Martina Stella is a multimedia artist whose research examines the symbolic role of video mapping in public and exhibition spaces. Her practice centers on text-based projection, which she defines as emersive, engaging with the relational and political dimensions of mapping. Formerly an audiovisual technician at the Atelier des Lumières, she is currently a PhD researcher at Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France (LARSH / DeVisu) and researcher fellow for immersive video mapping at Rencontres Audiovisuelles. She is also an editor at Revue AS and teaches visual culture and digital creation at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Université Gustave Eiffel, and the École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-Belleville.
Publications
- _ Faire espace par le support dans le vidéo mapping / in Pour d’autres espèces d’espaces : Penser, produire, pratiquer l’espace en arts numériques / Hermann Editions / Collection Recherche&Creation / Série“Pratiques&Théories” / 2025
- _ La mélacholie de la résistance, Un opéra entre livre, caméra et scène / Actualité de la Scénographie / n°261 / 2025
- _ Scénographier la ville, Fête des Lumières 2.0 / Revue AS n°253 / 2024
- _ « Regarder, c’est choisir », Video Mapping Festival 2024 / Revue AS n°258 / 2024
- _ Sous Dôme, Le planétarium illuminé par les arts numériques / Revue AS n° 250 / 2023
- _ How many different things can a screen be? On Water Light Festival LAB / Ars Photonica / 2023
- _ Experiment Licht, BTR 3 2023 / Rubrik: Produktionen / Der Theater Verlag / 2023
- _ Mise en Lumières! Itinéraire artistique au parc de la Villette / Revue AS n° 248 / 2023
- _ Entre projection et mapping, intensités lumineuses au festival Scopitone / Revue AS N°246 / 2022
- _ Dorso Mondo / Poetry comics and cover image illustration / Squilibri Editions / Rome /2021
- _ Le vidéo mapping: une nouvelle forme symbolique? / dans L’image au-delà de l’écran, le vidéomapping / ISTE Editions / 2019
Conferences
- _ Talk ‘‘Scenography in the city: a lever for reclaiming public spaces’’ / Signal Festival Professional forum organized by IF Prague and Hacnum professsional / 19.10.2025
- _ Moderator, Image Beyond the Screen International Conferences / Video Mapping Festival / Lille / 2022–2024–2025-2026
- _ Beyond visibility / Talk / Lichtrouten Lüdenscheid / DE / 22.03.2025
- _ FEMMES FUTURES – Focus on Women in Digital Arts / Talk /Novembre Numérique / Institut Français Sofia / BU / 11.11.2024
- _ Faire espace through support in video mapping / Roundtable “Exposer l’immersif” / Conférence “Pour d’autres espèces d’espaces…” / ESAM Caen – Cherbourg / 14.05.2024
- _ Focus on women working in Video mapping / Working Group Moderation with Tokyo Blue / Image Beyond the Screen International Conferences / Video Mapping European Center / Lille / Edition 2023
- _ Les espaces immersifs / Round table / Colloque « Pour d’autres espèces d’espaces Penser, produire, pratiquer l’espace en arts numériques » / ESAM Caen – Cherbourg / 14.05.2024
- _ Image Beyond the Screen International Conferences / Moderator / Image Beyond the Screen International Conferences / Video Mapping European Center / Lille / Edition 2024
- _ Réalité augmentée et vidéo mapping: des objets-frontières aux frontières de la création artistique et des industries de conception / Conference with Pascal Bué / Doctoral Seminar « Actualités de la notion de frontière dans les industries culturelles et créatives » / Labex ICCA / Université Sorbonne Paris Nord / Paris / 28.06.2023
- _ Focus on women working in Video mapping / Working Group Moderation with Julia Shamsheieva / Video Mapping European Center / Lille / Edition 2023
- _ Le mapping vidéo, un outil au service de l’art contemporain / Conference / Doctoral Seminar « Métamorphoses des images » / Centre Interlangues Texte, Image, Langage / Université de Bourgogne / Dijon / 20.05.2022
- _ Image Beyond the Screen International Conferences / Moderator / Video Mapping European Center / Lille / Edition 2022
- _ Le mapping vidéo et l’écriture / Visiting professor / Workshop / École Préparatoire des Beaux Arts / Beaune /17.04.2021
- _ IPortunus Policy / Workshop on Cultural Mobility / Creative Europe /Brussels / 14/15.10.2019
- _ Projection mapping as a tool serving contemporary arts / Conference / Image Beyond the Screen International Conferences / Video Mapping European Center / Lille / 28.03.2019
Teaching
- _ Video Mapping Workshop / Mastère in “Architecture et scénographies” / Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Belleville / Paris / 2024–2025 _ 2025–2026
- _ Visual culture / BA “Digital Creation” / Université Gustave Eiffel / Paris / 2024–2025 _ 2025–2026
- _ Visual culture and digital design / Master “Digital Creation” / Université Sorbonne Paris Nord – Campus Fonderie de l’Image / Paris / 2023–2024 _ 2024–2025 _ 2025–2026
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- _ Focus on women residency / Initiator and curator of the international artists and curators / Supported by Video Mapping Festival / Lille / 7-8.03.2026 and 31.03–02.04.2025 and 01– 04.04.2024
- _ Mapping Stories web series / Content Manager / Video Mapping European Center / 2022-2024
- _ Video Mapping Ressources / Web editor / Video Mapping European Center / 2022-2023
Exhibitions
- _ E se fosse una città / Video mapping / Art of Darkness European Project / Università di Bologna / 28.05.2026
- _ Still waters / Video mapping installation / LUNA Nights / Media art Friesland / Leeuwarden / 05 – 7.02.2026_ Tornare alla fonte / In-situ light installation / Fonte maggiore / Nuove visioni digitali / Macerata / IT / 19.07.2025
- _ Andare alla fonte / Video mapping installation / Ex-mercato delle erbe / Playvisual – Nuove visioni digitali / Macerata / IT / 20.07 – 26.09.2025
- _ Les résidus d’hier / Video mapping on the façade of Béthune Tourist Office / Video MappingFestival / FR / 24.05.2025
- _ Wetland Designers / Video mapping installation / Festival dell’Acqua / Produced by Servizi Culturali del Comune di Staranzano with the support of Camera di Commercio della Venezia Giulia and Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Gorizia / IT / 22–25.05.2025
- _ L’ODYSSÉE / Drawing publication for Olga magazine / Le jour de La Fab bookstore / Paris / FR / 09.11.2024
- _ Emergences / Group exhibition / Chengdu Hibiscus International Cultural Art Exhibition / Chengdu / CN / 10.2024
- _ Nopalco / Multimedia festival / DAS / Bologna / IT / 27.10.2023
- _ Sei trame asemiche / Collective exhibition / Villa Mondragone / Rome / IT /11.10-01.12.2023
- _ Alingue e apostrofi / Collective exhibition / Stecca 3 / Miano / IT /07 – 10.09.2023
- _ Cheap Festival “Agitatevi” / Collective exhibition in public space / Bologna / IT / from 02.09.2023
- _ Avant la lettre / Collective exhibition / K.L.8. Gallery / Bruxelles / BE / 29.10 – 13.11.2022
- _ Terra in trasformazione / Collective exhibition / Magazzino 26 – Porto Vecchio / Trieste / IT / 03 – 24.09.2022
- _ Wopart International – Drawing on paper fair / Personal exhibition / Represented by Rizomi Arte gallery / Lugano / CH / 18-21.11.2021
- _ Semico Asemico / Collective exhibition / Galleria Rizomi Arte / Parma / IT / 02.10-02.11.2021
- _ L’Orizzonte negativo / Personal exhibition / Co-produced by OGS, Oceanography Institute and Gruppo 78 / Trieste / IT / 04-14.11.2021
- _ Précipité / Collective exhibition / Mains d’Oeuvres / Paris / FR / 25-29.03.2021
- _ Ridondanze / Collective project / BAU Contenitori di cultura contemporanea / 2020
- _ Art Verona / Personal exhibition / Represented by Rizomi Arte gallery / online / 11-13.12.2020
- _ Écrire en dessinant / Collective exhibition / Centre d’Art Contemporain de Genève / Ginevra / CH / 29.01.2020 – 03.05.2021
- _ Scritture Asemiche / Collective exhibition / Collection of artist’s books from the Academy of Fine Arts / Palermo / 12.2020 – 01.2021
- _ Media Art Festival Friesland / Collective exhibition / Leeuwarden / NL / 22.11-08.12.2019
- _ SeeDjerba Media Art Biennal / Collective exhibition in public space / Houmt Souk / Djerba / TU / 19.08-03.09.2019
- _ CONCRETA. Festapoesia / Collective exhibition / Accademia d’Ungheria / Rome / IT / 19.04-05.05.2018
- _ Déambulation urbaine / Collective exhibition / Centre Altissimo / Metz / FR / 06.2017
- _ Horizons / Personal exhibition / Galerie la Confrérire / Paris / FR / 05.2017
- _ Inventaire / Collective exhibition / Galerie Mémoire de l’Avenir / Paris / FR / 04.07-29.08.2015
Residencies and awards
- _ Nuove visioni digitali / Art residency / Macerata / IT / 07.2025
- _ Video Mapping Festival 2025 / Art residency / Lille / 07–12.04.2025
- _ FLASH Curatorial Residency / Lux Helsinki / Helsinki / FI / 09–12.01.2025
- _ Interference / Art residency / Supported by Culture Moves Europe / Tunis / 26.05-21.06.2024
- _ Nongyuan International Yishucun / Art residency / Chengdu / 20.02-20.03.2024
- _ Residenza Poietica / Intermedia art residency / Fondazione Merz / Supported by Intesa San Paolo Torino / 03.05 – 03.06.2021
- _ L’Orizzonte negativo / Award / See the sea change international contest / OGS, National Institut of Oceanography / Trieste / 09.2020
- _ See Djerba International Media Art Residency / Supported by iPortunus Creative Europe Djerba / 08.2019
Education
- _ PhD / LARSH / DeVisu / UPHF / 2026
- _ Mastère in Architecture and Scenographies / ENSA Paris-Belleville / Paris / 2023–2024 / Thesis: Video mapping Installation for exhibition spaces
- _ Master in Photography and contemporary art / Université Paris 8, Vincennes Saint-Denis / 2017–2019 / Thesis: Video Mapping: A New Symbolic Form? and Tre stanze
- _ Training in Modulo Kinetic System Operations and Maintenance / C.F.T.P.S., Paris / 05.2019
- _ BA in Visual Arts – Photography / Université Paris 8, Vincennes Saint-Denis / 2016–2017
- _ Erasmus Exchange in Arts and Literature / Université Lumière Lyon 2 / Lyon / 2013–2014
- _ BA in Modern languages and cultures / Università degli Studi di Trieste / Trieste / IT / 2012–2015