Born in Milan, since 1997 she has been living in Hong Kong where she teaches Aesthetics and Semantics of Product Design, Globalization & Design, Research Methods for Designers in the MA Design program at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Her academic work, critical analysis and research interests converge with her art practice. For the past ten years she has been realizing videos, installations, and urban scale art projects across Europe, investigating the relationship between body and architecture and promoting attention to meaning construction and its articulations.

Co-curator of a film retrospective of Gordon Matta-Clark in Milan, panelist at the 1997 Film+Arch festival in Graz, and artist-in-residence at the Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, reviews of her projects have . featured in Artforum, Flash Art, TAZ, Tema Celeste, Art Monthly, Die Presse, etc.

She has published in Wiley Academy Architectural Design, Interni, Journal of Mundane Behavior, Circa, Nummer, Springer, Opening, Flash Art International and has contributed essays to 'Here, There, Elsewhere: Dialogues on Location and Mobility’, London: Open Editions, 2001, ‘Geografie del Lontano Vicino’, Turin: Masoero, 2000, ‘Hier, Da und Dort’, Darmstadt: Häusser-Media, 2000, ‘HK Lab’, Map Book Publishers: Hong Kong 2002.

She is co-editor of ‘HK Lab2’ (forthcoming)


Conference Papers

November 1997
Third Film+Arc International Biennial, Graz, Austria.

March 1999
‘Italian Design in HK‘, Hong Kong City Hall Public Library.

September 2000
‘Hier, Da and Dort’, University of Konstanz, Germany

December 2001
4th International Symposium on HK Culture and Society, Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong

September 2004
Culture, Nature, Semiotica: Locations IV, International Conferente, Tallinn-Tartu, Estonia

November 2004
Critical Architecture, The Bartlett, UCL, London

December 2004
IASTE, University of California, Berkeley, 9th Conference, Dubai

Recent Publications

April 1997
‘Abstract Tours’, exhibition catalogue, Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.

September 1998
‘Dialog Spaces’, C. Pöchhacker (ed), Film+Arc International Biennial, Graz, Austria.

December 1999
‘Orientarsi’, Swift, Research & Development Department, Mediaset, Milan, 1999

April 2000
‘Abstract Tours’, in I. Mulatero and D. Papa (eds), Geografie del Lontano Vicino, Turin: Masoero, 2000

July 2000
‘Singen. Welches?’, in Jean-Cristophe Amman (ed), Hier, Da und Dort, Darmstadt: Häusser-Media, 2000

October 2000
‘Resuscitating History with Michel de Certeau’, www.spatialculture.org

February 2201
‘Teletheory: Grammatology in the Age of Video’, review, www.spatialculture.org

June 2001
‘Abstract Tours’, in New Babylonians-Architectural Design, Wiley Academy, vol.71 no. 3

July 2001
‘Abstract Tours and Dérives. Critical Approaches to Space’, www.spatialculture.org

September 2001
‘Eating in/eating out’, in Interni, no. 514, Annual Cucina

October 2001
‘Going to Singen. Which One?’, Journal of Mundane Behavior, vol. 2, no. 3

February 2002
‘Prisoners of the Californian Dream’, in David Blamey (ed), Here/There/Elsewhere: Dialogues on Location and Mobility, London: Open Editions

May 2002
HK LAB, Gutierrez, Manzini & Portefaix (eds), Hong Kong: Map Books

January 2003
‘To Be Continued...’, with Valerie Portefaix, Hinge Magazine, vol.92

Spring 2003
CIRCA, Contemporary Visual Culture in Ireland, vol.103

December 2004
HKLAB2, Ruggeri, Gutierrex, Portefaix (eds) Hong Kong: Map Books

One-person shows

1991
“Ex tenebris vita”, Studio Guenzani, Milan.

1993
“Il maestro è un mostro”, Galleria Emi Fontana, Milan

1994
International Sponsorship Programme for Young Artists, Art Fair, Cologne

1995
“Der Messingkauf”, Galleria Emi Fontana, Milan

1996
“Radio Fiera”, Art Fair, Bologna

1997
“Abstract Tour Operator”, Schloßplatz(Part 1), Künstlerhaus Bethanien(Part 2), Berlin

Group shows

1991
"Immagini proiettate", curated by L. Palmer e F.Thiene, Viafarini, Milan

1992
Galleria Giorgio Persano, Turin,
"3 critics, 26 fotògrafs", Photography Biennial, Centre d'Art Santa Monica, Barcelona
"Tattoo Collection", Air de Paris, Nice; Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris, Daniel Bucholz, Cologne
"240 minuten!", curated by G. Graw e L. Hempel, Galerie Esther Schipper, Cologne
"Una domenica a Rivara", curated by G. Magnani, Castello di Rivara, Turin

1993
"Territorio Italiano", curated by G. Di Pietrantonio, Documentario, Milan
"Peccato di Novità”, curated by F. Pasini, Galleria Emi Fontana, Milan
Unfair special project", Unfair, Cologne

1994
"Suture-Phantasmen der Vollkommenheit", curated by S. Eiblmayr, Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg
"Oriente Mediterraneo", curated by G. Ciavoliello, Italian Cultural Institute, Cairo, Egypt
"Ars Lux", curated by S. Grandi, et al., Bologna
"Soggetto-Soggetto", curated by F. Pasini e G.Verzotti, Castello di Rivoli, Turin
"Europa 1994", Junge Europäische Kunst, Munich
"Transfigurazioni', curated by S. Wolf, Galleria Gian Ferrari, Milan
"La necessità dell'irreversibilità", curated by E. Pedrini, Studio Oggetto, Milan
"VHS", curated by G. Di Pietrantonio, Palazzina Liberty, Milan

1995
"Una visione italiana", curated by L. Pratesi, Galleria Valentina Moncada, Roma
"Anni '90. Arte a Milano", Palazzo delle Stelline, Milan
"It's not a picture", Galleria Marabini, Bologna, Galleria Emi Fontana, Milan
"Hotel Mama", curated by P. Friedl, Venice Biennial Aperto '95, Kunstraum, Wien
"Stoppage", curated by L. Gillick, Venice Biennial Aperto '95, C.C.C., Centre de Création Contemporaine, Tours and Villa Arson, Nice
"Ad Vesperas", curated by V. Momoli, Casa di Giorgione, Castelfranco Veneto, Vicenza

1996
"Mappe", curated by E. De Cecco, Care Of, Cusano Milanino, Milan
"Narrative Art 1970/ 1990", curated by R. Barilli, Operat , Palazzo Rasponi Murat, Ravenna

1997
"It always jumps back and finds its way", De Appel, Amsterdam
Group show, Galerie Martina Detterer, Frankfurt
"Never mind ", curated by M. Zinganel, Forum Stadtpark, Graz
“Strange encounters”, curated by M.Muntean and A. Rosenblum, Bricks & Kicks, Vienna
“Zones of disturbance”, curated by S.Eiblmeyer, Steirischer Herbst, Graz
“Blond”, curated by R. Damsch-Wiehager, Friedenskirche, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart
“Officina Italia”, curated by R.Barilli, Rete Emilia Romagna, Imola
“Film+Arch”, curated by C. Pöchhacker, Thalia, Graz

1998
“Il motore della moda”, Pitti Immagine, Stazione Leopolda, Florence
“Paris-Berlin”, Berlin/Tokio Gallery, Berlin

1999
“Progetto Oreste”, Venice Biennial, Venice

2000
“Hier, Da und Dort” - Kunst in Singen, curated by Jean-Christophe Amman (MMK-Frankfurt)

2001
“A Timely Place, Or, Getting Back to Somewhere”, London Print Studio Gallery, curated by Paul O’Neill, London

2004
“WYSIWYG”, Kunst im Schloss Untergroeningen, curated by Otto Rothfuss

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