ARIANNA RINALDO
Curator (PhEST International Festival of Photography and Art, Italy)
Arianna Rinaldo is a freelance professional working with photography at a wide range. From 2012 to 2021, she was the artistic director of Cortona On The Move, international festival of visual narrative. She is the co-founder and curator of photography at PhEST, a festival on contemporary photography and arts in Puglia since 2016.
Arianna’s relationship with photography started in 1998 as Archive Director at Magnum Photos, NY; and then, back in Italy, as photo editor for Colors magazine. From 2004 to 2011, in Milan, she worked as an editorial consultant and curator for exhibitions and special projects. For 4 years she was a photo consultant at D, the weekend supplement of La Repubblica. For almost 10 years she was the director of OjodePez, a bilingual documentary photo quarterly published by La Fabrica in Madrid.
Based in Barcelona since 2012, Arianna is active as a curator, educator, editor and consultant. She participates in photo events and festivals around the world as guest curator, speaker, educator and portfolio reviewer; and is regularly invited on jury panels and selection committees for international institutions and organizations. Arianna is intrigued by the amazing stories told through images. She is interested in contemporary documentary and original storytelling: visions on the current world and stories of humankind living on this planet, and beyond.
Spoken Languages: English, Spanish, Italian.