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    Visual identity for the exhibition "L'odore delle cose" at Lore Deutz Köln, Germany.

    The color is inspired by the orange of thermal cameras that make human heat visible. I like the idea of ​​a technology that makes visible something that we humans only perceive with touch.











    •         branding



    Susanna is the heir of her family's traditional Sicilian pastry shop. In 2023 she founded the online shop "I dolci di Susanna". She wanted an image of sweetness and femininity to represent a brand founded and managed by a woman. To coordinate the logo with the character I created patterns, postcards and stickers with the main elements of Sicilian pastry






    Illustrations inspired by the key ingredients used by the chef of the pizzeria used for posters, bags and social medias.




    •         audio&e-book covers

    Cover design of e-books and audiobooks for the Italian and Dutch markets.
    My covers have been published on major platforms such as Storytel and Audible.
    Based on the client's request, I chose or created fonts, used images downloaded from Shutterstock, generated with Midjourney or created original illustrations.









    •         zima blue
      

    2024
    I designed 12 original illustrations for the short story “Zima blue”.

    Known to the general public thanks to the animation series Love Deaths and Robots, “Zima blue” is the first collection of short works by Alastair Reynolds. In a futuristic future, after a hundred years of silence, the greatest artist of contemporary art, invites a journalist to tell her the story of his life before performing his last masterpiece.





    •         podcast
     

    2023

    10 illustrations for the second season of The Oxford Research Centre in The Humanities’ podcast “This thing we call art” (one for each episode).
    Kelly Lloyd interviews people in the arts about their livelihoods since 2017.



    • glossy illustrations



    Since 2018 I started to develop a shiny and sparkling style full of colors  and gradiends for my illustrations, comics and art.





     


    • ultracelestia project


    Since 2021 

    Collab: Gregorio Poggetti (graphic designer)

    Started as a A5 Format super cool fanzine, Ultracelestia soon became a collaborative and experimental project.
    Each copy of Ultracelestia fanzine is unique, packaged in a special envelope, hand binded with a fragment of an original manga page. Every release has its own envelope and a set of stickers. 

    UltraCelestia’s narration is a combination of illustrations, visual references and feelings heavily influenced by Japanese sci-fi and cyberpunk mangas and animes, where energy and emotions often have a physical form.



    In 2023 Ultracelestia project became a workshop: 
    • Ultraexpress 23.09.2023 at MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin
    After a brief introduction to the world of fanzines full of visual examples, participants explore the Museum in search of inspiration for the production of their own content. Every creative form is welcome, from traditional painting to AI generators. The images and texts produced will be digitally laid out, printed and bound. 
    At the end of the day each participant takes home their customized copy of UltraExpress Fanzine in A5 format.
    We offer workshops in italian and english, designed for different targets and situations (festival, institutions, schools, etc...). 

    Feel free to contact us if you need a workshop on an on-demand basis. We can also put together tailor-made workshops if you have special wishes.   


    • basics of comic writing 
    Since 2021 

    This 12 hours course provides the basic tools to build a visual storytelling in an autonomous and conscious way. 

    What you will learn: 
    • Visual grammar (drawing, dialogues and rhythm) 
    • Various methods for building a narrative 
    • Basics of character design  
    • Basics of world building 
    • How to create a comic for the web 
    • How to print a small publication on paper


    Materials: 
    • Drawing supports (sheets, notepads, etc ...) 
    • Drawing materials (pencils, pens, markers, erasers, etc ...) 
    • Any digital device (smartphone, tablet, etc ...) and graphic pencils 
    • Comic books, books, fanzines 
    • Blackboard, digital or analog 
    • A list of links, various series of images and bibliography

    12h program:
    • LESSON 1 - What is a comic? Definitions and grammar of language
    • LESSON 2 - Focus on Character design 
    • LESSON 3 - Focus on literary genres and world building 
    • LESSON 4  - Time and rhythm of the narration 
    • LESSON 5 - Workshop: Webcomic 
    • LESSON 6 - Workshop: Fanzine printing (independent self-produced publication)


    Who is this course for:
    • Young Adults
    • Art and Comics enthusiasts
    • Creative professionals looking for inspiration
    • Interdisciplinary art enthusiasts 
    • Artistic people and art industry workers
    • Creative writing artist
    • Art students 




    I offer courses in Italian and english, designed for different targets and situations (festival, institutions, schools, etc...). 

    Feel free to contact me if you need a workshop on an on-demand basis. I can also put together tailor-made workshops if you have special wishes.





    • making memories for future times




    2019

    “Making memories for future times” was one of the activities of the workshop “Collectives as catalysts “ at Raven Row (London). 
    160 A4 sheets made up a landscape of more than 4 m that served as the backdrop for the event and as a board where to write, draw and share thoughts.
    Once the event was over, the sheets were the support on which the narration of the event was built. Once bound, they became a single-copy publication.



     


    • materia degenere 3



    Published in March 2023


    “Materia Degenere” is a biennial anthological publication by Diabolo Editions, in which 5 young female Italian authors write and draw a thirty-page story freely inspired by the same author.

    My story, "Ultrafragola", opens the third volume: the narration is a sci-fi hentai set in present-day Milan, in which the protagonist Rocco lives a sensual and spiritual love with a famous 70’s design mirror, which seems to have more soul than the humans reflected in it.





    • lo specchio del mondo

    Published in January 2023

    Double page comic for Domani Editoriale (Italian national daily newspaper)

    In “Lo specchio del mondo” is a story set in 2023, in which the female protagonist lives the arrival of the aliens emotionless: the only imperative is production and she can’t do anything but follow.




     









    • fantasmes


    2020

    4 page erotic narration of a tinder date published on Frankenstein magazine #3.











     


    •    impetuous exhibition

    June- September 2023

    Four-month exhibition at the Museum of Oriental Art of Turin (MAO) with an environmental installation made up of 10 paper banners with a total length of 28 meters hanging from the ceiling. The work is a tribute to the manga/anime characters that have shaped my aesthetics and art practice.





    • curatorial practice


    2015 - 2017

    I’m the founder of /77, an artist-run space based in Milan, active from 2015 to 2018, successfully curating a series of exhibitions and events across Milan, London, and Lugano. 

    /77 was the Italian reference point for artists who, once they graduated from art school, wanted to create bold, anti-commercial or controversial works of art. 
    /77 shaped the aesthetics and mindset of a generation, promoting art projects that were too risky or innovative for galleries or museums.

    Michele Gabriele, The missing link @ Fondazione Pini, Milan, 2016
    Lorenzo Bellini & Roberto Carovilla, Take Me Into The Dungeon @/77 Artist Run Space, Milan, 2016

    Lucia Leuci, Materia Prima @ Fondazione Pini, Milan, 2017

    • 9. italian cluster

    2019

    Collab: Giulia Floris (curator)

    Research that surveys and analyzes the project spaces that work in the field of contemporary art in Italy.

    I ran the research, the interviews and the surveys, and at the same time I designed the layout of the book and drawn the infographics.