This special edition of the MOLAA Zoom Project series focuses on the PST Art and Science Exhibition: Arteônica* Art, Science, and Technology in Latin America today. In each chapter, in a conversation between the most remarkable artists from Latin America and Latinxs in the US, and our MOLAA Chief Curator Gabriela Urtiaga, we place the focus on a series or specific artwork that requires a close inspection and deliberate process of contemplation, and exploration; delving into the ideas surrounding the creation of the works, their sources of research and inspiration, to immerse ourselves in the world of the artists. This special edition of the MOLAA Zoom Project series focuses on the PST Art and Science Exhibition: Arteônica* Art, Science, and Technology in Latin America today.
About the artist: Rejane Cantoni is a Brazilian artist. Her works include large-scale installations that offer visceral mediations on how humans perceive and communicate within the time-spaces they inhabit. She has exhibited in numerous art institutions worldwide, including Ars Electronica (Linz, Berlin, Mexico City), The Creators Project (New York, São Paulo), Glow and STRP festivals (Eindhoven), Espacio Fundación Telefônica (Buenos Aires), Copenhagen Contemporary Art Festival (Copenhagen), FILE International Festival of Electronic Language (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre), Zebrastraat (Ghent), Mois Multi (Québec), thingworld. International Triennial of New Media Art 2014 (Beijing), Ruhrtriennale 2014 (Duisberg), Asia Culture Center/ACC (Gwangju), Wonderspaces (San Diego and Scottsdale), Wavelength (Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing). She is a Board member of the Interplanetary Initiative at Arizona State University. She holds two Post-Ph.D's in Arts from the University of São Paulo, a Ph.D and Masters in Communications and Semiotics from the Catholic University of São Paulo, and a Masters from the Program of Études Supérieures des Systèmes 'Information at Geneva University. Before becoming a full-time artist, she was Assistant Dean and Professor at the Mathematics, Physics, and Technology Center at Catholic University of São Paulo.
