After ten years of professional work in the field of architecture, lighting and exhibition design, and after 20 years of trips through different countries and cultures, the question of what is considered valuable to be displayed in a museum today grows urgent.
Contemporary and ancient art, archeology, design, graphics, and almost everything can be placed in a Museum. But, finally, what is a Museum? Which characteristics should a space have to be raised to the role of exhibition space? Are only internal spaces suitable for exhibitions, or also external ones? Are spatial dimensions important, or just proportions? And what about the scenography, the decoration, the taste that an exhibition space should have?
Rome is the most scenographic town in the world, in one sense, and for this reason it can be considered an ideal set for displaying exhibits and creating fantastic natural installations, diffused in the town in order to create an extended exhibition that connects the American Academy and a choice of significant other places in town.
Lamp Brancusi 01 - light on a torso
January 2011photo by Davide Franceschini
Lamp Brancusi 01 - installation at AAR
January 2011photo by Davide Franceschini
Lamp Brancusi 02 - making of
January 2011photo by Davide Franceschini
Lamp Brancusi 02 - installation at AAR
January 2011photo by Davide Franceschini
Lamp Brancusi 03
(Galileo Event, AAR, April 2011)photo by Giovanna Latis
Lamp Brancusi 03
sketch by Giovanna Latis
Lamp Brancusi 03
Light studies
photo by Giovanna Latis
Neues Museum
Berlin, 2009with Michele De Lucchi photo by Giovanna Latis
Exibition: Le Arti di Piranesi
Venice, 2010with Michele De Lucchi photo by Matteo De Fina
Exibition: Caravaggio
Rome, 2010with Michele De Lucchi photo by Alberto Novelli
Exibition: Dans le sens industriel
Paris, 2005with Michele De Lucchi photo by Giovanna Latis
La casa torta - The Cake House
2006with Michele De Lucchi photo by Giovanna Latis
Born in Como, Italy, she graduated cum laude in Architecture at Milano Politecnico in 1997 with a specialization in Industrial Design. Her thesis was about a temporary shelter for the homeless and received several international prizes and publications.
During her studies she collaborated first in her father’s office, then with interior designer Nicola Quadri working on interiors of private and public spaces.
From 1998 to 2000 she collaborated with Mario Cucinella Architects in their Paris and Bologna offices, responsible for the industrial design projects of lighting elements.
Since 2001 she has been working with Michele De Lucchi following architecture and exhibition design projects. Since 2007 she is Project Leader.
Among the projects realized for De Lucchi’s office are: the exhibition design for the Groningen Museum and for the Neues Museum Berlin, the Enel Auditorium in Rome, the restoration and enlargement of the Franco Parenti Theater in Milan, the interior projects for Triennale di Milano in Italy and abroad, many exhibitions (in 2010 “Caravaggio” at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome and “The Arts of Piranesi” at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice), and the stand design for several companies.
In addition to the collaboration with aMDL, she has always continued her personal work on interiors, furniture, food and lighting design.