Danilo Zocatelli
Lives and works in the New Forest, UK
b. 1989
Danilo Zocatelli is a Brazilian artist based in the New Forest, driven by curiosity and a commitment to impactful artistry. His work draws inspiration from people's stories, everyday objects, ecology, performance, drag, and his queer identity.
Zocatelli’s practice has enabled him to explore powerful narratives, ranging from individuals confronting cancer to the everyday lives of female prisoners, the hidden world of BDSM, hate crimes, the queer community, and his personal journey to reconnect with his father.
His photographic approach is deeply personal, reflecting the sense of discovery he experienced upon leaving Brazil in 2012, and is enriched by his culinary background. By incorporating various mediums such as cameraless photography, papermaking, sculpture, video, and sound, his practice seeks to uncover new perspectives, flavours, people, and stories.
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Born in 1989 in Marialva, Brazil
Lives and works in the New Forest, UK2023-2024
MA Photography, Royal College of Art, London, UK2020-2023
BA Hons Photography, University of East London, London, UK2009-2012
BA Hons Gastronomy, UNICESUMAR, Maringa, Brazil -
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Solo exhibitions
2026
VIADO, curated by Phoebe Ahern and Will Vetch, Incpection Pit, West Sussex, UK (forthcoming)
Foto em Pauta, Tiradentes, Brazil
2022
Fotos, Idris, London, UKGroup exhibitions
2026
RPS International Photography Exhibition 166, Royal Geographical Society, London, UK
Front Doors, SPUD Works, Sway, UK
ECAL, École cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Family Stories, Hangar Gallery, PhotoBrussels Festival, Brussels, Belgium
Nuit de la Photo, 13th edition, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
2025
Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents 2025, 8th Edition, Luma, Arles, France
の: Trace-Erosion, Galerie L’Arche Les Rencontres D'Arles, Arles, France
New Contemporaries, ICA, London, UK
RPS International Photography Exhibition 166, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2024
Minor Attractions, Mandrake Hotel, London, UK
British Embassy, San Francisco, CA
Travers Smith’s 2024/25 CSR, London, UK
DRAG: Observing the Glamour of Subversion, Proud Gallery, London, UK
New Contemporaries, Plymouth / London, UK
Mexican Embassy, El Poder de la Identidad: Queer Art 3.0, London, UK
Arts and Humanities Public Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2023
Dimensional Beings, Way Out East, London, UK
2022
Show 22, Broadgate, London, UK
2021
Art Number 23, Athens, Greece
Fotos, Idris, London, UK -
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2025
Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents, Luma, Arles, France
2024
New Contemporaries 2024, Arts Council of England, UK
Travers Smith CSR Art Programme 2024-2025, in partnership with the University of Westminster and the Royal College of Art, London, UK
New Photography Prize, selected by Adam Farah Saad and supported by Simon Bishop, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Rapid Eye Darkroom Award, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Gold Award, College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) -
Selected works
My Viado Queer Monster , 2026, colour video and sound, total running time: 10 minutes 30 seconds. Artist, performer and concept — Danilo Zocatelli, Camera — Jian Yea, Performance support — Co Kendrah, Production assistant — Andrew Deacon, Edited and mixed — Monica Nassar
Between Tides, I Learn How to Care for What They Tried to Name, 2025, colour video and sound, total running time: 5 minutes 15 seconds. Artist, performer and concept — Danilo Zocatelli, Edited and mixed — Monica Nassar
Your Gaze Offers Me Comfort, a Sense of Inner Peace, Self-Love, and a Shared Solitude, 2025 colour video and sound, total running time: 5 minutes 15 seconds. Artist, performer and concept — Danilo Zocatelli, Camera — Enne Flicts, Edited and mixed — Monica Nassar
First Sighting, 2026, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic mounted on aluminium, digital photograph, framed: 36 x 46 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
Nature Holds Me, 2026, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic mounted on aluminium, digital photograph, framed: 36 x 46 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
I May Be a Monster To You, But This is When I Am Most Myself, 2026, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic mounted on aluminium, digital photograph, framed: 36 x 46 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
The Eyes That Once Saw You in The Darkness Explode When They Find Your Light, 2026, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic mounted on aluminium, digital photograph, framed: 36 x 46 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
A Living Disruption, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, framed: 66 x 46 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
Before the Water Returns, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 85 x 85 cm, edition of 3 + 2AP
Nature is Queer , 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 85 x 56 cm, edition of 3 + 2AP
Queer Chorus, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 56 x 85 cm, edition of 3 + 2AP
Outside My Body, You Watch Me, 2026 archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, digital photograph, 56 x 85 cm, edition of 3 + 2AP
Bloom, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 45 x 30 cm, dition of 5 + 2AP
Entanglement, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic,, 35mm, 37 x 55 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
Portals I, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 30 x 45 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
Portals II, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 22 x 33 cm, edition of 8 + 2AP
Rupture, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 37 x 55 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
Signs of Life, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 20 x 20 cm, edition of 8 + 2AP
Little Did They Know How Wild I Felt Inside, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 30 x 45 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP
Something Precious, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 20 x 20 cm, edition of 8 + 2AP
The Landscape Grows a Body, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 30 x 30 cm, edition of 8 + 2AP
Where I Come Undone, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 22 x 33 cm, edition of 8 + 2AP
What the Sea Sent Me, 2025, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic, 35mm, 30 x 30 cm, edition of 8 + 2AP
Dear Father, it feels like leaving was necessary for me to realise that I needed to return, 2023, digital photograph
Dear Father, The first time I remember you saying you loved me was when I was seventeen years old, I was terrified of you, 2023, digital photograph
Dear Father, I want to look at you and see my reflection looking back at me, like a mirror, 2023, digital photograph
Dear Father, I remember walking into the changing room a few times and seeing the team t-shirts hanging on the washed blue wall, 2023, digital photograph
Dear Father, I believe we found our peace, 2023, digital photograph
Take Away, 2022, scanned image printed on paper made with restaurant menus and tea
I Wish You Were Queer, 2023, film still, linocut print on discarded makeup remover wipes, TRT: 5 min
Flip Side: Prison Stories, Portrait, 2023, digital photograph, TRT: 4 min
Visible Invisible, Robert, 2019, digital photograph
Drag Kings, Don One, 2021, digital photograph
Vic, 2022, digital photograph