Irene Fenara
Irene Fenara (1990) lives and works in Bologna. Her work investigates the gesture behind every photographic operation: watching. In particular, she observes, investigates and interprets the way machines look. There are hundreds of mechanical glances in front of which we pass every day. Irene Fenara focuses on surveillance cameras. Devices introduced and spread for reasons of control and security, or rather to protect us from others, also trigger a series of insecurities. The images they show are often unclear, dirtied by a series of errors, such as an obstacle in front of the lens, a lack of resolution or an evident chromatic alteration. Just like our eyes, they (re)see and transform reality, catapulting us into an alternative and mysterious universe.
Her work has been exhibited in public and private institutions such as Fondazione Prada Osservatorio, Milan (2016); Fondazione Fotografia, Modena (2017); MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art, Bologna (2018); Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (2018); Kunst Merano Arte, Merano (2019); Villa Merkel, Esslingen (2020); ZERO…, Milan (2021); Triennale, Milan (2021); MACRO, Rome (2021), ICA, Milan (2022) and MAXXI, Rome (2022).
Irene Fenara (1990) lives and works in Bologna. Her work investigates the gesture behind every photographic operation: watching. In particular, she observes, investigates and interprets the way machines look. There are hundreds of mechanical glances in front of which we pass every day. Irene Fenara focuses on surveillance cameras. Devices introduced and spread for reasons of control and security, or rather to protect us from others, also trigger a series of insecurities. The images they show are often unclear, dirtied by a series of errors, such as an obstacle in front of the lens, a lack of resolution or an evident chromatic alteration. Just like our eyes, they (re)see and transform reality, catapulting us into an alternative and mysterious universe.
Her work has been exhibited in public and private institutions such as Fondazione Prada Osservatorio, Milan (2016); Fondazione Fotografia, Modena (2017); MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art, Bologna (2018); Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (2018); Kunst Merano Arte, Merano (2019); Villa Merkel, Esslingen (2020); ZERO…, Milan (2021); Triennale, Milan (2021); MACRO, Rome (2021), ICA, Milan (2022) and MAXXI, Rome (2022).

- Irene Fenara, Photo from surveillance camera, 2018Digital print, 50x88,8 cm
- Irene Fenara, Photo from surveillance cameraDigital print, 75x100 cm


- Bea Bonafini
MAXXI L’AQUILA
December 3, 2023 – March 3, 2024
Curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi with Chiara Bertini and Fanny Borel

- Sophie Ko
Villa Pacchiani, Santa Croce sull’Arno (PI)
December 2-17, 2023
Opening December 2, 2023 from 5pm
Curated by Ilaria Mariotti

- Sophie Ko,
- Serena Vestrucci
Studio la Città, Verona
Opening November 25, 2023 from 11am
Curated by Stanislao Vialardi

- Matthieu Haberard
Musée Les Abattoirs, Toulouse
December 8, 2023 – April 28, 2024
With the support of Les Amis des Abattoirs