Alicja Milesi
Female Polish-Italian transmedia artist and researcher based in Basel, Switzerland. Born 1991 in Łódź, Poland.
Graduate of the Set and Costume Design program at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. Studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon (Erasmus, 2014), and participated in the MA program in Design, Spaces & Communication at HEAD – Genève (2016–2018). Artist-in-residence at UNAM and INBAL in Mexico City (2014–2015), and at INSTINC Space in Singapore (2024).



I focus on the critical examination of information infrastructures, natural and synthetic systems, as both - tools and subjects of perception. Creating at the crossroads of traditional arts, psychology and technology, I explore how algorithms shape attention, belief systems, and notions of value - particularly within platforms governed by data-driven logic and personalization. Drawing from visual communication, cultural archetypes, and symbolic systems, I investigate the behavioral and ideological codes embedded in commercial technologies. I approach digital tools not only as means of production, but also as natural material to be deconstructed - dissecting human perception and experience, user interface logic, pattern recognition, and the language of control that governs algorithmic space.



My work often recontextualizes design methodologies within an artistic research framework rooted in human experience. This approach allows me to intervene in the language of technology - challenging the assumed neutrality of optimization and surfacing the emotional and ethical consequences of digital standardization. At its core, my practice sits at the intersection of spirituality, unfathomable natural information systems, and critical inquiry. It reflects on the architectures of perception embedded in our devices and networks, and invites viewers to reconsider their agency within increasingly automated information patterns.

EXHIBITIONS

INSTINC SPACE, Singapore.

espace hipomene, Geneva.

radio unam, mexico city.

INBA CAMPUS, MEXICO CITY.

ASP, LODZ POLAND.


ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, awarded and sponsored by Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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INBAL, National Institute of Fine Arts, , awarded and sponsored by Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

INSTINC Space Singapore

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SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS

HEAD – Genève, Haute école d'art et de design
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ULISBOA - Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa

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COLLABORATIONS

Ewa Braun, Set Design Workshop.

PWSFTViT Lodz Film School, Set & Costume Design

New Theatre Lodz, Set Design

Grant Theatre Lodz, Production Design

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CONSULTING

Accenture Interactive Song

YDreams Robotics

Leo Burnett

AlphaQ Digital


Links:

LinkedIn
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FilmPolski