Anaisa Franco, 1981, Brazil. Lives and works as an artist in Brazil and Europe. In 2007-2008 she awarded a scholarship from MECAD-ESDI in Barcelona to develop the project CONNECTED MEMORIES on the Proyecto Expansion Digital from October until January 2007, where she is also participating in lectures, conferences and Books.
In 2006 - 2007 she awarded an Alban scholarship to do a master of Digital Art and Technology, MA at I-DAT, Institute of Digital Art and Technology at University of Plymouth, UK. In 2007 she participate with her project “CONTROLLED DREAM MACHINE” at the workshop and exhibition Interactivos? at Media Lab Madrid.
In 2004, she undergraduates in Visual Arts at FAAP, Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, Sao Paulo, Brazil, awarding First prize at 34º Anual de arte FAAP, receiving one-year scholarship.
She participates from 2002 until nowadays in Festivals and exhibitions around the world, such as l'Estruch gallery, Barcelona (2008); Media Lab Madrid (2007). Plymouth Art Centre, UK (2007). FILE, Brazil (2004), 19th edition of MIX in 3LD Art & Technology Center, New York. Media Art Festival, Friesland. Art Concept Festival, Russia. Ways of looking Places and Landscapes, Fundacion Telefonica, Peru. 15° Vídeo Brasil. Mostra do Audio Visual Paulista. Festival de Vídeo Macadamia, Argentina. Among many others. Mainly interests are interconnecting physical sculptures into animations, virtual environments and sensitive spaces using human body parts, analyzing their behaviors through the research of psychology, dreams and philosophy. Usually works with animation 2D and 3D, robotic, electronics, multimedia, virtual reality, illustration and video.
Education
2006 - Mater in Digital Art and Tecnology at University of Plymouth, UK. Alban scholarship.
2004 - Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado- FAAP- Visual Arts. São Paulo, Brazil.
Shows
2008- Exhibition of “Connected Memories” at l'Estruch gallery. Sala d'Exposicions NAU SUD. Barcelona, Spain. From 4th until 27th of April 2008.
2008- Netmage Festival Bologna, Italy. From 24th until 28th January 2008.
2007- 9th Annual Backup_festival from 18th until 21st October 2007 in Weimar, Germany.
2007- CologneOFF Film Festival and NewMediaFest 2007 Cologne OFF III. Toon! Toon! art cartoons and animated narratives. November 2007. Cologne, German.
2007-Media Lab Madrid, Interactivos?, from 25th may until 30th june, 2007, project “Controlled Dream Machine”.
2007- Plymouth Art Centre, UK, 19th of January until 18th of March 2007. Project “Hack-Able Curator” as part os SLOW exhibition.
2006-19th Edition of MIX NYC, nov 8-13, 3LD Art & Technology Center, New York.
2006- Art Concept Festival, august 24-27, Saint Petesburgh, Rússia.
2006- Media Art Festival sep-13 to oct-1 in Friesland.
2006- Ways of looking Places and Landscapes, Fundacion Telefonica. Peru, Lima.
2005- 15° Vídeo Brasil, Sesc Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
2005- Mostra do Audio Visual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.
2005- 1° Festival de Vídeo Macadamia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004- FILE (International Festival of electronic language). www.file.org.br, São Paulo, Brazil.
2004- SRV 2004- Participation at Symposium on Virtual Reality at Senac University, São Paulo, Brazil.
2003- 35º Anual de arte FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.
2002- 34º Anual de arte FAAP. Prize 1° place. One year scholarship at FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Awards/grants
2007- Scholarship from Mecad, Barcelona to develop the project CONNECTED MEMORIES on the Proyecto Expansion Digital from october 2007 until january 2008.
2006- Alban Scholarship to MA Master at University of Plymouth.
2005- Received award “honorable mention” of the project of research “Spiderrrbot” at 6° Prêmio Sergio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia in São Paulo, Brazil.
2002- 34º Anual de arte FAAP. Prize 1° place. One year scholarship at FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.