sud, 2018
TOPICS AND FIELDS Photographic research applied to landscape and architecture; documentation of territorial transformation processes; rural landscapes and inland areas; infrastructures and settlement systems; territorial geography and geology; photography as a tool for reconnaissance, analysis, and critical restitution; research projects in collaboration with cultural institutions, universities, and public administrations.