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I was born in Castelfranco Veneto and I have always found myself extremely passionate about creating experiences with my body and hands. After studying Contemporary Art Practice in the north of Scotland, Iuav University of Architecture in Venice became the canvas for my exploration. I graduated in the Master of architecture with the thesis titled "SERPENT ARCHITECTURE: Erotism, Ecstasy, Baroque" heightened during an Erasmus stint in Mendrisio, Switzerland. In the meanwhile I never stopped finding interest in taking tools from different disciplines so I kept performing with the contemporary theatre company Anagoor, I took part in different cinema festivals working on short-films and cofounded an artistic collective called "maceriafutura". Later on Fashion intersected with art at Buj Studio, crafting soft-robotics prototypes amid the pandemic's challenges. In essence, my narrative unfolds—a humble, passionate exploration of art and architecture. Each step, whether in education, artistic endeavors, or silent reflections, weaves a linear thread defining my presence in the contemporary landscape.
In my creative journey, I find joy in the delicate dance of blending architectural studies with digital illustration, video creation, and performative drawings. There's a kind of magic in realizing that, to me, crafting a film feels as natural as sketching a picture or shaping a story – like building a house with various, sometimes unconventional, tools. My projects are humble attempts to capture and, in a way, liberate emotions.
Rooted in my architectural background and sprinkled with diverse experiences, they're not grandiose exhibitions but rather personal reflections that question reality, in a balck&white quiet way. My hand often draws unspoken conversations with the paper. Every stroke, every frame, every space I create is a small contribution to that conversation.
My hope is not to overwhelm but to gently invite viewers to share in the subtleties and vulnerabilities of existence. It's not about showcasing, but about sharing a piece of the emotional puzzle that makes us human.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Master’s Degree - ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS
(IUAV, University of Architecture of Venice)
September 2020 - March 2023.
Degree thesis: SERPENT ARCHITECTURE: Erotism, Ecstasy,
Baroque.
Grade: 110 cum laude.
Mention in the “Vittorio and Marina Gregotti” degree award.
- Erasmus USI Accademia di Architettura Mendrisio
(Mendrisio, Switzerland)
September 2021 - July 2022.
First project with ATELIER MATEUS.
Second project with ATELIER JAIN - STUDIO MUMBAI.
- Bachelor’s Degree - ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN TECHNIQUES
AND CULTURES
(IUAV, University of Architecture of Venice)
September 2017 - July 2020
Thesis: APOLOGY OF A FALLEN ANGEL
Grade: 110 cum laude.
- Erasmus UEM Universidad Europea de Arquitectura de
Madrid
(Madrid, Spain)
September 2019 - February 2020.
- Higher National Diploma (HND) - CONTEMPORARY ART
PRACTICE
(University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, Scotland).
September 2015 - September 2016.
-Highschool Diploma - LICEO CLASSICO
(Liceo Classico Giorgione, Castelfranco Veneto).
2010 - 2015.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Interior Designer - Studio Matteo Corvino
(Venice IT)
October 2023 -
Luxury interior design for an international clientele on historic
Venetian architecture.
Collaboration with engineers and contractors to prepare
detailed drawings for construction and aesthetic.
Site management and construction management during
realisation.
- Videographer - 51n4e
(Brussels NL)
May 2023 - September 2023.
Responsible for the conception, realisation and editing of a
film for the presentation of a redevelopment project of the
“Green Belt” in the State of Luxembourg.
- Exhibition assistant - Mendrisio Architecture Theatre - USI
(Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio)
(Mendrisio, Switzerland)
January - June 2022
- Internship - Gil&Bartolomè Architecture
(Madrid ES)
June - September 2020
Responsible for projects abroad.
Market research, Studio graphics and direct contact with
investors and builders to manage budget, programme, concept
and realisation.
- Internship - Josep Ferrando Architecture
(Barcelona ES)
June - September 2019
Design collaboration for a competition to rethink the ‘Central
tèrmica de Sant Adrià de Besòs’, an abandoned structure
in the northern part of the Bercelona suburbs.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
- Photography assistant - IUAV, University of Architecture of
Venice
(Sala Pose Magazzino 5, Venice)
September 2022 - January 2023.
- Academic tutor - IUAV, University of Architecture of Venice
Summer 2021.
- University secretarial assistant - IUAV, University of Architecture
of Venice
03 2019 - 07.2019.
- Student Senator - IUAV, University of Architecture of
Venice
September 2016 - September 2017.
EXHIBITIONS
- curator - “ARCHITETTURA SERPENTE”
October 2023
SPAZIO SOLIDO (Treviso, IT)
Author and curator of the exhibition dedicated to my thesis
research on pleasure in architecture, ecstasy as spatial co-ordination
and contemporary reinterpretation of baroque.
Displayed a series of extracts, drawings and evocative illustrations.
- curator - “BDSM”
5.07.2023 - SPAZIO X (Cso Django Treviso).
Presenting the video-installation: “BDSM (Belle Dame Sans
Merci)” and prints by FeSimeony.
ART EXPERIENCE
- Performer - with ANAGOOR
- https://www.anagoor.com/
(Castelfranco Veneto, IT)
2012 -
in:
- L.I. Lingua Imperii
- Et manchi pietà
- Il Palazzo di Atlante
- Master / Mistress of my passion
- artist - MAD.10 (Auditorio Teatro dell’architettura, Mendrisio,
Switzerland)
Hand-drawings exhibeted
- co-director, producer, performer - video-installation:
“BDSM (Belle Dame Sans Merci)” - with artistic collective
MACERIAFUTURA
(Castelfranco Veneto, IT)
September 2022 -
exhibited at:
- MUSEO MoNA (Verona IT) - 8-9-10.09.23
- MAAT FESTIVAL (Grisons, CH) - 25-26.08.2023
- co-director, producer, editor - Short film: “Startling”
- with Xu Xiaozhen and kat sleczek
and coordinated by codirected by Ila Bêka
presented at:
- D-ARCH FILM FESTIVAL 2023, Department of Architecture,
ETH Zurich.
- LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL, Switzerland.
- UPCOMING FILM MAKERS, Schweizer Jungfilmfestival
Luzern.
- MAAT FESTIVAL, Grisons in Switzerland 25-26.08 2023.
republished in:
- STOÀ, no. 5, year II, 3/3, autumn 2022, Naples.
FASHION DESIGN
- Designer - Buj Studio
(Madrid ES)
09.2019 - 02.2020
Development and application of a prototype linked to
soft-robotics for the elaboration of a garment for a collection
to be presented at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week
Madrid June 2020 (cancelled for Covid-19).
- Model - Dead Meat - Fashion Show - https://deadmeat.it/
(Centrale Fies, Trento IT)
- Model - Fashion at Iuav 2019 - with Francesca Danieli -
“Nica e il calicanto”
(IUAV - Magazzino 7, Venezia)
COMPETITIONS
- WINNING PROJECT - CANTEEN AND TEMPORARY KITCHEN
(Universidad Europea de Arquitectura de Madrid)
Competition for the Jesús Nazareno school, Arequipa, Peru
“La utopía es el camino’, the action programme of the NGO
Escuelas Sin Fronteras.
- FINALIST PROJECT - ULTRAITALIA
Competition: Demanio Marittimo - Km 278, presented by
MAPPE, with the collaboration of MAXXI,
Museum of XXI Century Arts and the Municipality of Senigallia.
Theme: TEN YEARS AFTER.
http://www.mappelab.it/demanio...
PUBLICATIONS
- Crosato, M., ARCHITETTURA SERPENTE, Collana Prin Sylva,
Mimesis, Milan 2024.
- Crosato, M., Ecstasy, in A. Pastorello (ed.), Selvario. Guida
alle parole della selva, Collana Prin Sylva, Mimesis, Milan
2023.
- Crosato, M., Sui tavoli, in V. Tatano (ed.), I Tavoli Scarpa per
Iuav, Anteferma, Conegliano 2021.
- Crosato, M., Laguna, in A. Bertagna, S. Gobbo (eds.), Architetture
a tempo determinato, Spazio solido, Treviso 2021.
LANGUAGES
- English: Working/studying proficiency
. Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) 6
(Equivalent to Cambridge Certificate C2 Proficiency)
. B2 Cambridge Certificate
- Spanish: Working/studying proficiency
- Italian: Mother tongue