Massimo Sordi

Massimo Sordi is a lecturer, curator and photographer. Graduated in Architecture from IUAV with prof. Italo Zannier. Since 2001, he has taught History and Techniques of Photography at the Dept. of Architecture - University of Bologna, where his research focuses on contemporary photography and the representation of landscape.

His photographic practice, developed since the late 1980s, investigates transformations of the territory and the relationships between architecture, nature and the memory of places. He was Artistic Director of SI Fest in Savignano sul Rubicone from 2009 to 2014 and, in 2016, co-curator of the Venice Pavilion at the 15th ed. Biennale di Venezia. In the same year, he was among the founders of OMNE, with which he coordinates artist residencies, exhibitions and publications. Author of several monographs, including the recent Rivoluzione (Witty Books, 2026), he has exhibited his photographic work in Italy and internationally, in festivals and galleries.