Design laboratory systems and visual activities.

“Our field of vision reveals to us a limited space, traverses the space, and gives us the illusion of relief and distance. We construct space: with a high and a low, a left and a right, a front and a back, a near and a far". – G. Perec, Species of Spaces, 1974

Spazio     e     presents itself as a space for discovery and debate, seeking to deepen the understanding of visual space and challenge our perceptions through a variety of approaches and languages. “Spazio" focuses on the exploration of visual space, defined as what captures the gaze and holds it: a corner, an image, a poster. The goal is to analyze and understand how these spaces, these interruptions, influence our perception and the very interpretation of the world.

What do we create?

Spazio     e     proposes laboratory systems and visual activities focused on themes of visual culture, visual perception, graphics, and visual storytelling.

Spazio     e     considers the workshop as a pedagogical model that allows teaching, learning, and addressing complex issues using unconventional approaches. Regardless of the expected outcomes, the primary objective remains to evoke and encourage reflections that, through a guided design process, will take shape in a final project.

How do we create it?

Spazio e organizes workshops with durations ranging from a few hours to entire days. Each activity is structured with a specific workflow based on the intended objectives. The first phase involves an initial brief to guide participants through a journey of exploration and reflection. The research phase serves as a foundation for the subsequent design phase, where each participant is called upon to apply their previous skills and the knowledge acquired in an introductory phase on the theme. Finally, there is a moment of final presentation: an exhibition, a book, an installation, or a performance where each participant can showcase and demonstrate the knowledge acquired.

Which themes do we tackle?

Graphic design
Editorial design
Photography
Illustration
Visual culture
Typography
Collage

Spazioe
spazioeinfo@gmail.com

Alice Machado

infoalicemachado@gmail.com
@ruim_

Paolo Barbieri

paolobarbieri.info
infopaolobarbieri@gmail.com
@ppablo._

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