About me
I am a researcher in the fields of media studies and on the relationships among art, science, technology and culture. I have been professor at the universities of Rome “La Sapienza”, Bologna, Florence, SUPSI – Lugano, Urbino, Udine, and at the fine arts academies of Carrara, NABA Milan, LABA Rimini and Quasar Rome. Currently I am a professor at the fine art academies of Reggio Calabria and Urbino. From 2008 to 2013 I have been a supervisor, and from 2013 to 2018 the Director of Studies, of the T-Node Ph.D. Research Program of the Planetary Collegium, University of Plymouth.
I have internationally published more than 350 texts, essays and papers in books, magazines and conference proceedings. I have organized exhibitions, symposia, managed projects and participated to conferences worldwide.
I have published the books "Realtà del virtuale" (Reality of the virtual), 1993 (also as an eBook), on virtual technologies and the relationships between culture and sensorial representations; "Il corpo tecnologico" (The technological body), 1994, on the impact of technologies on the human body; "Arte & tecnologie" (Art and technology), 1996 (also as an eBook), about art, science and technology. I co-curated the books "The New and History", 2018, about the relationships among innovation, history and cultural heritage, as well as the proceedings of art*science/Leonardo 50 International conference; and "Arte e complessità" (Art and Complexity), 2018, on the art forms dealing with complexity.
In 1994 I founded and directed "NetMagazine/MagNet", the first Italian online journal, on the relationships between art and technology. In 2000 I founded "Noema" (https://noemalab.eu), an online magazine (ISSN 2283-3145) and a series of projects on the influences among culture, art, science and technology, I am the president of. I am the founder of the three-year research project (2018-21) art*science - Art & Climate Change (https://artscience.online).
I am also a journalist, member of the Italian Journalist Association since 1998.
Noto da tempo che molte persone che visitano questo sito sono interessate alla pagina del curriculum completo, pubblicato sia in italiano che inglese, che non era aggiornato da diversi mesi. Ho finalmente trovato il tempo di fare gli aggiornamenti, sia del mio curriculum e che delle attività di Noema, dunque enjoy!
I have noticed that many people who are visiting this site are interested in the page of my complete bio, which is published both in English and Italian, that was not updated in several months. I have finally found the time to make the updates, both in my bio and in Noema‘s activities, so enjoy!
