Formerly Gøneja
b. 1987, Milan
Works in Berlin
(any pronouns)
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info@cioni.studio
My work seeks to capture the arcane in contemporary contexts, weaving the language of Western myth, ritual and symbol through a queer lens. I employ sculpture, film and photography to trace ancestral codes embedded in bodies, landscapes, and ritual acts. Drawing from sources as diverse as Greek mythology, alchemy and Renaissance cosmology, I reimagine ancient spiritual systems through a contemporary intersectional paradigm, amalgamating varied symbols, techniques and media within a unified mythological framework. Archetypes, to me, are not abstract ideas but living forces in evolution, which I directly experience through the act of creation.
Solo exhibitions
[2026] ÆON, Organ Kritischer Kunst, Berlin, DE
[2023] Thresholds, Organ Kritischer Kunst, Berlin, DE
[2022] Mercurial, Organ Kritischer Kunst, Berlin, DE
[2020] Rituals, tête, Berlin, DE
Group exhibitions
[2026] Alignments, Zönotéka, Berlin, DE
BAAM11, Monopol, Berlin, DE
[2025] Open Submission, Hunt Museum, Limerick, IE
Technotelesterion, Mahalla, Berlin, DE
Fresh Legs, Inselgalerie, Berlin, DE
The Urban Lens, Collect Art, Tbilisi, GE (online)
[2024] EXH13, Floorr Magazine, London, UK (online)
Summer Brew, Field Projects, New York, US (online)
Landscapes, Collect Art, Tbilisi, GE (online)
[2023] Far Reach, R Gallery x MaHalla, Berlin, DE
Future Stars, The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
Zorn, Molt Gallery, Berlin, DE
Identity, ArtSect Gallery, London, UK
Мир / Frieden, The Knast, Berlin, DE
[2022] Occulture, Monopol, Berlin, DE
Nuovi Mondi, Rossocinabro Gallery, Rome, IT
Emerging Artists, Spiral Gallery, London, UK
Anima Mundi, Palazzo Bembo, Venice, IT
[2021] Collective Individuals, E1 Project Space, London, UK
Residencies
[2026] NES Residency, Skagaströnd, IS
[2024] Hafnarborg Museum, Hafnarfjörður, IS
Awards
[2025] Prisma Art Prize, Finalist, Rome, IT
[2023] Portrait of Humanity, Shortlist, London, UK
[2022] Fine Art Photography Awards, Nominee, Madrid, SP
[2021] All Out + MTV Photo Award, New York, US
Gomma Grant, Finalist, London, UK
Film Festivals & Awards
[2026] Berlin Short Film Festival, Berlin, DE (Best Short Short)
Short Way Intl Film Festival, São Paolo, BR (Best Experimental Short)