Overview
I am a filmmaker and researcher working at the intersection of experimental documentary and multiscreen installations. My practice has developed through numerous international residencies – including at the Max Planck Institute in Frankfurt, Villa Medici in Rome, and IMéRA in Marseille – where I’ve explored themes of human-AI interaction, shamanic rituals, and sensorial experience.
At Arts University Bournemouth, I teach on MA Film Practice, where I created and led the units Film Aesthetics and Cinematic Voices, supporting students in developing their creative voice through innovative approaches to cinematic form and storytelling.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
- BA Humanities (Ca’ Foscari University, Venice)
- MA Art History (Ca’ Foscari University, Venice)
- MA Visual Arts (IUAV University, Venice)
- PhD Visual Arts (Kingston University, London)
- Senior Postdoctoral (University of Applied Arts Angewandte, Vienna)
Teaching
I have extensive experience in higher education as a Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, and Tutor, having taught at institutions including IUAV University (IT), University of the Creative Arts (UK), ENSA University (FR), and Linz University (AT). My teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels within Fine Art and lens-based media, where I have delivered lectures, seminars, and workshops, contributed to course administration, and supervised final projects and exhibitions. At IUAV University, I collaborated with a team of professors to launch the Master IUAV in Photography, helping to develop a multidisciplinary curriculum that combined theory-based learning with hands-on workshops led by international artists and scholars. I also taught on the MA Film Practice at Arts University Bournemouth (UK), where I created and led two original units – Film Aesthetics and Cinematic Voices – designed to support students in exploring the intersection of creative practice and critical theory through experimental approaches to storytelling and visual expression.
Courses
- MA Film Practice (Online)
Research
Research Interests and Projects
My research is situated at the intersection of experimental documentary, sensorial cinema, and visual culture, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies—especially artificial intelligence—reshape human perception, identity, and ritual. I am interested in the aesthetic, emotional, and cognitive dimensions of cinematic experience, and how film can operate as a transformative, multisensory medium that mediates between the visible and the invisible, the human and the non-human.
Recent projects include a senior postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Angewandte), where I led a PEEK-funded research initiative exploring the impact of AI and technology on everyday life through experimental filmmaking. This work culminated in a series of films, immersive installations, and public exhibitions that examined the evolving relationship between humans and intelligent systems. My broader research spans transdisciplinary collaboration with artists, scientists, and anthropologists, and is grounded in both practice-based methodologies and theoretical inquiry into post-humanism, digital aesthetics, and ritual media practices.
Professional Engagement
My professional activity is grounded in both scholarly and artistic research, with a sustained engagement in experimental filmmaking, visual culture, and interdisciplinary pedagogy. I have actively contributed to academic discourse through the development of innovative teaching methodologies, integrating practice-based research with critical reflection.
I have participated in and organized a number of international symposia and workshops that address emerging themes in visual arts education, including immersive media, AI aesthetics, and transdisciplinary collaboration. I regularly contribute to public talks, panel discussions, and curated screenings that foster dialogue between academia and artistic communities.
Additionally, I have collaborated with several professional associations and research groups, including the European Artistic Research Network (EARN) and the Visual Culture Working Group at Goldsmiths, contributing to discussions on the future of artistic research and the ethics of emerging technologies in creative education.
Awards and Prizes
Notable awards/prizes
Over the past five years, I have received numerous fellowships, awards, and grants in recognition of my interdisciplinary research in experimental cinema and visual culture. These include the PEEK grant from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for my senior postdoctoral project Synthetic Dreams at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (2021–2025), the Italian Council Award (MiC, IT) for the production of Marked by Intensity, and the INHABIT fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (2022). I was also artist-in-residence at Villa Medici – Académie de France à Rome (2024) and a research fellow at IMéRA – Aix-Marseille University (2021).
Beyond these, I have been awarded several other distinctions, including Cantica21 and Moving’Up (MiC, IT), the Kingston University PhD Scholarship (UK), a research grant from the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC, IT), the Stonefly Production Prize at Fabbrica del Vapore (IT), fellowships from the Italian Institute of Culture (RU), and the Photography Award from IED Venice.