Sonia Mangiapane

Sonia Mangiapane is a photomedia artist working with processes defined primarily by their interaction with light, as opposed to the exclusive use of the camera. Employing a range of camera-based and cameraless methods her practice takes the form of photographic prints, cameraless or hybrid works on paper, moving image works and other light-based interventions. Themes such as travel, Nature and notions of photographic time are the focus of her work.

The colour darkroom in particular is a core site of her practice. It’s a space in which she makes, rather than takes a photograph; pushing the boundaries of the photographic by undertaking conceptual and technical approaches which diverge from the photographic snapshot.

Sonia is an Australian-born artist currently living in Amsterdam. She holds an MA in Fine Art and Design (Lens-based Media) from the Piet Zwart Institute (NL, 2020) and a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) from Monash University (AU, 2001).