Chiara Gambuto is an Italian artist currently based in between London and Milan. She studied photography at CFP Bauer, Milan (2015) and has completed an MA in photography and urban cultures at Goldsmiths College, London (2020). Her images frequently feature subjects with whom she has a personal relationship, so that they are ready to reveal their true ‘persona’ for the camera. In her work, there is a tender exchange between the sitter and the photographer where each is reflected in the other while retaining their own independent identities. “People make places” she tells in an interview for Dazed. Drawn to individuals she feels emotionally and aesthetically connected to, Gambuto documents a mixture of bands, performers, artists, and friends. Whether hitting the dancefloor, mixing a DJ set, getting ready for a gig, or making out, her subjects embody the raucous, pulsating atmosphere of the venues they animate.
Her work has been seen in solo and group exhibitions around Italy, UK and Europe (including National Portrait Gallery, London for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize) and in publications such as Dazed, The Guardian, Loud & Quiet, Rolling Stone Italia, Rockit, Rumore, Elle Italia, Kerrang!, The Route, So Young, Clash Magazine, DIY Magazine, The Line of Best Fit.