Gianni Civile (Documentary Practice ’25) has opened his first solo show, El Vacío de Toda Espera (The Emptiness of All Waiting), at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires (MACBA). Curated by Karina Acosta, the show brings together black-and-white photographs made in Uruguay between 2020 and 2023. It opened on October 24, 2026, and remains on view through November 29, 2026.
The exhibition combines spontaneous moments with constructed images, landscapes, and still lifes. The work is not a documentary project in the strict sense: observation coexists with fiction and abstraction. The images rest on simple situations and discreet bonds between people and fragments of their surroundings, photographed with the same closeness as the portraits, creating a continuity between the human and the material.
About Gianfranco Civile
Gianfranco Civile (Gianni) is a photographer and artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina, born in 2001. In 2020, he began his path in photography, training under the mentorship of the renowned Argentine artist and photographer Aldo Sessa. That same year, he completed a specialization in modern and contemporary art and design at MoMA.
During the pandemic in Uruguay, he began experimenting with different photographic styles, capturing the local social environment, its stories, and lifestyle. In the following years, he continued to travel and work across different countries, developing his personal body of work.Between 2023 and 2025, Gianni moved to New York, where he specialized in the Documentary Practice and Visual Narrative, and Creative Practices programs at the International Center of Photography (ICP). During his time in the city, he also participated in and exhibited his work in various group shows.
Images: Gianni Civile
Gianni Civile
