The micro-Macro exhibition presents the design concepts developed by students of the Master of Arts in Visual and Innovation Design during an intensive educational experience in New York, led by professors Emanuele Cappelli and Mario Rullo.
Opening: Monday 15 December at 5.00 pm – Free admission – RUFA Space, Pastificio Cerere – Via degli Ausoni, 7.
The exhibition offers an immersive perspective on the languages of contemporary communication, through projects spanning brand identity, advertising, unconventional communication, motion graphics, interaction and multimedia design, photography and video.
A collection of personal visions and experimental works shaped by direct engagement with the cultural and professional landscape of the city. The exhibition highlights the value of experiential learning and the ability of design to transform insights, observations and intuitions into visual narratives and original communication systems.
On display are the works of the RUFA visual designers and students:
Beatrice Cappi, Luca Carbone, Annamaria De Rosa, Flaminia Filigi, Miriam Lamorte, Livia Mercogliano, Gabriele Nassuato, Giorgia Natale, Eugenio Poli, Sara Ruffoni, Saverio Tozzi, Agnese Troncone, Alessandro Zingone.
Useful Information
The exhibition will be open to the public until Friday 19 December.
RUFA Space opening hours: 10.00 am – 8.00 pm.
What is Tracks of Freedom?
“micro-Macro” is the theme proposed for the 2025 edition of Tracks of Freedom, the annual project that takes a group of Master of Arts students in Visual and Innovation Design to New York for a unique professional experience. The trip offers a valuable opportunity to explore new design and artistic approaches by immersing students in the city’s cultural, social and visual landscape. Over nine days of talks, studio visits and research activities, students transform the energy of the Big Apple into creative ideas and experimental outputs.
Photo Credits: Luca Carbone
During the programme, students take part in meetings and visits to internationally renowned studios and institutions, including Pentagram, School of Visual Arts, The Cooper Union, Salotto, Gretel, Matteo Bologna, Daniele Politini, Steven Heller, Louise Fili and other key players in contemporary design.
The itinerary also includes visits to iconic museums and cultural sites — MoMA, Whitney Museum, Museum of the City of New York, Guggenheim, Herb Lubalin Center, Poster Museum — offering students a comprehensive immersion into New York’s cultural landscape and its visual influences.
All these stimuli feed into the design phase, shaping the concepts presented in the micro-Macro exhibition.