Born in 1981, Alessandro Dandini de Sylva currently lives and works in Rome, Italy. On 2006 he received his BA in Economics and moved to New York, where he worked as assistant photographer for Xavier Brunet. On 2008 he moved back to Rome and co-founded [nove] Photography, a group involved in the spreading of contemporary photography through lectures, workshops and exhibitions. Dandini de Sylva's photographs have been exhibited widely during the last three years, including recent exhibitions at Galleria Ex Elettrofonica, FOTOGRAFIA International Festival of Rome, PhC Capalbiofotografia and Sotheby's Rome and Milan. His photography has been published in various catalogues and magazines, including Punctum and Inside Art. On 2009 Dandini de Sylva was selected as finalist for the Talent Prize and exhibited at Centrale Montemartini Museum. From 2011 he is curator at FOTOGRAFIA International Festival of Rome and co-curator at PhC Capalbiofotografia.



Personal Geography, PhC Capalbiofotografia 2011, Capalbio, Italy
Come verrà distrutta Roma, CO2 Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy

Strange Cross, Galleria Ex Elettrofonica, Rome, Italy
Villaggio Olimpico Roma, FotoGrafia 2010 – International Festival, Rome, Italy

Talent Prize 2009, Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
Dimensione massima 10×12 cm, FotoGrafia 2009 – International Festival, Rome, Italy
Roma_Capalbio, PhC Capalbiofotografia 2009, Capalbio, Italy

Contemporary Art for Refugees – UNHCR, Sotheby's, Milan & Rome, Italy
From 30 to 50, Studio OR, Rome, Italy
Documental NYC, westudio, New York, NY
Instinct(s) GéNéSiQue(s), Galerie Des Trois Pignons, Dijon, France



Personal Geography, PhC Capalbiofotografia 2011, Punctum
Come verrà distrutta Roma, CO2 review #1

Futurespectives, FotoGrafia 2010 – International Festival, Postcart Edizioni

Inside Art, issue 58, October
Talent Prize 2009, Guido Talarico Editore
Just around the corner, PhC Capalbiofotografia 2009, Punctum

Contemporary Art for Refugees – UNHCR, Edizioni Il Cigno Galileo Galilei
Instinct(s) GéNéSiQue(s) – Polaroid, Instinct Créateur de l'Instantané, Art[i]Show



Finalist, Talent Prize

Recipient, Workshop by Olivo Barbieri