The project Existência Numérica (Numerical Existence) was selected in the 2017 Oi Cultural Sponsorships Incentives Program and was part of the programming of our space starting in September 2018, the month that began with the tragedy that devastated the Museu Nacional, one of Brazil’s greatest historical and cultural heritages. This coincidence can be considered an apt moment for reflecting on the importance of the generation, preservation and spread of knowledge.

Oi Futuro is a cultural center and also a museum – the Museu das Telecomunicações has the largest telecommunication srelated collection in the country – and ever since its creation has been investing in research, encouragement and presentation of works concerning the arts, science and technology. From its opening, in 2005, until today, we have been promoting the convergence between different areas of knowledge and the current multiplicity of artistic expressions.

‘Existência Numérica was curated by Doris Kosminsky, a researcher and professor of the Universidade Federal of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and was the result of intense investigations into the complexity of data visualization and its applications in the world of the visual arts. In this group show, artists from Brazil and abroad showed works in which they used numbers and statistics to develop creative systems, measuring realities such as the use of bicycles in large cities, the migratory flows in Rio de Janeiro, and investment in science and technology in Brazil.

The show ran from September 17th to November 18th and attracted thousands of visitors, who were invariably impacted not only by the plasticity of the works, but also by the surprising ease with which they read information and numerals. Now, a record of this excellent project is featured in this new volume of the Coleção Arte & Tecnologia.

With the holding of the exhibition Existência Numérica, and with its unfolding in this book, the Oi Futuro cultural center seeks to respond, in a singular way, to the challenge of meeting the demands of contemporary art, of society and of the citizens.

The expansion of scientific popularization in Brazil is strategically desirable and information design presents itself as an important tool, despite the lack of academic studies in their relationship. In this article we address an information visualization method for science popularization that has been proposed in the classroom of the course of Visual Communication Design, over the last four years, with the support of scientists from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The work of the students consisted in animated infographics of approximately one minute about complex scientific subjects, designed with scientists advices. The results show positive evidences of this method, suggesting its significance into professional practice.

Paper published on Re-new Conference Proceedings, presented in Copenhague, Denmark in 2013.

Abstract: The interactivity adds a new sensory level in art. The implementation of artificial sensory systems can enhance what was discussed earlier as a human nature, indeterminacy. In this paper, we will discuss how the indeterminacy inherent in each one of the constituent elements of aesthetic experience is an essential factor in the development of the poetics of interactive art. To this end, the thoughts of Henri Bergson on the indeterminacy of the body are related to the machine’s margin of indeterminacy discussed by Gilbert Simondon. This discussion is related to a theoretical and practical research which also includes artistic production. Therefore, the reflection influences the conceptualization of Em3 interactive installation that will help in understanding the ideas developed throughout the text. Finally, the indeterminacy of artist, artwork and observer will delineate individually and collectively the concept of ‘Corporeal Interval’.