Alessandro is an Italian graphic designer, visual artist and scenographer based in the Netherlands. As an artist, his approach centres on embracing the unexpected and the beauty in visual mistakes. Alessandro is particularly interested in the power of visual storytelling to convey personal stories and experiences. Through his work, he explores themes of identity, memory, and social commentary with a balance between humour and romantic observations. He draws inspiration from his life experiences, cultural encounters, and current events.
Essay I wrote and designed, aiming to reflect on Karl Popper’s paradox and Italian nostalgic fascism, takes inspiration from Umberto Eco’s book Ur-Fascism.
subdirectory_arrow_right Fino a che punto una società tollerante può tollerare una non tollerante? (2022), 100x210 mm
A family photo album about digital amnesia and blurred memories of a pre-social network era. Based on my facebook data, mine and my parents memories.
subdirectory_arrow_right Story of a family (2022), designed by HEMA, 210x210 mm
A publication made in the form of a personal diary about low self-esteem and the fear of being blocked. The diary shows different projects that were started and never finished.
subdirectory_arrow_right Prelude to a failure (2021), 130x200 mm
An archive about color analises and the deconstruction of pictures on my phone gallery. Color Archive is inspired by the studies of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel. Thanks to Liza Daly and Mel Dollison for the creation and free accesibility of colorproblems.art
subdirectory_arrow_right Color Archive (2021), 195x280 mm
Foldable publication about two or three things that I want to learn/improve of myself and going against the italian expression chi nasce tondo non muore quadrato (“Those who are borned round don’t die square”), suggests that individuals are unlikely to change their fundamental nature or characteristics over time.
subdirectory_arrow_right 2 or 3 things (2020)
A double-side publication about the comparison between Italian immigration during the 1950s and the racism of Italians against immigrants in the last decade. In 1950 side I used my grandfather's original diary that he wrote while emigrating to Argentina. In 2019 side I used articles and facts about racism from the italian news about italians being racists.
subdirectory_arrow_right 1950-2019 (2019), 175x250 mm
Searching for meaning, humor and romance in the letters shape.
subdirectory_arrow_right Alphabet (2019), 150x210 mm
Aesthetic of Nostalgia is the result of the research about the use of nostalgia as an aesthetic to create fiction. The sequence is a mix of blurred and clear images, absurd and lucid memories, romantic and romanticized moments. The video aims to influence the viewer’s perception by seducing them into their memories and the idea of what nostalgia means.
subdirectory_arrow_right Aesthetic of Nostalgia (2023)
Will future generations, those who are born into technologies such as AI, VR, and Metaverse, understand the physical body and digital body as separate? What does the body look like when it is born under and into these conditions? Inspired by Donna Haraway's The Cyborg Manifesto.
subdirectory_arrow_right The Eighth Day, collaboration with Chiara Nowak, (2022)
Video inspired by the reflection on italian traditions and my childhood. Exploring the worthless meaning of the word freedom.
subdirectory_arrow_right The strangest day in the world (2022)
subdirectory_arrow_right 10 Netherlandish Proverbs in Den Haag (2021)
subdirectory_arrow_right My sweet quarantine-Expectations Vs Reality (2020)
Aesthetic of Nostalgia is the result of the research about the use of nostalgia as an aesthetic to create fiction. The sequence is a mix of blurred and clear images, absurd and lucid memories, romantic and romanticized moments. The video aims to influence the viewer’s perception by seducing them into their memories and the idea of what nostalgia means.
subdirectory_arrow_right Aesthetic of Nostalgia (2023)
Will future generations, those who are born into technologies such as AI, VR, and Metaverse, understand the physical body and digital body as separate? What does the body look like when it is born under and into these conditions? Inspired by Donna Haraway's The Cyborg Manifesto.
subdirectory_arrow_right The Eighth Day, collaboration with Chiara Nowak, (2022)
Video inspired by the reflection on italian traditions and my childhood. Exploring the worthless meaning of the word freedom.
subdirectory_arrow_right The strangest day in the world (2022)
subdirectory_arrow_right 10 Netherlandish Proverbs in Den Haag (2021)
subdirectory_arrow_right My sweet quarantine-Expectations Vs Reality (2020)