Nicolò Rinaldi (1995) is a documentary photographer and visual researcher. His artistic research investigates the relationship between humans and nature, focusing on the transformation of the landscape caused by human intervention and the effects of anthropogenic infrastructure on the surrounding environment.
Since 2021, Rinaldi has been exploring social phenomena through photography, dedicating numerous trips to the documentation of overtourism.
In 2024, he won the STRATEGIA FOTOGRAFIA grant, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, with the project W.E.I.R.D.
Rinaldi develops both personal and commissioned documentation projects, alternating this research with commercial and editorial collaborations in Italy and abroad.
W.E.I.R.D. (Wilderness Emulation Implicates Rapid Destruction) (2024)
W.E.I.R.D. explores the complex relationship between humans and nature, between illusion and authenticity, focusing on contemporary society’s ability to distinguish between what is real and what is merely an imitation. The project raises questions about how our experience of the world is mediated, filtered, or replaced by copies, reconstructions, and simulations of nature itself.
This research develops in diverse contexts: from experiential and highly aesthetic places, such as theme parks and shopping malls, to scientific and technological realities where the replication of the environment takes on a cognitive and epistemic connotation. Through photography, the artist investigates how nature is perceived and reinterpreted, and how its representation influences our relationship with the real world.
The project is also on display at PhotoSquare at Malpensa Airport, in collaboration with
The project is also on display at PhotoSquare at Malpensa Airport, in collaboration with
