GALASSIE TESTUALI
2022
Alain Robbe-Grillet, Tino Sehgal. RELAZIONE
2016
This project, as one part of the degree thesis “Textual galaxies. Typography, Visual Arts and Narrative Processes“,focuses on a design method and approach to connect different communication disciplines. In my text, comparing the work of the artist/ performer Tino Sehgal and the novel Jealousy by the writer/philosopher/director Alain Robbe-Grillet I discovered that the concept of “relationship”binds both of their philosophies. I have created the layout of this text according to the 1/32 typographical scale of the sheet of paper. Following the position of the text frames in the layout I traced its text threads, that is the non-printable elements of the sequential text architecture in Indesign to generate a lettering (TINO SEHGAL, ALAIN ROBBE GRILLET, RELAZIONE). The project, conveyed here in both literary and visual forms, is open to new explorations.
* Project selected by AWDA Aiap Women in Design Award (2018, Florence).
* Project exhibited at “Academic original creative 2016”, international exhibition in Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (Chongqing, China, from Nov.12 to Dec. 12, 2016)
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Biografia essenziale
2021 – MUSEO NOVECENTO FLORENCE
Visual communication of museum events, set-up of
display spaces for temporary exhibitions, graphic
design of catalogues for temporary exhibitions.
– SECRET FLORENCE
Restyling of the visual identity of SECRET
FLORENCE 2021, a festival organised by the five
international organisations active in the urban area
of Florence: Fabbrica Europa, Lo schermo dell’arte,
Musicus Concentus, Tempo Reale and Centro
Nazionale di Produzione della Danza Virgilio Sieni.
– GUILMIARTPROJECT
Poster commissione by GuilmiArtProject for “PER
FARE UN TAVOLO. ARTE E TERRITORIO”, the project
for the Italian Pavilion at the 17th International
Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2021,
by A cielo Aperto – a public art project curated by
Bianco-Valente and Pasquale Campanella, born
within the Vincenzo De Luca Cultural Association in
Latronico in Basilicata.
– VILLA ROMANA, FLORENCE
Design of the book dedicated to the work of the
Italian artist Andrea d’Amore, in collaboration with
Villa Romana, Florence.
– MONTEFERRATO FESTIVAL
Design of the visual communication for
MONTEFERRATO FESTIVAL2021, a new theater
and music festival in the suggestive Green Marble
Quarry in Figline di Prato, curated by Valentina Banci,
Lorenzo Banci and Emanuele Becheri.
– PERUGIA IN FORMA DI CASA
Design of the book cover for “Perugia in forma di
casa” written by Giovanna Ramaccini, published by
Aracne Publisher in collaboration with the University
of Perugia – Architecture Department.
– MAEBA
Restyling of the visual identity of the MAEBA
cultural association. Opened in 2018 in San Marcello
Pistoiese, MAEBA is a cultural centre that aims to
create a place for social aggregation, open to artistic
experimentation, that can support and promote the
social function of art, in dialogue with the territory
and actively involving the local population.
2020
– MUSEO NOVECENTO FLORENCE
Visual communication of museum events, set-up of
display spaces for temporary exhibitions, graphic
design of catalogues for temporary exhibitions.
– TIAC SINGAPORE, TURANDOT ARTS
Visiting artist at the China Oil Painting Academy of
Beijing, as teacher at the workshop “MAKING SENSE
OF ARTIST’S BOOK TODAY Being Human on Demand
in the Digital Era” as part of the Turandot Artist
Residency Project 2020 programme.
– MUSEO NOVECENTO, ALLAN KAPROW
I WILL ALWAYS BE A PAINTER -OF SORTS
For the Museo Novecento in Florence, recent
production of a reinvention of Allan Kaprow’s
performance “Words” (1962) in the course of the
exhibition “ALLAN KAPROW I Will Always Be a
Painter – of Sorts. Drawings, Paintings, Happenings,
Environments” (20 Feb-5 Oct 2020), curated by Barry
Rosen and Sergio Risaliti.
2019
– ESTUARIO PROJECT SPACE
One of the founders of the ESTUARIO project space,
a project by: Marina Arienzale, Serena Becagli,
Francesca Biagini, Roberto Fassone, Matteo
Innocenti, Dania Menafra, Enrico Vezzi and Virginia
Zanetti. Created in 2019 at the Officina Giovani, Prato.
→ http://estuario.space/
PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITY
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– ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
External consultant for the Graphics Department of
the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence.
– AND WHATEVER I DO WILL BECOME
FOREVER WHAT I HAVE DONE | 14.02.2019
Participation in the exhibition and performance at the
Museo Novecento in Florence with: Silvia Cogotzi,
Chiara Macinai, Lori Lako and Zoya Shokoohi.
– ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE
CITTÀ NASCOSTA
Design of the promotional brochure for the autumnspring-summer events season.
– ESTUARIO PROJECT SPACE
Design of the visual communication for the ESTUARIO
project space. More than being primarily defined as
a physical place, ESTUARIO is a space for sharing
and dialogue: a studio for artists, curators, writers
and anyone else who wishes to offer their ideas or
contributions. It hosts workshops on contemporary
languages and exhibition processes. It was created in
2019 in response to a call for proposals by the Prato
City Council for the realisation of artist residencies at
the Officina Giovani (Ex Macelli). Estuario is a project
by: Marina Arienzale, Serena Becagli, Francesca
Biagini, Roberto Fassone, Matteo Innocenti, Dania
Menafra, Enrico Vezzi and Virginia Zanetti.
– FIRENZE SUONA CONTEMPORANEA
Design of the visual communication for the summerautumn events season 2019 of the FSC | Florence
Art Music Ensemble, as part of the Estate Fiorentina
2019 festival.
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
Graphic design of the book connected with the project
“A più voci | Per le persone che vivono con l’Alzheimer”
in the course of the exhibition “Marina Abramović. The
Cleaner” (21 Sept 2018 – 20 Jan 2019, Florence).
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
External collaboration on the page layout of the
book connected with the project “A più voci | Per le
persone che vivono con l’Alzheimer” in the course
of the exhibition “Il Cinquecento a Firenze. Tra
Michelangelo, Pontormo e Giambologna” (21 Sept
2017 – 21 Jan 2018, Florence).
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
Graphic design of the return postcards for the
project “Corpo libero. Vivere l’arte con il Parkinson”
carried out in liaison with Dance Well – movement
and research for Parkinson’s disease.
– GALLLERIAPIÙ
Graphic design of the bulletin for the exhibition
“Stressed, Blessed and Coffee Obsessed” by Débora
Delmar at the GaLLERIAPIù, Bologna.
– MANIFATTURA TABACCHI-LAMA
Graphic assistant for managing the events and
visual identity of Manifattura Tabacchi and LAMA |
Development and Cooperation Agency.
– MUSEO D’INVERNO
Graphic design for the exhibition season of the
Museo d’Inverno, January-June 2019, Siena.
→ www.museodinverno.com
– MUSEO NOVECENTO
Design of the visual communication for the
exhibition activity and the catalogues, in dual version
Italian and English, devoted to: Vincenzo Agnetti,
Davide Balliano, Sandra Vàsquez de la Horra,
Luciano Caruso, Maria Lai, Medardo Rosso and
Progetto Outdoor.
– NOTTI DI MEZZA ESTATE 2019
LO SCHERMO DELL’ARTE FILM FESTIVAL
Design of the brochure for the promotion of the ninth
edition of the “Notti di mezza estate” film festival,
organised and sponsored by Lo Schermo dell’arte
Film Festival at Piazzale degli Uffizi, as a part of “Apriti
Cinema”, a strategic project in the Estate Fiorentina
2018 festival.
– PROGETTO A4 | BENCI HOUSE
Participation in the “Progetto A4” exhibition,
a picture gallery, in strictly A4 format, of art,
photography, poetry, literature, music and
architecture curated by the Museo Novecento
and Benci House, Florence.
– SONIC SOMATIC 2019
Design of the visual communication for the fifth
edition of the “Sonic Somatic” Festival, 4-5-6
October 2019, Parco delle Cascine, Florence.
→ www.sonicsomatic.org
– SACI | COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
Design of the visual communication for the “Et fiat
lux” exhibition by Špela Volčič at the SACI Gallery (7
Mar – 3 April 2019, Florence), curated by Špela Zidar
in liaison with Dryphoto, Prato.
– [SPAZIOSIENA]
Design of the visual communication for the “Giuliano
Vanni. La firma sul fronte” exhibition at [Spaziosiena],
(30 Mar – 23 June 2019, Siena), a Eugenia Vanni project.
– THE GAMBASSI EXPERIENCE
Design of the visual communication for the “The
Gambassi Experience. Tuscany At Your Pace”
exhibition, a project to promote the cultural heritage
and stimulate tourism in the territory of Gambassi
Terme (FI), in collaboration with a network of 12 local
businesses operating in the agricultural, hospitality,
food & wine and local crafts sectors.
– VISIO 2019
LO SCHERMO DELL’ARTE FILM FESTIVAL
Design of the visual communication for the “VISIO
| European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images”
festival, November 2019, Florence.
2018
– ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE
CITTÀ NASCOSTA
Design of the promotional brochure for the autumnsummer-spring season of events.
– CONFLICT CORRESPONDENCES
Design of the visual communication for the
“Conflict Correspondences” exhibition curated by
Matteo Innocenti at LOCALEDUE, Bologna, 23 Mar –
14 Apr 2018.
– EUROPA CITTÀ CULTURE
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
Graphic design of the visual communication for
“EUROPA CITTÀ CULTURE” in collaboration with
the Florence City Council and the Accademia di
Belle Arti of Florence, October 2018, Palazzo
Vecchio, Florence.
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
External collaboration on the page layout of the
book connected with the project “A più voci | Per le
persone che vivono con l’Alzheimer” in the course
of the exhibition “Nascista di una Nazione. Tra
Guttuso, Fontana e Schifano” (16 Mar – 22 July 2018,
Florence).
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
External collaboration on the page layout of the
book connected with the project “A più voci | Per le
persone che vivono con l’Alzheimer” in the course
of the exhibition “Il Cinquecento a Firenze. Tra
Michelangelo, Pontormo e Giambologna” (21 Sept
2017 – 21 Jan 2018, Florence).
– FOTOLITO LA PROGRESSIVA
External collaboration for editorial design with
Fotolito La Progressiva s.r.l, Florence.
– GRAPHIC TALKS 2018
Design of the visual communication for “Graphic
Talks”, a series of conferences with international
artists and graphic designers. Project commissioned
by the Graphics Department of the Accademia di
Belle Arti of Florence.
– MUSEO D’INVERNO
Progettazione grafica per la stagione espositiva del
Museo d’Inverno, gennaio-giugno 2018, Siena.
– NOTTI DI MEZZA ESTATE 2018
LO SCHERMO DELL’ARTE FILM FESTIVAL
Design of the brochure for the promotion of the eighth
edition of the “Notti di mezza estate” film festival,
organised and sponsored by Lo Schermo dell’arte
Film Festival at Piazzale degli Uffizi, as a part of “Apriti
Cinema”, a strategic project in the Estate Fiorentina
2018 festival.
– SONIC SOMATIC 2018
Design of the visual communication for the “Sonic
Somatic” Festival, 5-7 October 2018, Serre Torrigiani,
Florence. In this fourth edition – entitled “Five Works,
Ari Benjamin Meyers” – the festival presented, for the
first time in Italy, the work by the American artist and
composer Ari Benjamin Meyers, following its enquiry
on the relation between music, body and space.
– UFFICIO GRAFICO
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
In-house assistant in the Graphics Department of the
Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence.
– VISIO 2018
LO SCHERMO DELL’ARTE FILM FESTIVAL
Design of the visual communication for “VISIO |
European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images,
November 2018, Le Murate, Florence.
2017
– CENTRO PER L’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA
LUIGI PECCI
Production of the visual communication for the
course “AMT | Art Market Today” at the Centro per
l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, January-February
2017, Prato.
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
Teacher of visual communication design for
#STROZZINIGHT 1 JUNE 2017 in collaboration with
the project “Alternanza Scuola Lavoro”.
– FOTOLITO LA PROGRESSIVA
External collaboration for editorial design with
Fotolito La Progressiva s.r.l, Florence.
– MAKIA
Collaboration with the architecture studio MAKIA |
Landscape Architecture and Master Planning, Florence.
– MUSEO D’INVERNO
Graphic design for the exhibition season of the
Museo d’Inverno, January-June 2017, Siena.
– SONIC SOMATIC 2017
Design of the visual communication for Sonic
Somatic Festival, 5-8 October 2017, Shopping
Centre of Novoli, San Donato, Florence. The
third edition – entitled “Electrical Walks” – was
inspired by the artistic work of Christina Kubisch, an
international guest participant in the festival.
– VILLA ROMANA, FLORENCE
Design of the catalogue (Italian/German)
“M.G. BIicocchi, G. Cardini, A. Curran, G.P.
Frassinelli, D. Lombardi, P. Masi, L.V. Masini,
G. Pettena, R. Ranaldi parlano di/sprechen über
di Giuseppe Chiari”, published by VERLAG FÜR
MODERNE KUNST for the exhibition “Giuseppe
Chiari. All music is the same” (September-October
2017), with works from the collection of René Block,
held at the Villa Romana centre for contemporary art
in Florence.
– UFFICIO GRAFICO
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
In-house assistant in the Graphics Department of the
Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence.
– VISIO 2017
LO SCHERMO DELL’ARTE FILM FESTIVAL
Design of the visual communication for VISIO |
European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images,
November 2017, Florence.
2016
– MUSEO D’INVERNO
Graphic design for the exhibition season of the
Museo d’Inverno, January-June 2016, Siena.
– UFFICIO GRAFICO
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
In-house assistant in the Graphics Department of the
Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence.
2015
– QUADERNI DELL’ACCADEMIA
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
Participation in the realisation of the layout of the
“Quaderni dell’Accademia”, in the Laboratorio di
Grafica del Biennio di Arti Visive e Nuovi Linguaggi
Espressivi held by Paolo Parisi and Maurizio Di Lella.
– STARTPOINT 2014 | 2015
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
Participation in the realisation of the visual
communication for “StARTpoint 2014|2015”, in the
Laboratorio di Grafica del Biennio di Arti Visive e
Nuovi Linguaggi Espressivi held by Paolo Parisi and
Maurizio Di Lella.
2014
– CONNESSIONI
Participation in the realisation of the new book series
“Connessioni” for the Pisa University Press, in the
Laboratorio di Grafica del Biennio di Arti Visive e
Nuovi Linguaggi Espressivi held by Paolo Parisi and
Maurizio Di Lella.
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
QUESTIONI DI FAMIGLIA
Attendance at the training project and exhibition
“LEGAMI | BONDS” in the framework of the
“Questioni di famiglia” exhibition (14 Mar – 20
July 2014), sponsored by the Centro di Cultura
Contemporanea Strozzina, Florence.
– STARTPOINT 2013 | 2014
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
Participation in the realisation of the visual
communication for “StARTpoint 2013|2014”, in the
Laboratorio di Grafica del Biennio di Arti Visive e
Nuovi Linguaggi Espressivi held by Paolo Parisi and
Maurizio Di Lella.
2013
– QUADERNI DELL’ACCADEMIA
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
Participation in the realisation of the layout of the
“Quaderni dell’Accademia”, in the Laboratorio di
Grafica del Biennio di Arti Visive e Nuovi Linguaggi
Espressivi held by Paolo Parisi and Maurizio Di Lella.
– STARTPOINT 2013|2014
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI FIRENZE
Participation in the realisation of the visual
communication for “StARTpoint 2013|2014”, in the
Laboratorio di Grafica del Biennio di Arti Visive e
Nuovi Linguaggi Espressivi held by Paolo Parisi and
Maurizio Di Lella.
2012
– STARTPOINT 2011 | 2012
Participation in the realisation of the visual
communication for “StARTpoint 2011|2012.
Accademia in mostra | Accademia in scena”, in the
Laboratorio di Grafica del Biennio di Arti Visive e
Nuovi Linguaggi Espressivi held by Paolo Parisi and
Maurizio Di Lella.
TEACHING ACTIVITY
2021
– FARE ARTE CONTEMPORANEA
ESTUARIO PROJECT SPACE
Teacher on the graphics course for the Young
Talents Project – Art, Design and Business, funded
by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers,
and promoted by the Luigi Pecci Association,
Municipality of Prato and University of Florence /
DIDA Department of Architecture. The course was
part of a series of theoretical and practical courses
for guidance and professionalization in the artistic
and creative fields, aimed at young people between
18 and 28 years of age.
– S.A.I.TER. SRL, SIENA
Teacher on the course “Development of Graphic
Skills” for the company Monteriggioni Ad.
2019
– LICEO CLASSICO MICHELANGIOLO
Teacher on the graphics course for the page layout
of the school magazine MichePost. The course
involved teaching how to use Adobe InDesign page
layout software and study of basic typographic
concepts, comprising lecture-style instruction and
practical exercises.
2017
– FLORENCE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Teacher on the “Interaction Design” course.
The course involved teaching how to use Adobe
InDesign page layout software, and study of basic
concepts of Augmented Reality (Aurasma platform)
and Risograph colour printing techniques.
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
2021
Selected for the exhibition and respective
publication of “Oggetto Libro”, a project curated
by Susanna Valleobona, organised by SBLU_
spazioalbello at ADI Deisgn Museum and Braidense
National Library, Milan.
2019
– AIAP FRESHLY ITALIAN
Selected for the “AIAP Freshly Italian” section at
the “Italian Design exhibition” at the Taiwan Design
Museum (8 Oct 2019 – 2 Oct 2020, Taiwan).
– IMG 2019
Selected for the publication of IMG 2019 |
IMAGE and IMAGINATION, International and
Interdisciplinary Conference, 4-5 July 2019, Alghero.
– AWDA | AIAP Women Design Awards
Selected among the 62 international level designers
published by AWDA | Aiap Women in Design
Award, for the degree thesis “Textual Galaxies.
Typography, Visual Arts and Narrative Processes”.
The prizegiving was held during the “Aiap DX 2019
International Graphic Design Week”.
2018
– OGGETTO LIBRO
Selected for the exhibition and respective
publication of “Oggetto Libro”, a project curated
by Susanna Valleobona, organised by SBLU_
spazioalbello at the Pinacoteca di Brera, the
Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense and La Mediateca
Santa Teresa (7 Nov – 7 Dec 2018, Milan).
– AWDA | AIAP Women Design Awards
Selezionata tra le 62 designers a livello
internazionale pubblicate da AWDA | Aiap Women in
Design Award, con la tesi di laurea “Galassie testuali.
Tipografia, Arti Visive e processi narrativi”. La
premiazione si è svolta all’interno di “Aiap DX 2017
International Graphic Design Week”.
2017
– FUTURE IS DESIGN
Participation in the exhibition “Future is Design”
(Sezione Design & Comunicazione), organised
during the Premio Nazionale delle Arti 2016/2017, XII
edition ISIA Faenza, 28 Sept – 15 Oct 2017.
– LATO and MOO, PRATO | LA SOVVERSIONE
DELL’OGGETTO
Design of the visual communication and
participation in the exhibition “La sovversione
dell’oggetto”, curated by Matteo Innocenti at the
MOO and LATO art venues, October 2017, Prato.
– ADOBE DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Semi-finalist in the international competition “Adobe
Design Achievement Awards”, 2017 with the degree
thesis “Textual Galaxies. Typography, Visual Arts and
Narrative Processes”.
– PAPER BEAUTIES ORIENT – CEREMONY
PAPER PATTERN DESIGN, CHINA
Participation in the “Paper Beauties Orient –
Ceremony Paper” Pattern Design, China, 2017.
2015
– BIRRIFICIO AMIATA
Winner of the competition for the production of
the visual communication for the national event
“BASTARDA ROSSA DAY 2015”, held all over Italy on
27-28-29 November 2015.
– 40° CANTIERE INTERNAZIONALE D’ARTE
Winner of the competition for the production of
the visual communication for the “40° Cantiere
Internazionale d’Arte” in Montepulciano, 11 July – 1
Aug 2015, Montepulciano (Siena).
– 8° PREMIO BIENNALE D’INCISIONE, 2014
Selected in the “8° Premio Biennale d’Incisione”, at
the Museo di Arte Contemporanea e del Novecento,
Monsummano Terme, 23 Nov 2013 – 16 Mar 2014.
2016
– FLORENCE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Winner of scholarship in “Specializzazione in Grafica
d’arte in Innovazione e Letterpress”.
– MASTER’S DEGREE
Master’s Degree in Visual Arts and New Expressive
Languages, specialisation Graphics (full marks
and honours) from the Accademia di Belle Arti
of Florence.
2015
– AZIENDA GRAFICA “ART AND PIXEL”
Internship at “Art and Pixel” (Florence), as a graphic
designer focused on design, editorial page layout
and print management.
2014
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
Attendance at the training course for museum
educator run by the Education Department of
the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi from 3 to
10 September 2014.
– FONDAZIONE PALAZZO STROZZI
Attendance at the training project and exhibition
“LEGAMI | BONDS” in the framework of the
“Questioni di famiglia” exhibition (14 Mar – 20
July 2014), sponsored by the Centro di Cultura
Contemporanea Strozzina, Florence.
– MUSEO MARINO MARINI
Intern at the Museo Marino Marini in Florence.
– WORKSHOP EDITORIA DIGITALE, ISIA
Attendance at the intensive course “Editoria
digitale. Dall’eBook all’AppBook”at the ISIA
Florence, 11 April 2014.
2013
– SINCRESIS | ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE
ARTI CONTEMPORANEE
Attendance at the workshop “Social Capital” with
Scott Townsend held on 14-15 December 2013,
Empoli (Florence).
2012
– BACHELOR’S DEGREE
Bachelor’s Degree in “Artistic Graphics” (full marks
and honours) from the Accademia di Belle Arti of
Florence (academic year 2011/2012.
2011
– FONDAZIONE IL BISONTE
Attendance at the summer engraving workshop at
the Fondazione il Bisonte | Scuola internazionale di
specializzazione per la Grafica d’Arte, Florence.
2008
– DIPLOMA SCIENTIFICO
Secondary school diploma (science specialisation,
full marks) from the Liceo scientifico “G. Galilei” of
Siena (academic year 2007/2008.
EDUCATION