artist statement + biography



susanna margaret iris, visual artist 


Statement

My research focuses on the theme of identity which I explored in relation to places and social roles. 
In my practice I use staged photography and archive material according to the post-photography approach. 
Through the reconstruction of narratives from the past I addressed current issues such as immigration, motherhood, the female role in society and old age, analyzing their emotional aspects and psychological contradictions.


Biography

Susanna Margaret Iris (Pescara, 1974) lives and works in Pesaro, Italy. She started her artistic research studying at Art Therapy Italiana in Bologna, where she received a degree with a thesis on Fragmentation of the Self and the photographic work of Francesca Woodman. She studied fashion photography portrait at the International Center of Photography of New York. She was selected for Artist Italian Collection 2020 curated by Italy Photo Award. She has a degree in Psychology from the University of Bologna.



EXHIBITIONS

2023 "Sono ciò che indosso?", group exhibition, Roma Fotografia, Castel Sant’Angelo, Palazzo Massimo, Palazzo Altemps, Roma, Italy

2022 "Out of blindness", group exhibition, Galleria Condominio Arte, Milano, Italy

2022 "The closest thing to us", solo exhibition, Passaggi Festival, Fano, Italy

2022 "Prova di trasmissioni" group exhibition, Centrale Festival, Fano, Italy

2022 "Specie di spazi", group exhibition, Treviso, Italy

2022 "Siamo tutt* Artemide", Sorelle Festival, group exhibition, Faenza, Italy

2020 "Home", group exhibition, Rome, Italy

2020 “Macula Lab Experience _4”,  group exhibition, Pesaro, Italy

2019 “Gavardiana 2019”, group exhibition, Pesaro, Italy

2019 “Ethereal: A Daily Poetry”, group exhibition, Galerie Joseph Turenne, Paris, France

2017 “Macula Lab Experience _1”, group exhibition, Pesaro, Italy



AWARDS

2023 second prize for "Sono ciò che indosso?", Roma Fotografia, Roma 

2020 shortlisted for IMP Festival Padova, Italy Photo Awards 

2020 shortlisted for “Home”, LoosenArt, Roma

2019 shortlisted for Anatomie, Percorsi Fotosensibili



EDUCATION

M.A. in Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy