emilio macchia | biography
Emilio Macchia
Biography
Studies
2011-2012.
Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Researcher at design dept.
2010.
ISIA Urbino
Master in graphic design
2009.
IU/WT SS 09.
Werkplaats Typografie / ISIA Urbino Summerschool 2009
2008.
ERG Bruxelles
Echole de Recherche Graphique
2007.
AABB Urbino
Academy of fine arts
Bachelor in multimedia design
Workshops
Karel Martens
Paula Scher
Armand Mevis
Peter Bilak
Maureen Mooren
Job Wouters aka Letman
Exhibitions
2012. The Beginning; collective poster exhibition. Maastricht, Wild west active space.
2012. Affissioni; solo poster exhibition. Ravenna, MyCamera.
2011.Ram. Abecedario della storia sotto il tappeto. Ravenna, mar, museo della città di Ravenna.
2011.
Surfing the black, collective poster exhibition in Beograde.
2010.
Budapest design week,
Italian pavilion, collective exhibition. Together with
Leonardo Sonnoli,
Irene Bacchi, Renata di Litta
October 2010
2010.
Non è tutto fluoro
quello che luccica.
A personal typographical installation at Ninapì nesting art gallery, Ravenna
2010. Between gallery, London. Together with Filippo Nostri.
2010.
PrintROOM Amsterdam ZineJam
2009.
Wilde Boeken Markt Rotterdam
2009. Spaghetti grafica, triennale di Milano. Group project exhibition.
2009. Particolare/Universale Pescheria, Pesaro. Group project exhibition.
2009. Ljubljana poster festival
Brumen Foundation, Ljubljana
Talks, lectures, workshops
2013. March. From archive to desire. Workshop curated by Luca Diffuse, heldtogether with:
Paul Paper,
Nicola di Croceand Lucia Brandoli; at VOKAS, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
2012. March. Zone di confine. Pratiche e percorsi di editoria indipendente. At
Fruit exhibition, Bologna. Together with: Michele Casella, Pool. Luca Lo Pinto, Nero. Federico Zenoni, Liber. Moderator: Saul Marcadent
2012. March. ME/EM. Lecture at
Zelle Arte Contemporanea, palermo. Curated by Federico Lupo.
2012. Feb. A book to resist. Lecture at
ISIA Urbino. In the frame of an editorial design seminar, organized by Leonardo Sonnoli. Together with: Anna Saccani, Niccolò Mazzoni, Massimiliano Musina.
2012. Jan. RE:ARCHIVE (Charles Nypels). Opening week at
JvE Academie, Maastricht

2011.
The book, a sword for the spirit A talk by Emilio Macchia, part of
Emerging practices at
Amsterdam Art Book Fair.
2011. RE:Flections. Workshop for BA students at
ABKM, academie beeldende Kunsten, Maastricht. Together with
Jasper Coppes
2011.
GG/MM/AA - Guarda lontano 7, workshop for MA and BA students, at the academy of fine arts of Urbino, together with
Erica Preli,
Marcello Signorile and Matteo Carboni.
2010. Press to attack, dutch clandestine publishing phenomenon, 2ndWW. At
Jan van Eyck Academie, opening week.
Publications
2013. Fahrenheit 39, third edition. Introduction text "La forma e il come della materia, la materia e il che cosa della forma"
2012. Leaping forward; Mario tronti and the history of political workerism. Written and designed by Michele Filippini and Emilio macchia. Published by Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht.
2012. Bits and pieces. Charles Nypels Archive. Published by Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht.
2012. OFFSET, visioni e manifesti sulla città di ravenna. Coedited with fabio Sbaraglia, Ass. Cult. Danilo Montanari Editore, Ravenna.
2011. Delazioni. Sei letture a confronto intorno alla vicenda degli accoltellatori. Edited and designed by Emilio Macchia. With text/contributions by: Claudia Bassi Angelini, Claudio Musso, Celeste Bronzetti, Marianna Liosi, Alessandra Saviotti, fabio Sbaraglia. Published by Danilo Montanari Editore.
2010.
Turning pages, Gestalten Verlag, Berlin
2010.
About your process #2, ManyStuff editions