Ada Marino

Ada Marino is an Italian visual artist based in Wales.
Working at the intersection between photography and installation, her practice focuses on past events of her subjects, their memories and traumas that re-emerge and manifest as a form of cynical surrealism. Marino's practice analyses and interprets the contradictory forces that shape society, inviting viewers to perceive the world through a different lens, exposing the intricacies of the human condition, which lead to confront with uncomfortable truths, and challenging conventional notions of beauty and ugliness to provoke a reconsideration of our preconceptions.
As a woman, mother and visual activist, Marino's practice focuses specifically on women, representing and documenting their experiences. Throughout Marino's practice, she embraces the causes, concerns and gender issues women are subjected to, and the daily stereotypes which women have to fight against, investigating identity structures and deviant behaviours as fruit of anomalous socio- cultural phenomena. Marino's studies are inspired by the Feminine Mystique theory discussing in her practice gender inequality and celebrating complexity, power, and resilience of women. Marino’s works have been shown in group and solo exhibitions including Casa Azul (Gordola, 2024), Copeland Gallery (London, 2022), TATE Modern (London, 2022), Ffotogallery, (Cardiff 2022 - 2023)
SERCHIA Gallery (Bristol, 2023), Liquida Photofestival (Turin, 2023). Nominated FRESH EYES Talents 2023, featured on Yogurt Magazine (2023) GUP Magazine (2023) and British Journal of Photography (2024). Marino was awarded the Alan Whatley Prize in 2023 and exhibited the body of work 'New Moons' at Stiwdio Griffith, Wales in 2023.