About
Edson Pavoni (São Paulo, 1984)
is an artist and technologist who proposes sensitive imaginaries for
our shared ideas of connection.
His practice, which includes architectural-scale installations, algorithms and digital-based fabrications, AI generated images, poetry, photography, digital platforms and even satellite technology, aims to investigate human intimacy in its intersection with technology.
Through collaborative methods, Pavoni's works create interactive experiences that have the public's participation at its core. As is the case of the "Inumeráveis Memorial", a volunteer-based platform contributing to the humanization of the media coverage regarding the pandemic in Brazil, his works are able to engage thousands of people and have been featured in major newsletters and channels such as CNN, Al Jazeera, Estadão, Globo, El País, and more.
His work has also unfolded in educational courses and lectures, such as "Building memory through writing - the Inumeráveis Method", taught by the artist and the project volunteers and promoted by UNICAMP, in Brazil.
In recent years, Pavoni's production has been able to reach an estimate of 1 in every 34 Brazilians. He has shown at Biennials such as the 13th Mercosul Biennial in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the IX International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
His works have been exhibited in New York, Beijing, Singapore, Dubai, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, amongst others cities, and have been presented at institutions such as the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, Hungary; Inhotim Institute, Brazil; and at the Design and Fashion Museum of Lisbon, Portugal. His artworks have been commissioned by companies such as Google, Klabin, NuBank, and Accenture.
With over 20 years of experience helping creators to use new technologies for propositions in art, communication and architecture, Pavoni has been a part of creative teams that led projects commissioned by enterprises such as the 2016 Rio Olympics and the Inter American Development Bank (IDB).
Pavoni was recognized as one of the 50 most innovative Brazilian professionals by Proxxima Magazine in 2016 and has received two consecutive IF Design Awards in 2017 and 2018. He still contributes to selected and technologically innovative projects through the Spaces&Creatures studio, which he founded in 2010.
He lives and works in New York and São Paulo.
His practice, which includes architectural-scale installations, algorithms and digital-based fabrications, AI generated images, poetry, photography, digital platforms and even satellite technology, aims to investigate human intimacy in its intersection with technology.
Through collaborative methods, Pavoni's works create interactive experiences that have the public's participation at its core. As is the case of the "Inumeráveis Memorial", a volunteer-based platform contributing to the humanization of the media coverage regarding the pandemic in Brazil, his works are able to engage thousands of people and have been featured in major newsletters and channels such as CNN, Al Jazeera, Estadão, Globo, El País, and more.
His work has also unfolded in educational courses and lectures, such as "Building memory through writing - the Inumeráveis Method", taught by the artist and the project volunteers and promoted by UNICAMP, in Brazil.
In recent years, Pavoni's production has been able to reach an estimate of 1 in every 34 Brazilians. He has shown at Biennials such as the 13th Mercosul Biennial in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the IX International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
His works have been exhibited in New York, Beijing, Singapore, Dubai, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, amongst others cities, and have been presented at institutions such as the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, Hungary; Inhotim Institute, Brazil; and at the Design and Fashion Museum of Lisbon, Portugal. His artworks have been commissioned by companies such as Google, Klabin, NuBank, and Accenture.
With over 20 years of experience helping creators to use new technologies for propositions in art, communication and architecture, Pavoni has been a part of creative teams that led projects commissioned by enterprises such as the 2016 Rio Olympics and the Inter American Development Bank (IDB).
Pavoni was recognized as one of the 50 most innovative Brazilian professionals by Proxxima Magazine in 2016 and has received two consecutive IF Design Awards in 2017 and 2018. He still contributes to selected and technologically innovative projects through the Spaces&Creatures studio, which he founded in 2010.
He lives and works in New York and São Paulo.
CV
Individual Exhibitions
2023
What we cannot forget (O que não podemos esquecer), curated by Carollina Lauriano, Casa Cósmica, São Paulo, Brazil
2022
Sacred in Flux, together with Juliana Freire, Paã Architecture, São Paulo, Brazil
Landscapes of the Mind, in collaboration with Lyora Pisarro, New York, USA
Collective Exhibitions
2022
13th Mercosul Biennial Porto Alegre, Brazil
IX International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
NTU Global Digital Art Prize Singapore, Singapore
Maranha, GPA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
INOVA Klabin, São Paulo, Brazil
The time of things (O tempo das coisas), curated by Edmilson Nunes, Centro Cultural Correios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020
Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
2018
Baró Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
Coletivo Amor de Madre, stand at SP Arte, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
Como se Pronuncia Design em Português: Brasil hoje, Design and Fashion Museum of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Meca Festival, Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil
2016
Dubai Design District, Dubai, UAE
2015
The Love Project: Love Stories Sculpting Objects of Design, Baró Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
Dubai Design Days, Dubai, UAE
2014
A Place to Departure, Simultaneously at Galeria Coletivo Amor de Madre, São Paulo, Brazil; and Caochangdi Art District, Beijing, China.
Permanent Exhibition
2019
Over the Face of New Waters, Accenture, São Paulo, Brazil.
2017
The White Mirror, Nubank, São Paulo, Brazil.
Individual Exhibitions
2023
What we cannot forget (O que não podemos esquecer), curated by Carollina Lauriano, Casa Cósmica, São Paulo, Brazil
2022
Sacred in Flux, together with Juliana Freire, Paã Architecture, São Paulo, Brazil
Landscapes of the Mind, in collaboration with Lyora Pisarro, New York, USA
Collective Exhibitions
2022
13th Mercosul Biennial Porto Alegre, Brazil
IX International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
NTU Global Digital Art Prize Singapore, Singapore
Maranha, GPA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
INOVA Klabin, São Paulo, Brazil
The time of things (O tempo das coisas), curated by Edmilson Nunes, Centro Cultural Correios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020
Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
2018
Baró Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
Coletivo Amor de Madre, stand at SP Arte, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
Como se Pronuncia Design em Português: Brasil hoje, Design and Fashion Museum of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Meca Festival, Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil
2016
Dubai Design District, Dubai, UAE
2015
The Love Project: Love Stories Sculpting Objects of Design, Baró Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
Dubai Design Days, Dubai, UAE
2014
A Place to Departure, Simultaneously at Galeria Coletivo Amor de Madre, São Paulo, Brazil; and Caochangdi Art District, Beijing, China.
Permanent Exhibition
2019
Over the Face of New Waters, Accenture, São Paulo, Brazil.
2017
The White Mirror, Nubank, São Paulo, Brazil.
Awards
2022
Orbital Temple
Lumen Prize - Longlist Futures Award
NTU Global Digital Art Prize - Finalist
2021
Orbital Temple
CubeDesign Prize, promoted by INPE - Winner ArtSat Category
2018
Aura
Dia Awards - DIA Gold
The Love Project
Dia Awards - Dia Innovation Category
The Dancing Pavilion
IF Design Award - Gold Award
The Love Project
IF Design Award
The Dancing Pavilion
CODAwards
2022
Orbital Temple
Lumen Prize - Longlist Futures Award
NTU Global Digital Art Prize - Finalist
2021
Orbital Temple
CubeDesign Prize, promoted by INPE - Winner ArtSat Category
2018
Aura
Dia Awards - DIA Gold
The Love Project
Dia Awards - Dia Innovation Category
The Dancing Pavilion
IF Design Award - Gold Award
The Love Project
IF Design Award
The Dancing Pavilion
CODAwards
Watch
In Portuguese
Art in outer space Fork Podcast #57
Babu Santana "Dá o Papo" with artist Edson Pavoni on "Inumeráveis Memorial"
Behind each number, there is a story - GloboNews
Interview with Edson Pavoni, from "Inumeráveis Memorial" - El País TV
Art in Technology - Ep. 5 with Edson Pavoni - Canal Arte1
Art and Technology, great allies. An interview with artist Edson Pavoni - Casa Tegra
Can art heal us?
In Portuguese
Art in outer space Fork Podcast #57
Babu Santana "Dá o Papo" with artist Edson Pavoni on "Inumeráveis Memorial"
Behind each number, there is a story - GloboNews
Interview with Edson Pavoni, from "Inumeráveis Memorial" - El País TV
Art in Technology - Ep. 5 with Edson Pavoni - Canal Arte1
Art and Technology, great allies. An interview with artist Edson Pavoni - Casa Tegra
Can art heal us?
Know more
In Portuguese
Exhibition in São Paulo wants to keep alive the memory of the Covid-19 victims - Folha de São Paulo, 2023
Brazilian satellite to be launched by SpaceX will pay homage to the deceased - O Estado de São Paulo, 2022
Satellite at the Mercorsul Biennial has received over 2,7 thousand names to send to space - Zero Hora , 2022
Know the story behind the memorial that tells the stories of Covid-19 victims in Brazil - GQ Brasil, 2020
The lives behind the Covid's numbers: two projects bring stories of the pandemic - CNN Brasil, 2020
To not look out for memory is a horrible idea. Understand why we urgently need a memorial for Covid victims - DRAFT, 2022
Designers from São Paulo create an interactive artwork that connects their city to China - Folha de São Paulo, 2014
In English
Rio 2016 Olympics The Dancing Pavilion - ArchDaily, 2016
A Place to Departure - Linda Hollier, 2015
Learning from Dubai… - Damn Magazine, 2015
Love project by Guto Requena & D3 translates emotional data into 3D objects - designboom, 2015
Circle of Trust - Creative Applications, 2011
In Portuguese
Exhibition in São Paulo wants to keep alive the memory of the Covid-19 victims - Folha de São Paulo, 2023
Brazilian satellite to be launched by SpaceX will pay homage to the deceased - O Estado de São Paulo, 2022
Satellite at the Mercorsul Biennial has received over 2,7 thousand names to send to space - Zero Hora , 2022
Know the story behind the memorial that tells the stories of Covid-19 victims in Brazil - GQ Brasil, 2020
The lives behind the Covid's numbers: two projects bring stories of the pandemic - CNN Brasil, 2020
To not look out for memory is a horrible idea. Understand why we urgently need a memorial for Covid victims - DRAFT, 2022
Designers from São Paulo create an interactive artwork that connects their city to China - Folha de São Paulo, 2014
In English
Rio 2016 Olympics The Dancing Pavilion - ArchDaily, 2016
A Place to Departure - Linda Hollier, 2015
Learning from Dubai… - Damn Magazine, 2015
Love project by Guto Requena & D3 translates emotional data into 3D objects - designboom, 2015
Circle of Trust - Creative Applications, 2011
Texts
Curatorial text - by Carollina Lauriano, 2023
What we lived during the pandemic should still be in the space of the scream - Ana Claudia Quintana on the exhibition What we cannot forget, 2023
Lectures and courses
Building Memory Through Writing the Inumeráveis Method - Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil, 2022
Art and Technology to Create the Business of the Future - Epicentro
Art and Technology - TEDx Mauá