Steve Bisson
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Exhibition:
'Prospettiva Fitocentrica', Centro Pecci

March, 2023

Caring about the earth, the relationship with nature, and environmental responsibility are reference themes in the practice of the collective of Italian photographers. The visual action "Prospettiva Fitocentrica" recognizes the archetypal figure of the tree as a significant means of reconciliation with the world. In the spring of 2021, the initiative started through a symbolical plantation of a dogwood tree in Prato; the first municipality in Italy to extensively adopt specific technical standards in its POC (Municipal Operational Plan) to outline a "bio-diverse" vision of growth for the future, but also a "radical" gesture aimed at affirming the dignity of plants in the city and a militant role of art. The Municipal Parcel 426 is a patch of green space between a car park, a railway track, and a road. Following the performance, the collective members visually adopted some of Prato's monumental trees and created works designed for an en plein air awareness campaign. It's a journey of observation, study, and dialogue with the "green veterans" who represent a statuary message of organic resistance and, above all, an opportunity to rethink that anthropocentric posture that more and more young people have chosen to question.

Centro Pecci

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Exhibition:
'Prospettiva Fitocentrica', Centro Pecci

March, 2023

Caring about the earth, the relationship with nature, and environmental responsibility are reference themes in the practice of the collective of Italian photographers. The visual action "Prospettiva Fitocentrica" recognizes the archetypal figure of the tree as a significant means of reconciliation with the world. In the spring of 2021, the initiative started through a symbolical plantation of a dogwood tree in Prato; the first municipality in Italy to extensively adopt specific technical standards in its POC (Municipal Operational Plan) to outline a "bio-diverse" vision of growth for the future, but also a "radical" gesture aimed at affirming the dignity of plants in the city and a militant role of art. The Municipal Parcel 426 is a patch of green space between a car park, a railway track, and a road. Following the performance, the collective members visually adopted some of Prato's monumental trees and created works designed for an en plein air awareness campaign. It's a journey of observation, study, and dialogue with the "green veterans" who represent a statuary message of organic resistance and, above all, an opportunity to rethink that anthropocentric posture that more and more young people have chosen to question.

Centro Pecci

Steve Bisson

Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.

 

• Coaching and Portfolio Review

Go to Coaching and Portfolio Review page

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department, and since then directing activities.

Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated a wide range of initiatives, including hundreds of exhibitions, festivals, workshops, and events, while exploring contemporary social and cultural themes, as well as civic participatory approaches. Since 2020, he has been the Art Director of Lab27, a cultural centre in Italy, where he advocates for visual literacy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of 'Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes', an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences.

In 2017 he founded the publishing house Penisola Edizioni.

Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

Steve Bisson

Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.

 

• Coaching and Portfolio Review

Go to Coaching and Portfolio Review page

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department, and since then directing activities.

Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated a wide range of initiatives, including hundreds of exhibitions, festivals, workshops, and events, while exploring contemporary social and cultural themes, as well as civic participatory approaches. Since 2020, he has been the Art Director of Lab27, a cultural centre in Italy, where he advocates for visual literacy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of 'Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes', an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences.

In 2017 he founded the publishing house Penisola Edizioni.

Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

—
Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

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