Biographie
Camilla de Maffei holds a PhD in philosophy. She is now a freelance photographer and photography teacher.
Since 2009, she has focused her personal work on the Balkans, particularly in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania and Albania. In several of her long-term projects, her goal has been to observe these territories from an emotional, cultural and geopolitical perspective, exploring and relating the concepts of identity, memory and landscape.
She is also co-founder of El Observatorio, a space located in Barcelona that defines itself as a didactic laboratory specialized in photography and visual narration. Camilla de Maffei's work has been exhibited and awarded in several European countries and the United States.
The Delta series is the winner of the Premi Mallorca per la Fotografia Contemporanea 2021. The book Delta was published in 2022 by Anomalas (Barcelona).
2021 – Premi Mallorca per la Fotografia Contemporanea
2017 – Bocs Art. Residenze internazionali
2015 – Premio Cairo Finalist: “Habitare” (2015)
2014 – PDN’30 New and Emerging photography to watch
2013 – Prix du Jury Prix Échange et Prix du Public – Festival les Boutographies, Rencontres Photographiques de Montpellier
2012 – Prix Pictet Nomination for the shortlist: “The Visible Mountain. Sarajevo” (2010/2012)
2012 – Festival Voies Off, Arles Finalist: “The Visible Mountain. Sarajevo” (2010/2012)
2010 – Conca (National Council of Culture and Arts of Catalonia) Granted project: “Smoking Women” (2010/2012)
2010 – Conca (National Council of Culture and Arts of Catalonia) Granted project: “The visible mountain. Sarajevo” (2010/2012)
Présentation
Marshall Tito’s government. So close to the city, but at the same time so green and wild, during the second half of the past century it became the privileged destination for Sarajevans’ day trips. With the construction of a popular cable-cab that led directly from the city centre to the first top, the bond between the city and the mountain grew even stronger: Trebević used to be, literally, a part of Sarajevo. In 1984 the Olympic Winter Games took place there, an event that marked a turning-point in the town’s history, the last moment of glory before the catastrophe.