Andrea Conte (Andreco)

Bio

Andrea Conte (Rome, 1978), director of Andreco Studio (www.andreco.org), is visual artist with a Master degree and a PhD in Environmental Engineering that works between art, science and climate justice. He has conducted postdoctoral research on Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for sustainable water management, energy saving and Climate Change mitigation and adaptation in collaboration with the University of Bologna and Columbia University of New York City (2009-2014). He collaborates with several research centers and is actually affiliate to the Ecological Art Practice research group of NICHE, Environmental Humanities, Ca’Foscari University in Venice.

His artistic research is focused on the ecosystems regeneration and on the relation between humans and the “more-than-human world”; between urban environments and the landscape. At the intersection of art, science and activism, his multidisciplinary initiative, Climate Art Project (www.climateartproject.com) is exemplary of how his artistic and scientific research translates into direct forms of climate action.

Andrea Conte uses many techniques to represent his art, from public installations to videos, performances or wall paintings, drawings, paintings, storytelling and participatory process involving the local communities.

Studio Andreco worked for international museums, galleries, Biennials and Festivals; won the special price of the “Talent Prize 2017” at Macro Museum of Contemporary art of Rome, 2016, the international price for rural regeneration Jazzi, Selected Artist for the Gran Tour d’Italie of the Ministry of Culture MIBAC 2019, Selected for the Italian Oscar prize for the environmental communication 2019 related to Climate Change.

He is a lecturer for a number of art academies and universities where he teach courses and seminars on ecological art practices, environmental engineering and environmental humanities, art and activism, political ecology and climate Justice, indigenous knowledges and appropriate technologies.

The results of three of his projects – Climate Art Project, Flumen (about rivers rights) and Aula Verde (about art and urban forestry) – have recently been published among Nature’s Scientific Reports https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-51611-9 ).

Conte is also director of the startup Futurecologies srl for R&D between art, NBS and ecological art practices and consultant for the Italian National Congress of Research (CNR-IRET) on complex hydroponic systems and innovative phytoremediation process combined with visual art. He is also part of the advisory board for the American Academy of Rome art and architecture fellows. Andrea Conte is also part of two European Urban Initiative Projects funded by the New European Bauhaus, in charge for art in public space and innovative green infrastructures co-design with the Aula Verde – Tree Room approach.

Future Environment, Andrea Conte’s artistic research project on environmental racism was recently granted by the Italian Council program IC13 (2024) for the Italian art, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

Mentor and/or Lecturer at:

University of Bologna, Columbia University New York, Tongji University Shanghai, La Sorbonne University Paris, Sapienza University Rome, IUAV Venice, Ca’Foscari University Venice, UPF Barcelona, Trento University, Roma Tre University Rome, Berlin School of Economics and Low, Bologna Business School, NABA Milan, University of Ferrara, Floating University Berlin, Unidee (Fondazione Pistoletto) Biella, MAXXI Rome, Pecci Center for the Contemporary Art Prato, MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome, Palazzo Delle Esposizioni, Roma.

Shows and Festivals

Malta Biennale of Art 2024; Xfarm Land Art – Sculpture park – Art and community for environmental action, San Vito dei Normanni Puglia, Philadelphia, USA, 2023; Node, Fondazione Merz, Torino, 2023; FLUMEN, screening Tiberina, MAXXI Roma 2022; Ordo Naturalis Ordo Artificialis, Fondazione Merz, Cantieri Culturali della Zisa, Palermo 2022; Back to Nature, Dip. Cultura e Sovrintendenza Capitolina, Villa Borghese, Roma 2020; Future Landscape, Auditorium Arte, Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma 2019; Climate 05 – Reclaim Air And Water, Start Foundation and Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New Delhi, India, 2019; Venice Biennial of Architecture 2018, Arcipelago Italia, Italian Pavillion, curated by Mario Cuccinella; Mappe, Sguardi sui Confini – Triennale di Milano e Palazzo Litta Cultura, Mibac, Milan; Floating University Berlin, Workshop and performance, curated by Raum Labor, Berlin Tempelhof; Independents Festival MAXXI Rome, The Plants are Revolutionaries – Museo di Scienza ed Arte, Palazzo Poggi, Art City Polis, Artefiera, curated by Angela Vettese, Bologna 2018, Parata della Fine – Centro per L’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci Prato, 2017; Talent Prize – MACRO, via Nizza, Roma 2017; Revolution Minute, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2017; CLIMATE 04 – in Collaboration with CNR-ISMAR, Ca’Foscari and IUAV, Venice 2017; Unearth – Museo MUSAS, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2017; Altrove Festival, Catanzaro 2017, Back to the Land – Galleria Studio la Città Verona 2016; The Rockslide and the Woods – Centrale Fies 2016; L’Erba Cattiva – Santarcangelo dei Teatri, 2015; Nuart 2014 Norvegia; Parade for the Landscape – Progetto GAP, Ramdom, Gagliano 2014; From Clouds to rocks – Traffic Gallery Bergamo 2013; Urban Legend – MACRO pelanda Rome 2013, ORTICA The Organic theme in Contemporary Art – MACRO testaccio Rome 2013; Dockville 2013, Hamburg, Germany; Dolomiti contemporanee 2013, We Folk – Drodesera Centrale Fies 2012; Cuore di Pietra 2010-15; Videoart Yearbook 2007-14; Frontier Bologna 2012; Museo di Lissone 2013; Glastonbury festival 2008 UK; PopUP!Ancona 2007-08; Mapping Festival Switzerland; Robot Festival, Grassi Museum di Leipzig 2007 Germany.

Public Collections:

Centro d’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato
MAMbo, Museum of Art Bologna
Fondazione Del Monte, Bologna
Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Lissone, Comune di Lissone (MB)
KORA. Museo pubblico del contemporaneo, Castrignano (Lecce)
MUSAS – (Santarcangelo di Romagna)
MUDIAC – Museo Diffuso d’Arte Contemporanea, Catanzaro.
Centrale Fies, performance collection, Dro, (Trento)
UNIBO – Bologna Business School, Scultura “Fresh Water”, Bologna
Serre dei Giardini Margherita, Scultura “Landmark”, Bologna
Others…

Artist Talks, Workshops, Seminars

Course: Contemporary art and radical Ecologies, international Masters, NABA, New Academy of Art, Rome, semester 2023-2024.

Lecture: Arte, scienza ed ecologia politica, Dottorato, DICEA, Sapienza, Roma, 2023
Lecture: Arte ed ecologia politica. Filosofia estetica dell’arte contemporanea, Naba, Roma, 2023
Talk: Imaginarium: How Creative Industries are reshaping sustainability, Fondazione Catella, Milan, 2023
Lecture: A Proposito di Futuro, Climate Art Project, Human Technopole, MIND, Milan, 2023
Talk and Screening – FLUMEN – TIBERINA, premier, MAXXI, Rome, 2022
Debate – Ecopolitiche – Goethe Institute Rome, 2022
Debate – Forestazione urbana e ville storiche: la natura come chiave per lo sviluppo urbano, Palazzo Merulana, Roma, 2022
Symposium – Climate Change and Art – EDI, Global Forum for Education and Integration. Fondazione Morra Greco, 2021
Talk – Understanding Our Climate Emergency Through Art and Aesthetics, UPF Barcelona, 2021
Talk – Plants in an Urban Ecosystem, a project between Art and Science; Congress: Agri-food, Forestry and Bio-based Industry, Ecomondo Fair – New Green Technologies – Rimini, Italy, 2021Symposio – Climate Change and Art – EDI, Global Forum for Education and Integration. 2021
Artist Talk – Understanding Our Climate Emergency Through Art and Aesthetics, UPF Barcelona, 2021
Artist Talk – Plants in an Urban Ecosystem, a project between Art and Science; Congress: Agri-food, Forestry and Bio-based Industry, Ecomondo Fair – New Green Technologies – Rimini, Italy, 2021
Artist Talk – Environmental sustainability in the cultural and creative sectors, Foundation Fitzcarraldo, Turin, 2021
Artist Talk – New European Bauhaus: Urban Natural Ecosystems Co-production, Urban Innovation Foundation, Bologna, 2021
Artist Talk – International Transdisciplinary Conference 2021: SHAPE-ID Parallel Event – Building a Culture of Transdisciplinary Research in Europe. Recommendations for EU policy makers, Swiss Academy of Art and Science.
Artist Talk – Art and Technologies for Climate Change, S+T+ARTS, Nesta, EU commission, Polo del 900, Torino, 2021
Mentor and Lecturer – Unidee (Fondazione Pistoletto) Art, science and environment, from theory to practice, design of a public intervention related to the Cervo River in area of Biella, Piedmont. 2020-2021
Artist Talk – Flumen Project – Climate Art Project – Climate Action for rivers and green spaces in Rome – Palazzo delle Esposizioni – Fondazione Palaexpo – Rome, 2021
Mentor and Lecture – Academy of Art of Bologna – Design artistic intervention related to public spaces and green areas in the city of Bologna. 2021 (also in 2010 and 2014)
Mentor and Lecturer – Mestiere delle Arti 2021 – Mentor for emerging artists and cultural managers – Design Artistic intervention related to urban, rural regeneration and Industrial transition. Ferrara, Italy 2020-2021
Mentor for student thesis in art and science, in collaboration with Mambo Museum and ENEA, for the International master degree at School of Architecture and Engineering – University of Bologna 2020-2021
Web talk and debate – Città Futura (Future City)- Brainstorming | CHANGE. Architecture. Cities. Life. Organized by Open City Roma, OAPPC Roma, Fondazione MAXXI, supported by MIBACT-DGAAP. 2020
Seminar – Omaggio all’Ecosistema – Environmental Humanities, Philosophy, Roma Tre University, 2020
Artist Talk – Climate Art Project – Alliance, Solidarity, Friendship, Independent Summit – MAXXI, Rome, Italy 2020
Webinar – Arte, Scienza ed Ambiente al tempo della Crisi Climatica, Ambientale e Sanitaria – Climate Reality Project
Artist Talk, Le Grand Tour d’Italie – Mibac, L’Aquila, 2019
Artist Talk – Public Art and Architecture – Architects Order, Casa Mata – Ravenna 2019
Artist Talk – FUTURE CLIMATE. Short Theatre Festival, Panorama Roma. 2019
Artist Talk – FUTURE CLIMATE. ‘What if? Counterfactual Explorations and Thought Experiments, Swiss Institute, Rome
Artist Talk e seminario – Arte, Scienza e Sostenibilità ambientale – Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato,
Artist Talk – WATER – Art Projects related to Water Resources – Museo Nazionale della Montagna – Torino, 2019
Artist Talk – Mappe, Sguardi sui Confini – Palazzo Litta Cultura, MIBAC, Milan, 2018
Artist talk – Arte e Resilienza – at Resilienze Festival Bologna with Lorenzo Balbi. Bologna
Workshop – Flags – Installation and Performance in the Public Space, Floating University Berlin, Tempelhof, Berlin, 2018
Artist Talk and debate – Climate Art Project presentation – Open European Day – Resilient Cities 2018 – Bonn, 2018
Artist Talk – Plantae – Conferenza transdisciplinare tra arte scienza e filosofia – Biblioteca Angelica di Roma, 2018
Simposio – ART, SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY IN THE ANTROPOCENE – Arte Fiera, Bologna, 2018;
Workshop – Mestiere delle Arti – Arte e Rigenerazione Urbana – Intrepida – Produzione di un’installazione ed una performance per l’Ex Teatro Verdi di Ferrara. Per il Comune di Ferrara e la Regione Emilia Romagna, 2017 – 2018
Simposio – Arte e Scienza ai Tempi dei Cambiamenti Climatici – Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia, 2017;
Artist Talk – per il Laboratorio d’Arte Contemporanea IUAV della Prof.ssa Angela Vettese, 2017;
Artist Talk – Berlin Art Week, Business School of Economics and Law, Belin, 2017;
Artist Talk and member of the Jury of CLIMATHON 2017, Arte e Scienza per il Clima, Climate Kic e CMCC, Venezia, 2017;
Artist Talk – Media Art festival – MAXXI, Roma, 2017;
Artist Talk and Workshop – Gaia Tudo Mundo, Gaia, Portugal, 2017;
Artist Talk and Video Screening – Xeneide, Il Dono, curated by: Stalker – Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma 2017;
Artist Talk – Arte e Scienza ai Tempi dei Cambiamenti Climatici – Studio la Città, Verona, 2016;
Artist Talk – Desertificazione – TEDxBari – Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, 2016;
Artist Talk and presentation of Climate project, at Philosophy of Art at course La Sorbonne University, Paris, 2015;
Seminar – Corso di progettazione di opere d’arte pubblica site specific, Finisterrae. Arte pubblica nelle terre estreme – Ramdom, Gagliano del Capo e Santa Maria di Leuca, 2014;
Seminario – Artist talk and workshop per “Arte pubblica dalla teoria all’azione” di Mili Romano e Roberto da Olio – Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna 2010, 2014;
Artist Talk – Nuart Festival 2014, Stavanger, Norway, 2014;
Seminar “Urban Green Technologies” – Facoltà di Ingegneria Università di Bologna, 2009 – 2013,
Seminar “Urban Green Technologies” – Facoltà di Ingegneria Università di Università di Ferrara,
Seminar “Urban Green Technologies” – Facoltà di Ingegneria Università di Università la Sapienza, Architettura (Rieti),
Seminar “Tecnologie Appropriate per la Cooperazione Internazionale” – Università di Bologna, 2009 – 2013,
Seminar “Tecnologie Appropriate per la Cooperazione Internazionale” – Università di Ferrara;
Seminar “Tecnologie Appropriate per la Cooperazione Internazionale” – Università di Trento,
Talk – “SMART GREEN: green infrastructures for a resilient City, environmental behaviours of green roofs and sustainable storm water management” “Smart City Exhibition” Fiera di Bologna, 2013;
Talk – “Urban green technologies. Green wall, vertical gardens and green roofs, for Urban sustainability. (Master Class for Civil and Environmental engineering students) Università di Bologna, Scuola di Ingegneria e Architettura;
Talk – “En Experimental green roof for the University of Bologna, Behaviour and the latest research aspects and innovations”. (Lectures for PhD students and researchers) Università di Bologna, Scuola di Ingegneria e Architettura;
Talk – Water management in the SMART CITIES. Green roof and UGT. Tetti verdi, best practices e strumenti di pianificazione nella gestione della risorsa idrica in ambito urbano. ECOMONDO, Rimini, 2012;
Talk – Tetti verdi e altre tecnologie appropriate per l’acqua. Casi di studio a New York e in Italia, ACCADUEO 2012, Ferrara.

Filmography

12 – TIBERINA, Parade for the Tiber River, 2022 – 30’ | Trailer 2’26’’
11 – Displacement, 2021, 8’37’’
10 – The State of Matter, 2021, – Trailer 3’58’’
9 – Reclaim Air and Water in Delhi, 2019, 8’37’’
8 – FURRINA, 2018, 5’50’’ Teaser
7 – The End Parade, Parata della Fine, 2017, 12’57’’
6 – One and Only – (Unica e Indivisibile ) 2016, 5’
5 – Andreco, Rockslide and the wood, 2016, 5’39’’
4 – Andreco, L’Erba Cattiva – Bad Grass Never Die, 2015, 3’59’’
3 – Parade for the Landscape, 2014, 3’:50’’
2 – بلدي قبيلة.  My Tribe, 2013 – 4’:35’’  (with Manuel Moruzzi)
1 – Le visioni di Sebastiano o l’Apocalisse di Michelino 2007 (with Manuel Moruzzi)

Scientific committee, Board and Research group

Tutor for SUPERBLAST Art Prize – Manifattura Tabacchi, Florence, 2021
Forum dell’Arte Contemporanea Italiana 2020 – Tavolo 2 e Tavolo 4
Member of the Jury for Climathon – with CMCC and Climate Kic, Venice, 2017.
Member of the Jury of Future Film Festival, Bologna, 2016.
Participant at Creative Climate Leadership at COP24, organised by Julie’s Bicycle, Poland, 2019
Scientific committee member for develop the guidelines for the certification LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design), GBC (Green Building Council Italy) GA (water saving), (From 05/2013 to 05/2014).
Member of – US Green Building Council, (From 2011 to 2013).
Research Consultant – Urban Green Technologies – CIRI Energy and Environment, University of Bologna, (2014).
Post Doc. Research fellow – Green Infrastructures for Urban Sustainability – Department of Civil Chemical Environmental and Materials Engineering – DICAM – University of Bologna. (From 2012 to 2013).
PhD visiting researcher – Part of the project “Quantifying the Fundamental Behaviours of Green Roofs in a Urban Environment” Made by Columbia University, NASA and City of New York. Funded by National science Foundation (NSF) and Environmental protection Agency (EPA), New York City. (From 2011 to 2012).
Project Engineer – part of the Columbia University Studio “GAME CHANGER FOR THE FUTURE CITY” for the city of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Urban Design Lab GSAPP, Columbia University, New York City. (2011)
Researcher – Part of the University of Bologna DICAM research group: “Valorizzazione delle risorse primarie e secondarie” (best practices for the renewable resources management and waste management) under SEAS professor Alessandra Bonoli. (From 2009 to 2013).
Scientific supervisor for the project REW-SA Renewable Energy South Africa, a project for developing international businesses between 13th Companies from the Italian Region Emilia-Romagna, The University of Bologna and the South African Institutions on the field of green buildings and Renewable Energy generation. (from 04/13 to 05/13)
PhD – “Best Practices and Technologies for the Water and Energy management and saving in urban and rural environment”- School of Civil Engineer and Architecture, Department of Civil, Environmental and Materials Engineering. DICAM. University of Bologna. Italy. (From 2009 to 2012)
Founder Member of Engineering without borders Bologna (From 2003 to 2007).
Part of the Temporary-in Architect Studio, winner of the “New Italian blood 2013 award”, Top 10 landscape architecture studio under 36.

Publications

University Students or PhD Thesis

Fioravanti Luisa, Gallo Francesca, Subrizi Carla. Arte, Scienza e Ambiente al tempo dei Cambiamenti Climatici. ANDRECO un artista tra sostenibilità e tutela degli ecosistemi. Università La Sapienza 2022