Born in The Netherlands, 1970, nationality Italian
Lives and works in Amsterdam
2003-2008 Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Art, DOGTIME, fine arts
1990-1996 University of Twente, faculty of Applied Physics, Solid State Physics
IDFA Special Jury Award for Creative Technology for Symbiosis in the 2021 IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction.
Columbia University School of the Arts Digital Storytelling Lab for the Digital Dozen 2021 award – breakthrough in storytelling nomination for Lure.
Rotterdam Designprijs 2013 nomination for Marga Weimans’s Body Archive collection & Hyperfabric Dress.
2019 / Together with Polymorf a project grant as part of the Immerse\Interact program from Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie for the Symbiosis project
2018 / Project grant as part of the internationalization program from Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie for the Lure project
2017 / Together with Klasien van der Zandschulp a project grant as part of the internationalization program from Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie for the Maya project
2008 / A project grant from the Netherlands Foundation For Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB Live), Province of Drenthe and Stichting KIK for the 3×3 project
2024 / Reclaim Reality / Salon Kuiperdomingos / Berlin, Germany
2024 / Future Botanica / IDFA DocLab / Droog / Amsterdam
2024 / Symbiosis / Silbersalz Festival / Halle, Germany
2023 / Reality Warping / ARGEkultur Salzburg / Salzburg, Austria
2023 / Reality Warping / HochX Theater / Munich, Germany
2023 / Come Together 8 festival / BAU Dance & Performance / Frascati Theater, Amsterdam
2023 / Symbiosis / Rio Innovation Week 2023 / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2023 / Symbiosis / SXSW / Austin, USA
2022 / Symbiosis / Portland Art Museum / Portland, USA
2022 / Symbiosis / Nederlands Filmfestival / Utrecht
2021 / Symbiosis / IDFA DocLab / Eye Filmmuseum / Amsterdam
2020 / Antigone Exp. N°2 / Musée de la Fondation Deutsch / Lausanne, Switzerland
2020 / Lure / Youtube Streaming / Online
2017 / Maya / Ruine des Heizkraftwerks Aubing / Munich, Germany
2017 / Strijp X / Strijp S / Eindhoven
2015 / Collective [Ir]Rationality / Mu / Eindhoven
2015 / Pencil vs Pixel / Mu / Eindhoven
2013 / Amsterdam Fashion Week / Westergasfabriek / Amsterdam
2012 / Summit of NewThinking / Station Berlin / Berlin, Germany
2012 / Parallel daaraan… Merijn Bolink / Concordia / Enschede
2011 / A Prospective Get-Together / Salon Kuiperdomingos / Berlin, Germany
2011 / Between Heaven and High Water / Zeemanshuis / Amsterdam
2011 / DOGTIME The Shortcut / Arti et Amicitiae / Amsterdam
2010 / DIY Augmented Reality exhibition MOMA / MOMA / New York, US
2010 / Hebban Olla Vogala / RC de ruimte / Amsterdam
2010 / Treats on Elasticity / Wellcome Trust / London
2010 / Sound of Shadow festival / Westergasfabriek & Ketelhuis / Amsterdam
2010 / Sound of Shadow festival / Basisburo / Amsterdam
2010 / A State of flux / Scheltema / Leiden, The Netherlands
2009 / A body presented to me and you / Souterrain Amsterdam / Amsterdam
2008 / 3×3 Collectief Mei 2007 / Stichting KIK / Meppel, The Netherlands
2008 / Graduation Rietveld Academy / Rietveld Academy / Amsterdam
2008 / Cadiz – Amsterdam Vice Versa / De Oude Kerk / Amsterdam
2008 / Graduation Selection Rietveld Academy / De Oude Kerk / Amsterdam
2007 / Unnoted Sessions Live and Quite / Stedelijk Museum CS / Amsterdam
2007 / 4x Solo Collectief Mei 2007 / Chiellerie / Amsterdam
2006 / Holland Animation Film Festival / ‘t Hoogt / Utrecht, The Netherlands
2006 / Dogtime / Deiska / Amsterdam
2006 / four.ten.five.eleven.new.art.education / Kunsthuis SYB / Beetsterzwaag
2006 / Lovely People / Mango’s / Zandvoort, The Netherlands
2021 / Speculative Design exchange program / St. Joost School of Art & Design
2020 / AR master workshop Kunstmuseum Den Haag / Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and Urban Design / Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2020 / Speculating the Future / 10th ELIA Academy / Online
2020 / Lure / Online 2019 / Speculative Design / 9th ELIA Academy / Stuttgart, Germany
2019 / VR 360 video / Aki / Enschede, The Netherlands
2019 / Journalistic Storytelling in AR / Arteveldehogeschool / Ghent, Belgium
2018 / Unity & AR / Rietveld Academy / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018 / Robotics and Ai / St Joost / Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2017 / AR & Art panel / AWE / Munich, Germany
2017 / Unity / Aki / Enschede, The Netherlands
2017 / New Realities / St Joost / Breda, The Netherlands
2016 / Injeanious / Isko / Dusseldorf, Germany
2016 / AR-VR Masterclass / Lava Lab / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016 / Pencil vs Pixel / Curious Monkeys / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 / SteveJobsSchool / Bett / London, UK
2014 / Connecting Cities Urban Media Lab / iMAL / Brussels, Belgium
2014 / Glass / Hackers & Designers / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 / Dots Magazine / Todays Art / The Hague, The Netherlands
2013 / Zo Niet, Dan Toch / De Tolhuis Tuin / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 / Firestarters / Vodafone / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2012 / Summit of NewThinking / Station Berlin / Berlin, Germany
2008 / Rietveld Academy / Amsterdam
2023-11-01 / Neue Musikzeitschrift / Von neuen Erzählformen und neuen Zielgruppen
2010-12-04 / Leonardo Reviews / Findings on elasticity
2010-06-23 / Pars Foundation – Findings on elasticity / Illustration on entropic elasticity
2010-05-05 / Sound of Shadow festival / accompanying expo publication
2009-08-29 / A body presented to me and you / accompanying expo publication
2009-03-30 / several covers of FOM annual reports 2008 / Illustration on DNA
2008-12-09 / RTV Assen / 3×3 project description
2008-12-08 / Meppeler Courant / Review of ‘On negative space of sound’
2008-11-20 / Nieuws TV / 3×3 project description
2008-11-20 / Meppeler Courant / 3×3 project description
2008-10-29 / Steenwijker Courant / 3×3 project description
2008-10-18 / NRC Handelsblad – Science section / Illustration on DNA
2008-10-14 / FOM site / Illustration on DNA
2008-02-08 / n8 blog / Review of ‘The drop from heaven’
2006-11-20 / FOM site / Photo collage on DNA
2006-11-18 / De Telegraaf – Science section / Photo collage on DNA