I am an art historian who has studied across Europe and travelled extensively for my research. These experiences have strengthened my belief that cultural understanding and knowledge emerge through encounters rather than in isolation.
Throughout my career, I have always valued exchange and dialogue as the most meaningful ways to learn. I hold a PhD in Art History from the University of Cologne, where my research focused on contemporary artistic practices and cultural narratives.
I currently live in Paris and work for an agency dedicated to the digitalization of cultural heritage, a role that allows me to explore how technology can help preserve and share art in new ways.
Alongside my academic and professional work, I cultivate a growing passion for digitization and photography— a medium through which I seek to capture and communicate the dialogues between art, culture, and memory. On this website, you will find links to some of my projects and various thoughts on artworks I find inspiring.
I hope this space can become a way to exchange ideas and perspectives. Please feel free to get in touch — I am always eager to start a conversation.
Art, for me, exists in the dialogue between thought and practice. Beyond research and writing, I value the act of making — where gestures, materials, and ideas intertwine. Here are some of the creative practices that deeply shape my daily life:
I discovered photography more deeply through my work in the field of digitization, which made me appreciate it as both a tool and an art form. Today, I explore photography as a hobby, both in its digital and analog forms. In analog photography, I’m proud to use my great-grandfather’s Petri 7S 35mm rangefinder camera, dating back to around 1959. Here I’ll share some of the photos I’ve taken with it, along with others shot digitally — I currently work with a Nikon Z5, mostly using a 24–70mm lens.
Without any ambition of being an artist, painting and drawing are simply practices I love — ways of observing, studying, and connecting with the world. From the gesture of mixing pigments to the immediacy of a line on paper, these ancient acts carry an enduring fascination. They are forms of immersion, quiet conversations with images and ideas that have accompanied humanity since its beginnings.
My love for plants and cooking comes from family traditions that have become deeply personal. Whether growing flowers for pollinators or kneading bread by hand, both acts connect me to care, patience, and creativity. They are ways of nurturing life — in the soil, in the kitchen, and in the shared moments that bring people and cultures together.
Giacomo Paci 