About me

Dionei Galdino Da Silva, an Italo-Brazilian based in London, also known as “Dino Galdi”, is a Polymathic Artist creative professional, studied Heritage and Musicology at the University of Trento, in Italy.

"From the still image to the moving image, his artistic trajectory integrates photography, cinema, theater, and audiovisual direction in an ongoing research on narrative, memory, and visual language."

STATEMENT

My artistic production is born from the encounter between photography, cinema, and performance. I am interested in investigating how the image — still or in motion — is capable of preserving memories, constructing narratives, and transforming the perception of space, time, and the human experience. By moving between different languages, I seek to develop an artistic practice in which every photograph, scene, or direction constitutes part of the same research on the gaze and the contemporary condition.

ARTISTIC TRAJECTORY

Born in Santa Catarina – Brazil, Dino Galdi moved to Italy to study Cultural Heritage and Musicology at the University of Trento. There, his artistic foundation was shaped by rigorous training in cinematography, theater, and sound design — disciplines that would later converge in his multidisciplinary practice.

His trajectory is defined by a continuous dialogue between the static and the moving. Photography taught him to observe. Theater taught him to understand the human being. Cinema taught him to transform the gaze into narrative. It is from this encounter that his artistic production is born.

Working between London, Rome, and Santa Catarina, Dino has developed a body of work that transcends disciplinary boundaries — moving fluidly between the set, the stage, and the frame, always in search of the essential gesture, the light that tells a story, and the honest performance.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION – PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

2020
Paris International Street Photo Award – Urbex & Minimalism – Grand Winner
Paris International Street Photo Award – Street Fashion – Honorable Mention

2021
Paris International Street Photo Award – Road Trip – 3rd Place Winner
Paris International Street Photo Award – Abstract – Honorable Mention

2022
Paris International Street Photo Award – Rain & Snow – 3rd Place Winner
Paris International Street Photo Award – Urbex & Minimalism – Honorable Mention

2023
Paris International Street Photo Award – B&W Street Photography – 2nd Place Winner
Paris International Street Photo Award – Public Transport – 3rd Place Winner
Paris International Street Photo Award – Street Night Shot – Honorable Mention

2024
Black & White Photo Festival - Paris – Fashion B&W – Grand Winner
Black & White Photo Festival - Paris – Fashion B&W – 2nd Place Winner
Black & White Photo Festival - Paris – Conceptual/Hybrid – Honorable Mention

2025
Black & White Photo Festival - Paris – Fashion B&W – 2nd Place Winner
Black & White Photo Festival - Paris – Fashion B&W – Honorable Mention
Black & White Photo Festival - Paris – Poetic Vision – Honorable Mention

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION – EXHIBITIONS

2024 – XposureXPF – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2024 – Les Nuits Photographiques de Pierrevert – France
2024 – ImageNation Paris – France
2024 – The Photographic Nights Festival – France
2025 – Bicentenary – Galerie Joseph – Paris, France
2026 – Black and White Photo Exhibition – Galerie One Art Space – New York, USA

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION – PUBLICATIONS

2023 – Perdiza Magazine – London, United Kingdom