Bio
Integrating art with sustainability and social change throughout my career, I was trained at New York Film Academy (1998) and London Film School (2001) and earned a Masters in Social Anthropology (2006) from University of Zurich and UNAM, Mexico. After my studies, I spent ten years working on media and visual installations at the intersection of art and science. Extensive assignments took me to Latin America, East Africa and Asia. Results were showcased and exposed at museums, international conferences and public events.
Through a growing interest in peace process, I did a PhD at the Graduate Institute of International Relations and Development (2014) exploring the notion of social innovation in conflict through how mothers explain conflict to their children. Part of this project became a video installation called “Lullaby of Tomorrow” and a sound experiment on expressing hope through singing (“Hope Activism”). I also teach classes and undertook project on citizen science and collaborative filmmaking with different actors and managing teams in over 20 countries.
Named a fellow at the Research Center for Leadership in Action at New York University in 2012, provided an opportunity to explore the relationship between leadership, social change and creativity in theoretical and artistic terms. What came out was a deep interest in reframing negative, helpless narratives into positive ones. I thus founded Storytex: a cultural weaving studio, that seeks to interweave and create bridges between science, art and entrepreneurship for sustainability. We explore the intersection of mind and matter through story and textiles. Given that emotion manifest in our material production, we collaborate with weavers and storyteller to make film and textiles that foster a harmonious relationship with the environment.
As an artist and filmmaker my work explores belonging, epistemologies for the post-anthropocene, decolonisation of the mind, and how art can contribute to One Health and peacebuilding. My work has been shown internationally in museums, conferences and galleries.
Most recently I was invited to participate in “Imperial Silhouettes” (2024) curated by Premjish Achari at Rizq Art Initiative in Abu Dhabi (2024), “Luminous Reveries” invited by Gallery Dotwalk at Travencore palace, Delhi (2024), the World Ethics Forum (2024), the Wellbeing Summit in Bilbão (2023), as well as scientific and economic conferences in Peru, Iceland, New York and Switzerland. My filmic work includes over 40 productions, some of which have been featured on BBC World.
Since 2022, I have also been the co-founder of ‘The Library for a Happy Future’, an initiative to promote intergenerational dialogue and practices of One Health and One Wellbeing. The Library is a travelling action research project connecting community, nature and wellbeing . The project has been developed in collaboration with the Swiss Academies of Art and Sciences and is currently travelling to Norway and Colombia.
I have published on transformation and artistic practice in academic journals and, teach on bridging art and science at Zurich University of the Arts and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ). I am is also a certified green consultant for film and sustainability.
As a mother of two teenage boys, I enjoy learning from different ages and sectors.
I am based between Switzerland and Rome.