April 8, 2008

new days

It seems like such a long time ago that I was reading Oliviero Toscani's book, that it feels almost surreal to be nominated by the Academy for a scholarship at Fabrica (the Benetton research center on communication). Today, after a crazy weekend racing to put together a portfolio, I have officially submitted my application to their recruiters from Italy.

Fabrica (Factory) is a space where people from around the globe come together to collaborate on different projects (design, photography, writing, to film, music etc.) Although it can not be strictly categorized as an Art school there is no doubt of the creative instruction that I would get. Their most famous output is COLORS magazine. Every issue of the magazine focuses on one theme that is covered Internationally, from a "multi-colored" perspective. In this sense I feel like I could contribute, given my background, and I could really develop research and analytical, as well as art direction-design, skills.






Now, it's time to wait. Their screening process is tough, and I won't keep my hopes up. I am just happy that someone thought of me for this exciting opportunity... Did I mention that is fully paid? In Italy?...