The same photon that left the Sun eight minutes ago can refract off a grain of dust and make it visible. It is in this capacity to traverse opposite scales, from the subatomic to the cosmic, that David Scognamiglio has found his material: light.
An Italian artist and researcher, he traces lines of light across the extreme landscapes of the Andes to touch the cosmos; he studies industrial materials to deform vision. This process takes shape in sculptures, installations and spatial devices.
Formed by a tradition that has domesticated light for centuries, he works in a territory where it is light itself that shapes everything else. That frontier is his studio.

BIO

An artist and researcher, David Scognamiglio is currently completing a doctorate in arts at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, focused on the line of light as a symbolic and perceptive device in tension with the history of visuality. He holds a Master in Contemporary Art Research from the Universitat de Barcelona and a degree in Architecture from the Università degli Studi di Firenze. He has lived in Chile for over ten years, where he develops his artistic practice between the extreme landscapes of the Andes and his atelier.

Individual Exhibitions (Selection)

2025 In Nomine Lucis, Montecarmelo Chapel, Santiago, Chile.
2024 La huella es nuestra ausencia, PaRC Fair, Lima, Peru.
2023 Deviazioni, Italian Cultural Institute, Santiago, Chile.
2022 Re Flectere, Forastero, Santiago, Chile.
2022 Incandescenze, Studio D’Azeglio, Bologna, Italy.
2020 Biología Temporal, NAC Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
2017 Aqua Lucens, Embassy of Italy, Santiago, Chile.
2017 Pluvium, Italian Cultural Institute, Santiago, Chile.
2016 De Rivus, NAC Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
2014 Constelaciones, Gabriela Mistral Gallery, Santiago, Chile.

Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2025 Luce, Disseny Hub, Barcelona, Spain.
2025 Geografía del ojo, Espacio Alternativo, Bogotá, Colombia.
2025 ArtLUM, Municipal Theatre, Santiago, Chile.
2024 FFAST, Galpón Matta Sur, Santiago, Chile.
2024 Cruces de Campo, GAM Cultural Center, Santiago, Chile.
2023 Unir 9 puntos con 4 líneas, NAC Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
2022 Al principio fue la verdad, La Merceria Gallery, Valencia, Spain.
2020 Fil Noir, Dimore Gallery, Milan, Italy.
2019 MAAP, Rione San Giacomo, Matera, Italy.
2019 Invasioni Contemporanee, Castignano, Italy.
2019 Objecte d’Estudi, Angels 2 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2018 Residual, Museum of the University of Alicante, Spain.
2018 Nuit Blanche, Alicante, Spain.
2017 Luoghi per Sottrazione, Fondazione Sassi, Matera, Italy.
2017 Corpus Mine, Mining Museum, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Italy.
2017 Lĕvis Lĕvis, Open Dark, Santiago, Chile.
2016 La bellezza dello sguardo, Montiglio Cultural Center, Santiago, Chile.
2015 Electric Avenue, Monoambiente Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2015 Festival des Arts, Valparaíso, Chile.
2014 Nuit Blanche, Paris, France.
2014 Festival Les Insolites, Le Moustier Cultural Center, Thorigny, France.

Distinctions, Grants and Public Funds

2024–2027 National Doctoral Scholarship ANID (National Agency for Research and Development), Chile.
2024 FONDART National, Artistic Circulation Grant, Ministry of Cultures, Chile.
2023 FONDART National, Artistic Creation Grant, Ministry of Cultures, Chile.
2022 Selected Artist, Open Call, PJ Gallery, Metz, France.
2019 Selected Artist, Nuit Blanche, Paris, France.
2019 Selected Artist, Invasioni Contemporanee, Ascoli, Italy.
2018 Master’s Scholarship, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
2018 Selected Artist, PLUS, Museum of the University of Alicante, Spain.
2017 Selected Artist, Luoghi per Sottrazione, Fondazione Sassi, Matera, Italy.
2016 Honorable Mention, La bellezza dello sguardo competition, Santiago, Chile.
2015 Selected Artist, FAV Festival des Arts, Valparaíso, Chile.
2014 Selected Artist, Gabriela Mistral Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
2014 Selected Artist, Creación en Tiempo Real, Santiago, Chile.
2007 Selected Artist, Spazi Evasi Festival, Francavilla, Italy.