Where are you from ? (country, influences, backgroundŠ)
My father¹s parents are some of the most fanatic calvinists in the world :
they have no TV, computer or radio and they pray 6 times a day. They are
farmers and lead a modest life of protestant principles. Hard workers with
no idea of what¹s going on in the world, used to the cold and flat landscape
of the Netherlands.
My great grandfather, humberto castello branco, was president/dictator in
Brazil in the 60¹s, so my mother¹s side of the family is very spoiled and
upperclass, living in beautiful Ipanema.

How did you meet M Manetas ?
I voted on iamgonnacopy.com. Meeting Manetas was no coincidence. All these
neensters meeting each other is a sign of something enormously important
happening in the near future, something very big and very important, and
unknown, therefore exciting.

What is your philosophy and your influences in this field ?
I believe in condensed reality: my work should present concentration and
clarity. 

Do you think that humor can be a pedagogic way to better understand abstract
concepts ?
No. 

Do you play videogames and which ones ?
No, most are too difficult. Sometimes I play fighting games like Tekken.

What the meaning for you to create for internet ? what do you expect from
flash animations ?
The internet is the most important stage for art so far. There is no better
way for an artist to present his work than on the web.
In a museum, there is always a distance between the viewer and the work, and
there are a lot of tourists standing around taking pictures of themselves in
front of a painting.
The street is a nice place for some projects, but very limited in time and
very local. Streets are also quite saturated and hectic.
The internet is the most intimate stage. You view from your bedroom in your
pyjamas on your own laptop that is fully customized with personal icons and
a nice desktop pattern. It is a very personal environment in which the user
invites the artwork from any place in the world to his own sacred screen.
It¹s very far and very close.

What do you like in network performances (as the one you did for the eo ?)
You don¹t know what you¹re going to get.

What are your projects for the future ?
Visiting Paris

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