Fabrizio Bilello (b. Marsala, Sicily) is a Berlin-based photographer and visual artist. He graduated with honors in Contemporary Media Practice from the University of Westminster in 2014 and, in 2017, was admitted to the MA in Photographic Arts at KASK, School of Arts Ghent, where he completed his studies in 2019 with the project To Begin Again.
His work can be described as conceptual documentary, influenced by an aesthetic of magic realism and the figure of the flâneur, blurring the boundaries between personal narration and documentary photography. Through this approach, he explores themes such as the relationship between humankind and nature, collective unconscious and memory, spirituality, and religion, as well as social and political issues, including his recent works on Palestinian youth and the German state’s repression of Arab voices.
His work can be described as conceptual documentary, influenced by an aesthetic of magic realism and the figure of the flâneur, blurring the boundaries between personal narration and documentary photography. Through this approach, he explores themes such as the relationship between humankind and nature, collective unconscious and memory, spirituality, and religion, as well as social and political issues, including his recent works on Palestinian youth and the German state’s repression of Arab voices.
Group Exhibitions
2024-2025 From the River to the Streets, Berlin, Rome, Naples, Santiago
2023 Hot in August, Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin
2022 This will not end well, Redah, Berlin
2022 Oracle, Zuostand, Berlin
2021 Guerrilla Semiologica, Trascendanza, Virtual exhibition, Perugia
2019 Tussen droom en daad I Expo Masters KASK fotografie, Ghent
2015 Of people and places, Oxford House, London
2014 The 2014 Graduate Showcase, London Gallery West, London
2014 Borderless, Degree Show, Ambika P3 Gallery, London
Curated
2013 Loose Spaces, group exhibition, 5th Base Gallery, London
Mentions
2023 Shortlisted - Getxophoto, Spain
2021 Finalist - Premio Marco Pesaresi
2019 Shortlisted - Void x #FotoRoom Open Call
2017 Finalist - Emrging Talents, MACRO, Rome
2016 Discovery Awards Projection, Encontros da Imagem, Braga
2012 Finalist - State of the Nation, Westphoto Photography Prize, London
Education
2017 ~ 2019 MA in Photographic Arts, KASK Royal Accademy of Fine Arts, Ghent
2018 Internship at Photo Void, Athens
2011 ~ 2014 BA in Contemporary Media Practice (First Class Honours), University of Westminster, London
2024-2025 From the River to the Streets, Berlin, Rome, Naples, Santiago
2023 Hot in August, Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin
2022 This will not end well, Redah, Berlin
2022 Oracle, Zuostand, Berlin
2021 Guerrilla Semiologica, Trascendanza, Virtual exhibition, Perugia
2019 Tussen droom en daad I Expo Masters KASK fotografie, Ghent
2015 Of people and places, Oxford House, London
2014 The 2014 Graduate Showcase, London Gallery West, London
2014 Borderless, Degree Show, Ambika P3 Gallery, London
Curated
2013 Loose Spaces, group exhibition, 5th Base Gallery, London
Mentions
2023 Shortlisted - Getxophoto, Spain
2021 Finalist - Premio Marco Pesaresi
2019 Shortlisted - Void x #FotoRoom Open Call
2017 Finalist - Emrging Talents, MACRO, Rome
2016 Discovery Awards Projection, Encontros da Imagem, Braga
2012 Finalist - State of the Nation, Westphoto Photography Prize, London
Education
2017 ~ 2019 MA in Photographic Arts, KASK Royal Accademy of Fine Arts, Ghent
2018 Internship at Photo Void, Athens
2011 ~ 2014 BA in Contemporary Media Practice (First Class Honours), University of Westminster, London
Contacts
fabrizio.bile@gmail.com
+491624742317
fabrizio.bile@gmail.com
+491624742317