Paolo Salmaso

I was born in Battipaglia in 1978 and I am now based in Munich. Photography is my language of research, a way to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary through the dialogue between architecture, color, and perception. I consider myself self-taught: I built my artistic path with curiosity and constant experimentation, studying the works of artists and photographers who deeply influenced my gaze – from the minimalism of Donald Judd and Ellsworth Kelly, to the surrealism of Magritte, and the visions of Luigi Ghirri, Candida Höfer, and Michael Wolf.

My style emerges from the intersection of minimalism, surrealism, and infrarealism. Minimalism guides me toward the essence of pure forms and lines, surrealism opens doors to visionary dimensions, while infrarealism allows me to go beyond appearances, uncovering hidden details and unseen atmospheres. What interests me is not only the image itself, but the emotional tension it can create: my photographs are meant to evoke silences, suspensions, inner vibrations, turning architectural spaces into intimate and poetic experiences.

I often work with strict symmetries, architectural geometries, and intense colors, which become both protagonists and narrative elements. I like to introduce...

He has exhibited some works in group exhibitions in Italy and abroad, especially in Germany where he lives and works today.