Mattia Casalegno is an Italian artist working in installations, sculpture and mixed reality.

His multidisciplinary practice is influenced by both post-conceptualism and digital art, and has been defined relational, immersive, and participatory. Casalegno exhibited in numerous international galleries and institutions, among others: MACRO Museum Rome, Civic Museum of Bassano del Grappa, Auditorium, Hadrian Temple, RomaEuropa Festival, Sant’Arcangelo dei Teatri, Netmage festival (Italy), Mutek Festival (Canada), Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (Taiwan), Chronus Art Center (China), UPDATE Biennial, Cimatics Festival, Nuit Blanche Brussels (Belgium), Optronica Festival (UK), Le Cube Contemporary Art Museum (France), OFFF Festival (Spain), The Satellite Art Fair, AxS Festival, YAA Museum, LACMA in US.

Nominated to the New Technological Art Awards in 2014 and artist in residence at Eyebeam in 2015, he received various grants and fellowships from NEW INC, the Center for Cultural Innovation, Young Italian Artists Network, NYFA, the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and the Chronus Art Center, among others. In 2018 he is recipient of the Lumen Prize People’s Choice Award. He is currently adjunct faculty at department of Digital Arts, Pratt Institute in New York, and the Design+Media department at Rhode Island School of Design.

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Il Gesto Sospeso series was born out of a collab between Mattia Casalegno, designer Roberto Capucci and Martux_M. This piece was part of a 6 channel AV installation commissioned by FENDI and premiered at the Rome Fashion Week in 2010. The series will be exhibited during London fashion week in 2022, in the project space @ Gazelli Art House.

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