Bio
Born in Italy, Marina Zuccarelli is a photographer and researcher focused on participatory art practices. She created and developed participatory projects with cancer survivors in Singapore from 2015 to 2022, collaborating with the main local hospital and cancer centre.
She curated exhibitions and edited books related to these cooperative works.
As an artist photographer, she has exhibited in Belgium, Switzerland, Singapore, and Italy, and has received several awards, including one at the Pingyao Photography Festival in China.
She holds a Master’s in Economics from the University of Genoa in Italy and a Master’s in Art Management from La Salle College of the Arts. She completed a PhD in Contemporary Art at Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, with research on participatory art practices using photography as a medium.
Her research interests include participatory art, socially engaged arts, art management, photography history and theory, and art and health practices.
Since August 2022, she has been based in Amsterdam.