Tarogramma Archive

WHAT IS TAROGRAMMA?

Shrouded from the eyes of the world, a hidden civilisation has long existed in parallel with our own. The elusive land of Tarogramma holds the promise of something far beyond our understanding.

All we know about the place exists in the artefacts and images recovered from expeditions, and from the detailed testimonies of the few who have returned. Using this information, a vivid picture has been built of the people and their lives. It is a place with a detailed culture; its own aesthetic, way of living, and understanding of the world.

There is no real consensus on the origin or material properties of the place. It is believed by some to be an inaccessible forgotten city, others to be an afterlife, and many to be completely fictional. Whatever the case, it is a world that is at once alien, and eerily similar to our own.

Solo Exhibitions

2023 - ‘Damien Cifelli - Welcome to Tarogramma’ Moosey Gallery, London

2022 - 'Tarogramma' Liminal Gallery, Margate

2022 - ‘Hidden Door 2022’ Old Royal High, Edinburgh

2022 - ‘Tarogramma’ Hackney Downs Studios, London

2022 - ‘Damien Cifelli x Wolf and Badger’ Wolf And Badger, Netil House, London

2019 - ‘Tarogramma Archive’ Edinburgh Art Festival. Dundas St Gallery, Edinburgh

2019 - ‘Tarogramma Archive’ Edinburgh Art Festival. Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh

Exhibitions

2023 - ELAP x Whitechapel Gallery - Whitechapel Gallery, London

2023 - Union20 - Union Gallery, London

2023 - Spring Spring - Moosey Gallery, London

2023 - Because - Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rome and London

2023 - East London Art Prize - Nunnery Gallery, London

2022 - UK New Artists Prize - Saatchi Gallery London

2022 - One Art Taipei - Plzzzz Gallery, Taipei

2022 - The Art of the Football Scarf - OOF Gallery, London

2022 - Delphian Open Call 2022 - Unit 1 Gallery, London

2022 - 'Tendencies in Painting', London Paint Club

2022 - ‘The Rise of Inside’, Eve Leibe Gallery and Artsy

2020 - ‘OPEN VAS + SSA’ Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

2020 - ‘D Contemporary Painting Prize 2019’ D Contemporary, Mayfair, London

2019 - Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2017 - RSA Open Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Awards

East London Art Prize 2023

UK New Artists Award 2022

Delphian Open Call Winner 2022

Saatchi Art ‘Rising Star’ 2022

Dazed x Gap New Generation 2020

Foundwork Artist Prize, Final Selection

Fashion Illustration Drawing Awards (FIDA) finalist

Press