RUFA multimedia artists at Romaeuropa with Decoding Images

From 23 to 25 October 2026, Rachele Cominella, Angela D’Onghia, Cor Langerak, Lorenzo Tomassucci, Simona Vacca and Marta Zorzan will present a selection of works exploring some of the tensions shaping contemporary visual culture today.

Today, images are one of the primary spaces in which the transformations of contemporary culture unfold. They no longer simply represent the world, but actively contribute to shaping collective imaginaries, narratives and forms of shared experience.

In this context, RUFA students from the Multimedia Design and Creative AI programme present a selection of video essays exploring some of the key tensions surrounding contemporary imagery, navigating themes of the body, aesthetics, sexuality and automation: Rachele Cominella reflects on the speed and automation imposed by the proliferation of images; Angela D’Onghia explores the relationship between sexuality, desire and technology; Cor Langerak examines the relationship between the documentation of a process and the data that feed a machine; Simona Vacca investigates self-perception and the beauty standards that shape it; while Marta Zorzan addresses the theme of consent and the ways in which it is represented.

Through their work, the artists critically examine a visual landscape increasingly shaped by algorithms and artificial intelligence systems, where images become sites of encounter, and often confrontation, between human perception and automation. These works create spaces for critical reflection, revealing the social, cultural and political dynamics of our time while simultaneously contributing to their transformation, continually redefining the boundaries between reality, representation, simulation and imagination.

The screenings will be accompanied by an in-depth talk on Saturday 24 October at 8:30 pm, offering an opportunity to further explore the themes of the showcase and the work developed by the students.