Bio

The world of Paolo Scoppola is an orography of activities, interests and techniques filtered by the sensibility of an artist devoted to experimentation and in continuous dialogue with his own time. Photography, drawing, music and programming are the ingredients that over the course of a lifetime help define an artistic dimension where the classic dichotomy between analog and digital is dissolved in a superior design that incorporates and exceeds each component Graduated in computer science, he began his professional activity in 1998 developing virtual reality applications in the field of cultural heritage for Infobyte, and then moved in 2005 to the television and film sector (Centro sperimentale di cinematografia, Direct2brain, Clonwerk). Subsequently he collaborates with major television stations (Rai, la7) and in 2008 he brought to the Spoleto Festival ::Reflection, the first of a long series of interactive video installations. Since 2011, his installations and performances have been a regular presence of international cultural containers and festivals, from Fuorisalone in Milan to the Science Museum and the Brain Center in Trieste, where he experimented with brainwave interaction in 2011. In 2012 he collaborated with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics to create The Gift of Mass, exhibited, among others, in the Art Science Museum in Singapore. In 2013 he made Sonora, a music video performance for the opening of the Science Museum in Trento. In 2014 the permanent installation Cromatica for Lines. In 2015 he takes part in the international project On the Trails of the Glaciers, exhibiting at King Abdullah University and the Pigorini Museum in Rome. in 2016 he makes Meteomorphosis for Goretex, exhibited at the Fuorisalone in Milan and awarded the Outdoor Industry Awards. In 2017 he began collaborating with Danilo Rea in a series of audiovisual performances in which he performed alongside the jazz pianist and culminating with the work Soundmorphosis performed at Meet in 2021 and at the Auditorium's Sala Sinopoli in 2022. In 2018 he creates Centogram, a three-dimensional video installation for the Ministry of the Environment, and, in collaboration with choreographer Sarah Taylor, the interactive dance performance A Time Slip. Still in the world of contemporary dance, in 2020 he began collaborating with choreographer Valentina Moar with whom he created the interactive performances Living Shapes and Built to Last, both presented in Graz. From 2018 he is a lecturer and coordinator of Interaction Design at the Quasar Institute for Advanced Design in Rome. In 2022 he holds an artist residency at Boston University where he creates the digital sets for the play "Exit the King" by G.Ionescu. In 2023, he is nominated as a finalist for the Opline Prize and participates with the work Echoescape in the group exhibition Interwoven Scape that opens the Shenzhen Art Museum. Finally, in 2024, he participates in the interactive performance Ice Utopia and is nominated as a finalist for the Lumen Prize with the work Soundmorphosis.
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Exhibitions / performances / workshops

Sharing Smiles, Building Futures Exhibition

Mattatoio, Rome 08/11/2024 – 10/11/2024

La sottile linea da Asmara a Massaua, a multimedia project with installations, original music and photographs taken in Eritrea in 2007

Visual artist in attendance

Lumen Prize

Kachette, London 09/10/2024

Awarding the 2024 edition

Artist in attendance, placement: finalist

La Strada Festival

Dom im Berg, Graz 30/07/2024 – 31/07/2024

Ice Utopia, Interactive dance performance realised in collaboration with Valentina Moar

Performer (console video)

The New Atlas of Digital Art

Meet Digital Culture Center, Milan 21/06/2024

Talk: "The Italian Scene: Emerging Artists" coordinated by Sara Tirelli

Speaker

Escola Superior de Artes e Design

ESAD, Porto 19/05/2024

Workshop su arte interattiva e generativa in collaborazione con la prof.ssa Marta Varzim

Lecturer

Interwoven Scape Exhibition

Shenzhen Art Musuem, Shenzhen 05/11/2023 – 14/01/2024

Participation in international group exhibition with the work Echoescape

Visual artist in attendance during the setup

Roma Jazz Festival

Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome 17/11/2022

Soundmorphosis, audio-video performance for acoustic piano and video console with Danilo Rea

Performer (console video)

Opline Prize

Mairie du 17e arrondissement, Paris 13/11/2022

Award ceremony for 2023 edition

Artist in attendance, placement: finalist

Built To Last

Folklore Museum, Graz 02/09/2022 – 04/09/2022

Interactive multimedia dance show, created in collaboration with Valentina Moar

Performer (console video)

Interactive Dance Workshop

San Materno Theatre, Ascona 16/06/2022 – 25/06/2022

Workshop and interactive multimedia dance performance created in collaboration with Tiziana Arnaboldi

Performer (console video e pianoforte)

RE-OpenLabs 2022

INFN-LNF – Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati 28/05/2022

Presentation of the site-specific work La Perfetta Asimmetria (The Perfect Asymmetry), projected on the Kloe particle detector

Visual artist, installation presented by the artist

Exit The King

Theatre One Boston, University 04/05/2022 – 07/05/2022

Theatrical performance written by Eugène Ionesco and produced in collaboration with the School of Theatre at Boston University

Resident Artist and designer

Movement Performance

Boston University 26/04/2022

Movement Art Workshop with students from the School of Theatre at Boston University and interactive video performance, coordinated with Prof. Yo-El Cassel.

Lecturer

Graphic Design

Boston University 24/03/2022

Generative graphics workshop for the Graphic Design course at Boston University

Lecturer

Meet the Media Guru

Meet Digital Culture Center, Milan 08/02/2022

Presentation of the Soundmorphosis project and live improvisation with Danilo Rea

Performer (console video) and speaker

Toronto Digifest

Meet Digital Culture Center, Milan 19/11/2021

Soundmorphosis, audio-video performance for acoustic piano and video console with Danilo Rea

Performer (console video)

La Strada Festival

Lesliehof, Graz 01/09/2020 – 02/09/2020

Lebendige Formen, interactive dance show, created in collaboration with Valentina Moar

Performer (console video)

Sublimi Anatomie Exhibition

Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome 20/12/2019

Interactive concert created in collaboration with Danilo Rea and narratives curated by Diego Bettoni

Performer (console video)

VI National Food Waste Prevention Day

F.A.O., Rome 05/01/2019

Presentation of the interactive video installation Centogrammi

Visual artist in attendance

Festival Della Scienza

Palazzo Ducale, Genoa 01/11/2018

Participation in the scientific exhibition with the interactive video installation Walking Through Time

Visual artist

Invisible Cities Festival

Former Krainer hardware store, Gorizia 27/10/2018

Participation with the work Boll and the body painting performance Air Drops

Visual artist e performer (piano)

Festival Lunatico

Parco Basaglia, Gorizia 07/09/2018

Interactive dance performance with piano improvisations created in collaboration with Sarah Taylor

Performer (piano)

Coder le monde

Pompidou Centre, Paris 28/08/2018

A-Mint, Interactive audio-video performance created with Francesco Tristano, Alex Braga and Roma Tre University

Visual artist

Wired Festival

Planetarium, Milan 27/05/2018

A-Mint, Interactive audio-video performance created with Danilo Rea, Alex Braga and Roma Tre University

Visual artist

Innovation Days

Palazzo Della Cultura, Catania 17/05/2018

A-Mint, Interactive audio-video performance created with Danilo Rea, Alex Braga and Roma Tre University

Visual artist

Mostra d'Arte e Scienza

National Archaeological Museum, Naples 04/04/2018

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist in attendance during the setup

Machine Learning and Arts Experiments

Google Arts And Culture, Paris 07/03/2018

A-Mint, Interactive audio-video performance created with Danilo Rea, Alex Braga and Roma Tre University

Visual artist

Connect4Climate

Aula Absidale, Bologna 26/02/2018

A-Mint, Interactive audio-video performance created with Danilo Rea, Alex Braga and Roma Tre University

Performer (console video)

5th National Food Waste Prevention Day

Maxxi, Rome 02/01/2018

Presentation of the interactive video installation Centogrammi

Visual artist and speaker

Roma Europa Festival

Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome 02/12/2017

A-Mint, Interactive audio-video performance created with Danilo Rea, Alex Braga and Roma Tre University

Performer (console video)

Fuorisalone

Superstudio, Milan 11/04/2016 – 17/04/2016

Interactive dual-screen video installation designed and created in collaboration with Pescerosso Comunicazione e Design for GORE-TEX® 2016

Visual artist in attendance

Science Festival Technopolis

Technopolis, Athens 05/04/2016 – 10/04/2016

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist

Winter Enrichment Program

King Abdullah University, Kaust 09/01/2016 – 22/01/2016

Presentation of the interactive video installation Walking Through Time

Visual artist and speaker

International Film Festival

Planetarium, Bogotá 09/12/2015 – 15/12/2015

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist

Collider

Art Science Museum, Singapore 14/11/2015 – 14/06/2016

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist in attendance at the opening

China Science Festival and Youth Science Education

Bejing Exhibition Center, Beijing 17/07/2015 – 02/08/2015

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist

Visualizing Water Worlds

Arsenale, Tesa 105, Venice 30/06/2015 – 31/10/2015

Interactive video installation on a single screen

Visual artist in attendance at the opening

Live Performance Meeting

Aquila Cinema, Rome 30/05/2015

Participation with the interactive work Boll

Visual artist in attendance

On the Trails of the Glaciers

Pigorini Museum, Rome 14/12/2014 – 25/02/2015

Participation in the scientific exhibition with the interactive video installation Walking Through Time

Visual artist in attendance

International Short Film Festival

San Paolo 20/08/2014 – 31/08/2014

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist

Italia del Futuro Exhibit

Museum of Science and Technology, Stockholm 28/06/2014 – 24/08/2014

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist

Open House

Lasituazione, Rome 11/05/2014

Participation with the interactive work Boll

Visual artist in attendance

White Night

Fashion Museum, Riga 07/09/2013 – 08/09/2013

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist in attendance

Opening of the MUSE

Trento Science Museum, Trento 27/07/2013

Interactive video performance on screen (80m x 20m) in collaboration with Sergio De Carli

Performer (console video)

Fuorisalone

Spazio Concept, Milan 13/04/2013

Air Drops, Interactive video installation and musical performance

Visual artist e performer (piano)

Scienza In Piazza

Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna 25/01/2013 – 28/01/2013

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist in attendance at the opening

Festival Della Scienza

Loggia della Mercanzia, Genoa 25/10/2012 – 06/11/2012

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist in attendance at the opening

Festival Della Filosofia

Church of San Nicolò, Modena 14/09/2012 – 16/09/2012

Il Dono Della Massa (The Gift of Mass), Interactive video installation created in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and embrio.net

Visual artist in attendance at the opening

Interactivity and body expression

Gambini Mental Health Centre, Trieste 25/11/2011

Air Drops, Interactive video installation

Visual artist in attendance

Molisecinema Festival

Casacalenda 06/08/2011

Air Drops, Interactive video installation

Visual artist in attendance

Romascienza

Casa del Cinema, Villa Borghese, Rome 21/06/2011

Air Drops, Interactive video installation

Visual artist in attendance

Satie’s Birthday

Miela Theatre, Trieste 14/05/2011

Air Drops, Interactive video installation

Visual artist in attendance

Spoleto Festival

Terrazza Frau, Spoleto 27/06/2008 – 29/06/2008

Interactive photographic exhibition on a single screen (4m x 2.25m)

Visual artist in attendance

Che Ci Faccio Qui

Chamber of Deputies, Rome 23/06/2007

Background music for photographic exhibition in collaboration with Contrasto agency

Composer, Musician

Ritratti di Africa Subsahariana

Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente (IsIAO), Rome 29/05/2007 – 06/06/2007

Reportage on healthcare facilities in Cameroon created in collaboration with the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the Archivio della Memoria

Photographer

Siggraph

Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles 31/07/2005 – 04/08/2005

Virtual photographic exhibition

Photographer