Ilaria Sponda, Author at 1854 Photography

Ilaria Sponda

Ilaria Sponda is a freelance writer, curator and editor at Der Greif. Prior to this, she studied a BA in arts, media and cultural events at IULM University, Milan, and an MA in culture studies at Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Her words have featured in C41 Magazine, Lampoon, Over Journal and Trigger. Her focus of interest lies in photographic art, media ecologies, globalisation and image circulations. @ilariasponda

The violence of immediacy: Katerina Angelopoulou advocates for justice after a deadly wildfire in a Greek town

With The Fumes of Mars, Katerina Angelopoulou offers an interrogative narrative into a disastrous fire in Mati, Greece, a tragedy she was personally caught up in.

9 November 2026

Mothering beyond performativity at Mucem Marseille

Bonnes Mères blends film, photo, painting and sculpture to offer an honest and generous look at motherhood

20 March 2026

A new photo book investigates Irish culture and the landscape beyond conflict and stereotypes

Fantasy Island is a collective publication from both Northern Ireland and the Republic that addresses some of the longest persisting ideas around the nation

16 June 2025

Chelsea Pineda disentangles conditioned masculinity through tenderness

The emerging Filipino-American artist’s project Barako exhibited at Photo Fringe 2024

27 February 2025

Bachir Tayachi’s debut solo show leads us through his everyman journey of heartbreak

The Tunis-born fashion artist uses photography to express the complications of queer love and personal history

17 January 2025

A KENE eye: A refugee in Rome equips others in Mali and Italy with photographic skills and tools

Informed by his own experiences with migration and photography, Mohamed Keita set up spaces for self-determination

13 January 2025