b. 1996, Brazil
Gabriel Massan (b.1996 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Berlin-based mixed-format digital artist. Combining storytelling and world-building techniques, Massan creates and narrates situations of inequality simulated by the life performances of his digital sculptures in a virtual environment. The former video artist has an interest in investigating the notions of strangeness and ignorance in the imaginary of the Third World concept. His work includes 3D animation, digital sculpting and painting, single-player games, virtual and augmented reality.
Gabriel was a 2019 resident at ETOPIA - Center for Art & Technology, invited artist of the 2020 "IMS Convida" program at Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS), selected for the Circa "Class Of 2021" program in partnership with Dazed, a 2022 commissioned artist by the "Artist World" series at Serpentine Galleries and a contributor of the "Rotten TV" online research platform supported by The British Council Digital Collaboration Fund.