Laura Tripaldi is a transdisciplinary researcher at the interface of science, technology, and speculative thinking. Her research focuses on materiality, exploring its cultural implications and technological futures.
She holds a PhD in Materials Science and Nanotechnology from the University of Milan-Bicocca. She has taught courses, seminars, and workshops in several cultural and academic institutions, including the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, Medialab Matadero Madrid, the University of Roma Tre, the Institute for Postnatural Studies, and the New Center for Research and Practice.
Her writing was featured in numerous publications, books, and exhibition catalogs. Her book Parallel Minds (Urbanomic, 2022) was translated into multiple languages and presented at festivals and conferences worldwide.
Select Publications
Laura Tripaldi, Parallel Minds. Discovering the Intelligence of Materials, Urbanomic, Falmouth, 2022.
- Laura Tripaldi, Colloidal Ontologies. In Janez Janša, Nora O’ Murchú (editors), A Short Incomplete History of Technologies that Scale. Aksioma and Transmediale, Ljubljana, 2023
Education
PhD, Materials Science and Nanotechnology
University of Milan-BicoccaMSc, Chemical Sciences
University of MilanBSc, Chemistry
University of Milan
Research Interests
Speculative technology
Non-human intelligences
New materialisms