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Giorgio Ciam was born in Pont-Saint-Martin (Aosta)
in 1941. After pursuing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts
in Turin, he devoted himself to anthropological research conducted
by means of the photographic medium. This also involved a theatrical-performative
element, which in the early years of his career mainly took
the form of Sculture Ambiente and Teatri Scultura. During the
’70s, he was involved in international Body Art and had
frequent dealings with other European exponents of the movement,
pursuing work that explored the expressive potential of photography.
Focusing his studies in the field of Behaviour, he concentrated
upon the human figure – chiefly on the face – examining
his own identity as an intermediary for a relation with the
other. In 1974 his work was presented in Lea Vergine’s
book entitled Il corpo come linguaggio (La “Body-art”
e storie simili), published by Prearo. In 1975 Giancarlo Politi
included him in a special issue of Flash Art (nos. 52-53) about
Italian and foreign artists working with photography.
Ciam’s works have been exhibited in many public venues,
both national and international. In 1995 Giorgio Ciam staged
a great anthological exhibition at Forte di Bard (Aosta). He
produced a large number of artist’s books, and his exhibitions
were often accompanied by publications. He died in Turin in
1996. In 2007 the publishing house Gli Ori published the book
GIORGIO CIAM – Dentro il sogno 1969-1995, edited by Elena
Re, in the series PROGETTOSETTANTA – Art and photography
from the ’70s in Italy. In 2010 Ciam’s works were
included in the group exhibition GEOGRAFIA SENZA PUNTI CARDINALI
– La fotografia nell’arte degli anni ’70 in
Italia, curated by Elena Re and staged at the Giorgio Persano
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