Jacopo Grilli is an urbanist and multidisciplinary artist based in Amsterdam. He explores contemporary spatial issues through a visual language, mediating, stimulating, and reflecting on design processes at the intersection of art and urbanism.

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With his practice, Jacopo contributes to exhibitions, design, and philosophical processes, alongside his roles as an independent urban designer, artist/performer, and teacher/collaborator at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. His work follows a specific visual research into the representation and expression of ideas, a bridge between fine art and urban thinking and design, made possible through research assignments, art residencies, and independent work as a visual artist and urbanist.

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His recent residencies include Sensitive City (2024), with ARCAM, exploring how the senses perceive the ever-changing urban environment through phenomenology, art, and design; and Landscapes/Soundscapes (2025), with AHK, a multidisciplinary project linking urbanism and music via textures and patterns.

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His practice continues to evolve through collaboration, critical inquiry, and site-specific research, developing imagination as a fuel for artistic exploration and urban phenomenology.