About

Marco Noris (Bergamo, Italy) is a visual artist based in Barcelona.

His work explores ruin, historical memory, territory, and landscape, using walking as a research tool. He has exhibited in Spain and abroad, and participated in collective projects and residencies. He was one of the promoters and founders of La Escocesa as a creative factory in Barcelona. He currently has his studio at Piramidón, a contemporary art center in Barcelona.

Since 2024, his work has been part of the National Collection of Contemporary Art of Catalonia.

Bio & artistic path

Marco Noris. Photo by Michele Morea

Contact

Notes on the now

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This site

This website is built on a simple architecture that prioritizes autonomy and long-term preservation. Rather than relying on commercial services such as WordPress or Wix, the pages are automatically generated from text files stored on my own computer and published from an environment I manage directly. This allows me to retain ownership and control over my content, without depending on third parties or closed formats, and avoids having to start from scratch each time I change tools or platforms.

This choice aligns with the file over app philosophy: applications are ephemeral, while files —readable, portable, and under your control— can endure over time. For me, it is a way of caring for materials —texts, images, notes— and ensuring they remain accessible in the long term, without lock-ins or platform-imposed dependencies.

From a technical standpoint, Libellus¹ is automatically generated with Jekyll and deployed on Netlify from a GitHub repository. In parallel, a complete local copy of the site is maintained on my computer, making it possible to move the static version to other servers if needed.

The website’s color palette is based on Flexoki by Steph Ango, and the design adopts principles of functional minimalism inspired by his own web work. From the Kepano ecosystem, the Image Grid developed for Obsidian has been integrated (as always, thanks, Steph). Finally, a Ruby plugin, developed ex novo, rewrites Obsidian’s wikilinks and custom syntax to ensure semantic and structural compatibility between Jekyll, the Obsidian vault, and the web publication at lab.marconoris.com via Obsidian Publish.