Once released, all messages are objects of unstable meaning. As much as we try to make use of shared codes and protocols, their composition, transmission, reception, and interpretation are subjective moments. Jennifer Siegler (editor, Harvard Design Magazine)

(E.d.) This article is a mail chat and should be read backwards starting with the last entry* —-Messaggio originale—- Da: info@luigiamato.net Data: 14-ott-2014 16.48 A: <flavia.presti@libero.it> Ogg: Re: N O M A D I S M O (…) Yes, we could start from here. —-Messaggio originale—- Da: flavia.presti@libero.it Data: 13-ott-2014 15.01 A: <flavia.presti@libero.it> Ogg: R: Re:… Read more

For a long time now it has been commonly accepted that the nation-state is in crisis. The barriers remain, as does the movement, which has always existed. Today, movement (physical, cultural and cognitive) is more real than ever and the barriers are symbols. Both physical transfers and transmissions of messages have become easier and faster…. Read more

Aby Warburg and Walter Benjamin are two highly anomalous figures within the European cultural landscape of the early twentieth century. It is precisely because of their anomaly that their thinking and works have proved so fruitful and full of meaning, anticipating contemporary practices and methodologies. Today, their critical attitude and research methodology offer interesting points… Read more

“And, culturally speaking, it seemed there was a market place embracing the experiments of young thinkers and makers who, simply, couldn’t wait until their 40s to become independent and do their own thing. At this point, being an amateur was not an impediment to setting forth and practising what you were never trained to do…. Read more

A couple of weeks ago I was sitting at a bar in my neighbourhood just passing away the time. It was one of those days when everything seems unclear: what am I supposed to do and where to begin? So I thought that the most sane thing to do was doing nothing at all. Then… Read more