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Artist Matheus Montanari

Matheus da Rocha Montanari

1996 - Caxias do Sul, Brazil

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Statement

My artistic practice begins by identifying networks and agents, and then intervening through poetic operations that establish new connections and agencies. Through these processes, I aim to rethink, subvert, defunctionalize, or place technology in a state of estrangement. My goal is to develop a new technological ontology through artistic practice—one that not only reflects on how technology affects art, but also proposes different ways for art to shape our conception of technology.

I advocate for an ecological and decolonial approach that crosses technological thinking, proposing a diverse cosmotechnical vision grounded in a poetics of care. My work seeks to challenge the hegemony of hyper-productivity and surveillance within technical thought, opening space for technology to inhabit other domains and affections within human and more-than-human relations.

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Mini-Bio

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Born in Caxias do Sul (RS), Brazil, in 1996, he graduated in Digital Technologies in 2018 from the University of Caxias do Sul. Between 2016 and 2017, he undertook an exchange program at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, where he began his work in art and technology. He holds a master’s degree (2020) and a doctorate (2024) in Visual Arts from the University of São Paulo, with a research internship at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. He was awarded the Imagination Fellowship by Leonardo / Arizona State University. He is a member of the Poéticas Digitais research group and the Multimedia Anthropology Lab at University College London. His work explores the intersection of art, science, and philosophy, with a focus on diverse cosmotechnics, decolonial ecology, and collaborative practices with traditional and Indigenous communities. He has exhibited in Brazil and internationally (Argentina, Portugal, Austria, China, and Italy), and received the web art prize at the 67th Contemporary Art Salon of Paraná.

Education:

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2021 - 2024  Ph.D. Visual Arts - Multimedia

Universidade de São Paulo - ECA . Brazil 

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2019 - 2020 Master Visual Arts - Multimedia

Universidade de São Paulo - ECA . Brazil 

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2015 - 2018 Bachelor Digital Technology

Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Brazil 

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2016 - 2017 Multimedia Art

Faculdade de Belas Artes Lisboa. Portugal

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