TRIBE | New Media Artist
Edson Pavoni (São Paulo, 1984) is an artist and technologist exploring technology and human transcendence. His work proposes sensitive imaginaries of connection, between bodies, machines, and the sacred, through the language of kinetic sculpture and live performance.
With a focus on the poetics of technology, Pavoni creates artworks where mechanical systems breathe, respond, and move in dialogue with human presence. His practice spans from real-time biometric installations to responsive environments, transforming data into choreography and machines into performers. By crafting interactive experiences that unfold in physical space, his work reclaims technology not as a tool of spectacle, but as a medium for presence, intimacy, and shared transformation.
Working across architectural-scale installations, generative algorithms, digital fabrications, and participatory platforms, Pavoni’s art often invites audiences into immersive rituals. One such work, Inumeráveis Memorial, became a national site of mourning in Brazil, reaching one in every four Brazilians during the pandemic through collaborative storytelling. The project was featured widely, from CNN and Al Jazeera to El País and Globo.
In 2026, Pavoni led the launch of Orbital Temple, the first artistic satellite from the Global South, a poetic gesture connecting earth, memory, and cosmic space. The project reflects his ongoing interest in how technology, when stripped of its utilitarian shell, can become a vessel for meaning and myth.
His installations have been shown at the Mercosul and Tashkent Biennials, and exhibited in cities including New York, Beijing, Dubai, Lisbon, and Rio de Janeiro. His works have appeared at institutions such as the Ludwig Museum (Budapest), Inhotim (Brazil), and the Design and Fashion Museum (Lisbon), and have been commissioned by the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Pavoni’s projects have received international recognition, including the Lumen Prize (Futures Award, Longlist), the NTU Global Digital Art Prize (Finalist), the CubeDesign Prize (Winner, ArtSat Category), and multiple iF Design and DIA Awards.
He lives and works in New York.