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AUGUSTO CALÇADA

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

Augusto Calçada is a Brazilian multimedia artist whose research focuses on hybrid and speculative projects in art, science, and technology. Using various media and platforms, his work moves between video, sound, performance, installation, digital technology, and bioart, exploring the intersection of different forms of expression. His projects address themes such as identity, society, social critique, memory, and the human connection with physical and digital spaces. With a strong emphasis on open-source collaboration, Augusto investigates the role of digital tools in art, particularly in creating experiences within phygital (physical + digital) environments.

 

His practice also extends to immersive installations where he integrates technology, space, and interaction to provoke critical reflections and reimagine established perspectives. His projects break with conventional logic, question social mechanisms, and explore innovative interfaces. They have been exhibited in over 25 countries, including the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, CultureHUB in New York, the Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF), Transmediale 2024 in Germany, the International Video Art Forum in Saudi Arabia, /fu:bar/ in Croatia, Saint-André des Arts in Paris, the Museum of Image and Sound in São Paulo, and The Wrong Biennale.

 

Augusto Calçada is co-curator of the ecoSYNTH Festival in Berlin and co-founder of Terrabytes Glitch Lab, a collective of independent artists and researchers dedicated to exploring the intersections of art, science, technology, and nature. Embracing the open-source spirit, the collective supports accessible and shareable innovation, amplifying a collaborative digital network and fostering connectivity within the creative community.

EDUCATION

2023 – Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization – MoMA New York

2011 – Social Communication – Radio and TV – Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco

2007 – Graphic Design – ETEC Centro Paula Souza

 

ADDICIONAL EDUCATION

2024 – Game Theory @ Stanford University (In progress)
2024 – Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth-Century Japan @ The University of Tokyo
2023 – Off the Clock: The Many Faces of Time @ University of São Paulo (USP)
2023 – The Sensitive Complexity: A Parallel Between Video Games and Art @ UNICAMP
2014 – Video Poetry Workshop with Rudá Andrade @ Casa das Rosas
2013 – Videomapping and VJ Workshop with Lina Lopes @ SESC Vila Mariana
2011 – Directing Studies @ International Academy of Cinema
2008 – Advanced Editing and Post-Production @ DRC Training

CO-FOUNDER 

            2015 – 2025   Ledome – Image and Sound Laboratory dedicated to audiovisual research and creation. Composed of filmmakers, artists and creators from various disciplines, it explores new aesthetics and narratives across different media and institutions.

            2024   Terrabytes Glitch Lab – A collective of independent artists and researchers exploring the intersections of art, science, technology, and nature. Embracing the open-source spirit, the collective supports accessible and shareable innovation, amplifying a collaborative digital network and fostering connectivity within the creative community.

PERFORMANCE

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​2024 PRI.MOR.DI.AI by Terrabytes Glitch Lab – Online gamified performance with multi-species and interactive art-science-technology experience open source @ ReFest by CultureHub & LaMaMa New York

 

2024 PRI.MOR.DI.AI by Terrabytes Glitch Lab (Augusto Calçada + Xristina Sarli) A/V performance for Kaugummi im Motherboard curated by Katya Quel Performed at Gr_und + Erratum Gallery - Berlin, Germany

 

2023 A Mushroom Odyssey – 8 hours of online and offline performances, interactive audiovisual installations, and interactive exhibition @ Mythcelium Festival 2023 by MycoHackers

INSTALLATION

​​             2024 Artificial Evolution Theory – Hybrid installation / Monitors, living organisms, wind tube, neon, sound in the ​​             ​​             ​​             ecoSYNTH, created especially for top transdisciplinary e.V. in Berlin as part of Transmediale

 

​​             2024 – Curated by Xristina Sarli and Matteo Campulla 2024 GENESIS+ – Interactive multimedia installation / Hacked ​​             ​​             ​​    microscope, monitors, sound @ 8th SCREEN Festival at the Cinemateca do MAM (Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro) – ​​               Curated by Daniel Diaz

 

​​             2024 “Selfie-destruction” site-specific – Curated by The Krank @ Paxos Island – Greece

 

​​             2024 World Wide Waste – @ METEMPSYCHOSIS | Berlin – Germany, curated by Xristina Sarli

 

​​             2013 Anátema – 12 hours of projection mapping on a building in downtown São Paulo – Brazil, curated by Giselle Beiguelman

ART RESIDENCIES

2025  A residency focused on digital media art, generative work, moving image, and sound. Built on three pillars: Development, Discourse, and Dissemination, fostering collaboration and exploration through research, ideation, and new digital platforms. Grant sponsored by Multiplica @ Rotondes - Explorations culturelles Luxembourg

2024 TTTlabs BioFeral.BeachCamp (BFBC): NewRepro-FlaOctomingopus (NR-FO) – Non-Human Bioart/Bodyart on the Beach (NH-BB) @ Island of Crete, Greece – September 15-25, 2024 

 

2024 Kaaysá Art Residency – 4 weeks in the city of Boiçucanga, on the northern coast of São Paulo, between the Atlantic Forest and the sea. During the residency, a site-specific project was created that combines ancient and new technologies to generate new impressions on Brazilian rituals, both past and present, establishing a connection with contemporary society

CURATORSHIP 

 

2024   ecoSYNTH: from fungiverse to metaverse @ Vorspiel 2024 / transmediale & CTM Festival(co-curated w/ Xristina Sarli & Matteo Campulla) | Berlin – Alemanha 

 

2020   Mulheres em CENA! Organização e curadoria de 5 encontros virtuais públicos sobre a representatividade das mulheres nas artes visuais para o Sesc São Paulo

EXHIBITIONS 

 

2024

Addis Ababa Video Art Festival | Ethiopia
Fashion Film Festival Chicago | USA
Saigon Experimental – ‘Me, Myself and I’ @ SET Social Arts & Social Club in Peckham | London – UK
METEMPSYCHOSIS Mycelium 🍄 Exhibition & Talks | Berlin – Germany
The Anthropocene Project @ Alphabet Art Centre - Cinema A5 | USA
Paxos Biennale – MANIFESTO OF MEMORY @ Paxos | Greece
8th ECRÃ Festival of Cinema and Experimental Arts @ Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
Marin County Fair International Film Festival | San Rafael, CA – USA
Re–Fest 2024 @ CULTUREHUB by SeoulArts & La MaMa | New York / Seoul
VideoClub @ The Living Gallery Brooklyn | New York – USA
CosmiX - Experimental Film Festival @ Cinéma Saint-André des Arts | Paris – France
VideoClub – 17th edition “Sur Sur Sur” @ CCC Centro De Cine Y Creación | Santiago – Chile
V Festival de Cine Latinoamericano en Lenguas Originarias | Peru
VideoClub – 17th edition “Sur Sur Sur” @ Silent Green | Berlin – Germany
ecoSYNTH: from fungiverse to metaverse | Berlin – Germany

2023

GEN:48 -> Runway Artificial Intelligence Competition | USA
Vertifilms - Vertical Films Festival | Tijuana – Mexico
Vídeo Substantivo Feminino - Pinacoteca Fórum das Artes | Brazil
TheWrong Biennale 2023 | Global
5th International Video Art Forum @ Association of Culture and Arts in Dammam | Saudi Arabia
/'fu:bar/ Glitch Art Festival 2023 | Zagreb – Croatia
Neum Underwater Film Festival | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Animated Expressions Expo | Normandy – France
Mythcelium Festival 2023 | Berlin – Germany
ROBOTSxMUSHROOMS curated by Myco Hackers and Ai Dada | Berlin – Germany
Audiovision Experimental Festival 2023 | Florianópolis – Brazil
Mostra Vídeo Substantivo Feminino @ Pinacoteca de São Bernardo do Campo | SBC – Brazil

2022

/’fu:bar/ Glitch Art Festival 2022 @ Multimedia Institute Net.Culture | Zagreb – Croatia 2021
46 CIMASUB International Underwater Film Cycle of Donostia | San Sebastián – Spain
VIII Festival de Cortos Psicoactivos Échele Cabeza | Bogotá – Colombia
Open Air Screenings at Varnava Square | Athens – Greece
4th International Video Art Forum @ Association of Culture and Arts in Dammam | Saudi Arabia
Videoarte Clube @ Villa Mandacaia | São Paulo – Brazil
8th Athens Digital Arts Festival ADAF – FutuRetro | Athens – Greece
Videoart.Ist Screening Program | Istanbul – Turkey
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù | Cefalù – Italy
One Earth Awards SEASON 07 | Bangalore – India

2021

The LETNetworks presents #AmLatino Film Festival | USA
9th International Videoart Festival of Camaguey | Camaguey – Cuba
Exposição Núcleo Videoarte, Galeria Janaína Torres | São Paulo – Brazil

 

2020

10th International Socio-Environmental Film Festival of Nova Friburgo | Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
Cine Tornado 2020 | Curitiba – Paraná – Brazil
Jaraguá do Sul Film Festival | Santa Catarina – Brazil
Flick Fair | Los Angeles – California, USA
Penedo Film Circuit, Velho Chico Showcase | Alagoas – Brazil

2019

Projeto Tropicália – Marginália III – Teatro Oficina | São Paulo – Brazil
Fundação Cultural BADESC | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina – Brazil
Mostra Cine Natal 2019 | Rio Grande do Norte – Brazil
Lift-Off Sessions | London – England

2016

(id)art_fest – Festival Internazionale di Video Arte a Belforte del Chienti | Itália

 

2015

CineMis - Museum of Image and Sound of São Paulo | São Paulo – Brazil

 

2014

FIVA – International Videoart Festival | Buenos Aires – Argentina
Cinemostra Pirata // Disruptive Pirate Gathering | São Paulo – Brazil
Exhibition Entrepanos, Ibirapuera Park | São Paulo – Brazil
Projeto Oxigênio, Buenos Aires Park | São Paulo – Brazil

 

2013

9th Virada Cultural Edition | São Paulo – Brazil
Galeria Lourdina Rabieh | São Paulo – Brazil
Magmart | Video Under Volcano | Salerno – Italy
TAL Award (Televisión América Latina) | Montevideo – Uruguay

FILMS AND TELEVISION

2024  Poesia em Trânsito (60') | 20 episodes of 3' videopoems for SescTV

2023  BEYOND MIRRORS | Short film generated with artificial intelligence for GEN:48

2023  Vamembolá (28') | Short film (experimental documentary)

2019  Lero Lero Agripínico | 10 episodes of 1' capsules for SescTV

2019  Rito do Amor Selvagem (43') | Medium-length film (experimental documentary)

2018  Hiato (5'34") | Experimental short film

2015  Noutras (9') | Experimental short film

2013  XII Estradas, Sons e Estórias na Terra do Rock Tupiniqum | DVD by Band Tomada

2012  Ofícios (60') | 20 episodes of videopoems for SescTV

OTHERS

2024  Bate-papo com o público sobre a instalação interativa GENESIS+ @ ECRÃ Festival | Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2024  Directors talk | Curated by Mag Villeneuve @ Cinéma Saint-André des Arts (Paris)

2022  Artists talk | Curated by Ejla Kovačević [HR] & Guests – Theme: "Anthropocene madness meets nostalgia"

2020  Bate-papo com realizadores @ Mostra Velho Chico de Cinema Ambiental

2019  Bate-papo com realizadores @ Projeto Tropicália - Teatro Oficina | São Paulo – Brazil

2014  Invited to form the evaluation committee for the final course project “Pata Amiga” from the Radio and Television course at Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco – SP

2014  Jury member for the Festival do Minuto of the 14th Communication, Audiovisual, and Design Week at Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco – SP

2014  Guest Speaker II Mostra Acadêmica da UNIPAC | São Lourenço – MG

2013  Post-production Director @ Exposição Futebol de Papel for the Museu do Futebol | São Paulo – Brazil

2012  Participant at the 22nd National ANPAP Meeting with the project Nú Ar | Belém - Pará

2012  Guest Speaker on "Trends in Creative Audiovisual" – Faculdades Rio Branco | São Paulo – Brazill

AWARDS

2024 – Best Experimental Video "Out of Fashion" – FENACIN National Independent Film Festival
2023 – Semi-finalist "Porto do Madero" – Neum Underwater Film Festival | Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022 – Semi-finalist "Metaverse" – Festival del Cinema di Cefalù | Cefalù – Italy
2020 – 1st – Best Experimental Film "Rite of Wild Love" – Jaraguá do Sul Film Festival | Santa Catarina – Brazil
2020 – Honorable Mention "Rite of Wild Love" – International Socio-environmental Film Festival of Nova Friburgo | Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
2014 – 1st – Best Film "Ballet of the Dead God" – (ID)_art_fest 2014 | Italy
2013 – Finalist – TV Series "Crafts" – TAL Award (Televisión América Latina) | Montevideo, Uruguay
2009 – 1st – Best Short Film "Our Time is Now" – 9th Festcom FIRB | Brazil

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