Giulia Parlato (b.1993, Palermo, Italy) is an artist based in London and Rome. Her practice delves into histories, myths and cultural heritage, involving photography and video. She analyses the historical use of photography as a document of truth, specifically in its scientific and forensic uses, and challenges this language, by creating a new space in which staged scenes take place. The melancholic and frustrating state, caused by humans’ impossibility to understand the past constitutes the foundation of her work. Giulia’s work is shown nationally and internationally in group and solo exhibitions including Triennale (Milano, 2023), MAXXI (Rome, upcoming), Photo London (2022), Villa Bardini (Firenze, 2022), Fotografia Europea (Reggio Emilia, 2022), Mucho Mas (Torino, 2022), Unseen Photo Fair (Amsterdam, 2021), and Gare Du Nord for Paris Photo (Paris 2019). She is the recipient of the Luigi Ghirri Award (2022), the BJP International Photography Award Second Place (2020), the Innovate Grant (2020), Camera Work Award (2020) and the Carte Blanche Éstudiants Award (2019). In 2021 her work was selected by CAMERA for the European programme Futures Photography. Her work is held in public and private collections. Giulia is also a high end retoucher.