Mathias Gramoso
Mathias Gramoso (b.1990, Paris, France) explores the interplay between natural elements and human emotion in a time when technology continually reshapes our perception of reality. Through the use of advanced algorithms and digital processes, he reinterprets historical narratives, transforming them into immersive visual and sonic experiences. His practice often blurs the boundaries between organic phenomena and machine intelligence, suggesting that the fusion of nature and technology can open new emotional dimensions and perspectives on shared consciousness. Recent group exhibitions include Poetics of Encryption at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen; and Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague (2024/2025); Rewilding the Museum at ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen (2022); and Noor Riyadh (2024). In March 2025, he was awarded by the Portuguese Institute Camões for his contribution as a young artist in the contemporary world. Gramoso lives and works in Berlin and Porto.
Mathias Gramoso's work Perpetual Echo (2024) is presented in the festival’s exhibition Model Collapse at Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz.
Just as Narcissus became obsessed with his reflection, many people today become fixated on their digital personas, seeking validation and approval. In this work, Gramoso explores the modern-day Narcissus complex through a 24-hour performance. Facing his own portrait and virtual self-reflected in his phone screen, Gramoso ‘lives through’ the psychological impact of these digital mirrors. The work examines how technology shapes self-identity and the ways in which it can distort reality.
