At the intersection of science and art, the work of the Italian artist Salvatore Arancio is driven by a focus on the scope and meaning of images. An interdisciplinary artist, he uses photography, animation, engraving, collage, and ceramics to explore the intermediate state between reality and fiction in order to challenge conventional notions of beauty and the sublime. Inspired by nature, psychedelia, and mythology, his practice is guided by the notion of ambiguity. In order to free himself from the technical requirements of photography, Arancio became interested in ceramics in 2011, immersing himself fully in the pleasure of texture and materiality.

Born in 1974 in Catania, Salvatore Arancio holds a master’s degree in photography from the Royal College of Art in London. He lives and works in London.