Artistic Encounters: Albert Moya
Surrounded and influenced by art and cinematics from an early age, Albert Moya is an artist and filmmaker creating some of the most influential audiovisuals in design and fashion.
"Each film comes from a specific feeling and aims to engage with others who can relate to that particular state or emotion."
Who is Albert Moya?
Artist. Filmmaker.
Born in Spain, surrounded and influenced by art and cinematics from an early age, Albert Moya is a filmmaker creating some of the most influential audiovisuals in design and fashion. From his new residence in Florence curated by FRAMA, he envisions a place for artistic encounters where imagination, expressiveness, and mindfulness are free-flowing.
How and when did you begin working with film?
After finishing a year of film studies in NY, my thesis film got me a commission to work on a short-form documentary.
How can you describe your work?
Each film comes from a specific feeling and aims to engage with others who can relate to that particular state or emotion.
What inspires you?
Presence. Consciousness.
Why is self-expression so essential for an artist?
Every artist needs their own narrative to build their world.
Tell us about Florence and why choosing that location to spend some years of your life?
I visited a friend who moved up in the hills, and the area felt like home instantly. I spent a week alone at the house while my friend was traveling, and while I was writing down a script, it felt like the right place to work on my feature film, a project that requires solitude time.
Can you introduce us to the building, and how do you envision the spaces being used?
It is an old villa from 1200. Back then, the entire building belonged to one family; today, it’s divided into different living areas. I am staying in a one-bedroom loft upstairs, facing a quiet location overlooking a small forest of pine trees. It is easy to convert the main living room into anything you want it to be. It works as a studio where collaborators and artists coexist, meet, and can work on different projects, together or alone. It is a place to slow down and make something or nothing.
What is your relationship with FRAMA?
I teamed up with FRAMA to create a studio, a space acting as a school where artists can meet students. A place where everyone can learn something new, absorb knowledge, and exchange ideas. With FRAMA, we curated a home through a series of interior pieces and home objects that encourage mindful living, working, studying, and reflecting.
What does the artistic collaboration with FRAMA mean to you? And how will you approach it?
The unique space and its heritage connect with FRAMA's design ethos seamlessly. There is a natural interaction between the interior architecture, FRAMA's universe, and each selected piece. It is a harmonious, unified and balanced approach.
