Fernando Ponzetta was born 1960 in Ugento (Lecce) southern Italy. He spent his childhood in Switzerland. In 1983, he re-located to Germany (Stuttgart) and has lived in Berlin-Neukölln since 1987.

As a conservator of historic sports cars, he started taking photographs in 1990 to document details of the automobiles he restored.

He has, as an individual with a talent for craftsmanship, strived to improve, as opposed to merely accepting, objects he is confronted with. He has re-invented all manner of implements for his own, special purposes.

In 1995, Fernando Ponzetta became involved in the construction and use of pinhole cameras, a simple and one of the most “primitive” forms of cameras. The variety of his camera production ranges from panorama-cameras to pocket cameras to large-scale cameras made of wood.

Exhibitions

1996      „Abgelichtet: 7 Fotografen stellen aus“, Remise, Berlin

1998      „Köpi 50“, Berlin-Mitte

1999      „Freie Photographie“, Galerie im Saalbau, Berlin

2000      „Nation of Art“, Atelierhaus Grüne Kehle, Rüdersdorf

2005      „Neuköllner Portraits“, Artistlounge, Berlin (48 Stunden Neukölln)

              „Profanierte Momente“, kunstraum t27, Berlin

2006      „Quasi nudi“, Reuterhofspiele (48 Stunden Neukölln)

              „imitatio 2“, kunstraum t27, Berlin

              „Ponzetta & van der Kemp“, kunstraum t27, Berlin

2007      „Nachtstücke“, Galerie im Haus, Amelinghausen

            „Venus“, kunstraum t27, Berlin