Mario Flores Italy, b. 1949

Mario Flores began his career in the world of music, collaborating for over two decades with leading Italian and international artists. His path, marked by a search for harmony, beauty, and evocative imagery, gradually led him to photography — initially in the commercial field, and later in a more personal and artistic direction. By the late 1990s, photography had become his primary expressive medium.

Over time, Flores shifted his focus from advertising imagery to a deeper experimental language, driven by a desire to transform vision into narrative and images into experience. In 2020, following years of study and technical exploration, he unveiled a unique project that brings digital photography back to the roots of photographic tradition. The result is Latografia©, an original visual process conceived by the artist that gives photographs a three-dimensional depth, pushing beyond the limits of the frame to evoke spatial essence and emotional presence.

Through Latografia©, Flores presents a sensory and introspective experience: no longer just representations of places, but perceptual journeys that move between memory, time, and spirit. The captured sites — often iconic art landmarks — become vessels of meaning, transformed into contemporary metaphors of travel and discovery.

In 2024, Flores debuted this new body of work with his solo exhibition “Latografia© – Into the Depths Beyond Photography”, curated by Valerio Dehò and hosted by Zamagni Arte Gallery in Rimini. The show features sixteen previously unseen works exploring celebrated art venues around the world, inviting viewers to experience image-making as an immersive and meditative act.

Among his accolades:

• Lynx Prize 2015 – Special Jury Prize for Il padrone e il levriero

• Finalist at the Donkie Art Prize 2015, with exhibition at 3331 Chiyoda Art Center, Tokyo

• Honorable Mentions at the Black and White Spider Awards (2016, 2017, 2020)

Flores has exhibited in solo and group shows across Italy and abroad, including:

• “16 Vibrations Between Art and Reality” (2014, Lacerba, Rimini)

• Lynx Prize group exhibitions in Slovenia (Lokarjeva Galerija, Ajdovščina), Trieste (Lux Art Gallery), and Livorno (Sala degli Archi)

• “Summer Solstice” (2020, Zamagni Arte, Rimini)

Today, Mario Flores’ work stands at the crossroads of artistic photography, technical experimentation, and contemporary reflection — balancing innovation and timeless vision.