Stefano Cerio is an Italian photographer and video artist. He is known for photographing deserted amusement parks.[1][2][3] He has exhibited his photographic collections both in solo shows and group exhibitions.[4][5]
Stefano Cerio was born in Italy.[6]
His book Aqua Park (2010) shows empty waterparks.[7] Vice Versa (2013) shows empty Italian tourist places.[8] Chinese Fun (2015) shows theme parks in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, and Hong Kong[9] while empty of spectators.[10] Night Games (2017) shows recreational and amusement spaces such as cruise ships, amusement parks, and ski resorts, after they have closed for the night.[11] In 2019 he produced L'Aquila, consisting of inflatable structures located in the L'Aquila area.[12]
Wired has commented that his work largely focuses on “lonely artificial environments”.[13] Business Insider wrote of his work that, “Five major themes recur in Cerio's work: representation, illusion, vision, expectations, and reality.”[14]