Marco Host Ivessich
Works
Biography
Marco Host Ivessich began his photographic journey in 1978 as an assistant to Ginka Cordara and Rudi Molacek. In the 1990s, he further refined his practice working alongside Fabrizio Ferri. His transition from assistant to photographer was marked by a project for Vanity Fair, where he worked as a set photographer for Roman Polanski. For over two decades, he focused on portrait photography, capturing actors, models, and entrepreneurs.
In 2011, he shifted toward a more introspective artistic exploration, focusing on the materiality of his work. He developed raw jute canvases through meticulous processes that can take months to complete.
This series draws inspiration from the Morse alphabet, regarded as one of the earliest forms of interactive communication, in an attempt to uncover origins and the intrinsic essence of material itself.