Eduardo Montelli develops projects across multiple media, exploring themes such as identity construction, self-narration, and the dynamics of social recognition. Initially producing sculptures, installations, and photography, the artist has recently shifted his focus to video performances and internet-based works.
In Plasticidade Redutiva, a piece commissioned for the 14th Mercosul Biennial, multiple screens display looping animations, recalling the dynamics of content in the digital environment. The work highlights the defining characteristics of GIFs. Through sequentially displayed photographs, these animations create an illusion of movement—similar to cinema but achieved through a reduction in informational units (the number of bits per pixel). This process reveals the gaps between each frame, emphasizing the illusion of motion and invoking the aesthetic of error (glitch, in digital language) in image creation.
Anelise De Carli
Eduardo Montelli (Brazil, 1989) is a multimedia artist. In his artistic and theoretical research, he investigates the influence of documentation, narratives, and other "self-inscription" on how subjects live and are socially recognized. PhD in Visual Languages from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Since 2009, he has participated in exhibitions and other art activities, including the Tomie Ohtake Institute, the Iberê Camargo Foundation, and the Sesc_Videobrasil Biennial. He lives in Uberlândia, Brazil.
