Mattia Casalegno (1981, Naples, Italy) explores the physical and sensory perceptions of thier viewers, evoking experiences that are fully immersive, sensorially embodied, and psychologically heightened. His art practice draws from the most disparate disciplines such as anthropology, ecology, biology, neurosciences, informatics, and focusses on the relations and tensions between Nature, society and technology.

Casalegno has exhibited internationally in more than 100 international venues and institutions including SIGGRAPH Asia, ISEA – International Society of Electronic Artists, Mutek festival, Untitled Art Fair, Superblue Museum, MACRO Museum, Cini Foundation, Rome’s Auditorium and RomaEuropa Festival, Cimatics festival, Le Cube Contemporary Art, Festival de La Imagem, Quintai Museum of Fine Arts.

His work is been featured internationally in publications and catalogues such as “A Touch of Code” -Gestalten Books; “Tactics of Interfacing” -MIT press; “Deleuze and Audiovisual Art” -Manchester Metropolitan University, and on media outlets as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Sky News, Art Tribune, Exibart, the Creators Projects, Creative Applications, Hyperallergic, Digicult, among others.

Nominated to the New Technological Art Awards in 2014 and artist is residence at Eyebeam in 2015, he received various grants and fellowships from among others, NEW INC, the Center for Cultural Innovation, Young Italian Artists Network, NYFA, the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and the Chronus Art Center. In 2018 he is recipient of a Lumen Prize.