The National Library Foundation, in partnership with VFXRio, holds a monthly series of meetings. algorithmic fabulations, a space for reflection on the impacts of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies on the arts, culture, and language.

Aimed at a broad and interdisciplinary audience, the series promotes dialogue between specialists, researchers, artists, philosophers, technologists, and other cultural agents, encouraging critical thinking about the possible futures of technology.

With mediation by Matteo Moriconi (Brazilian Association of Visual Technology – VFXRio / Visgraf Laboratory – IMPA), the meetings feature prominent guests from the national and international scene. The conversations are broadcast live, with free access to the public, reinforcing the role of the National Library as a center of thought and cultural dissemination in Brazil.

Theme: Taming the Wild Horses of AI: Music, Emotion, and the Creative Process
Date: October 23, 2025, at 11:00 AM (Brasilia Time)
Resumo: The integration of artificial intelligence into creative processes in music and audiovisual arts, the special guest is... João Paulo Mendonça | Compositor e Maestro, conhecido por seu trabalho na TV Globo, in film and theater, in addition to his experiments in electronic music e trilhas sonorasIt will address the transformations in musical composition and performance in the age of generative systems, reflecting on how AI can expand, and at the same time challenge, the limits of artistic creation.

See here:
https://vimeo.com/1116309325

Theme: Creative Processes, Democratization, and Language in the Age of AI
Date: September 5, 2025, at 3:30 PM (Brasilia Time)
Resumo: The special guest is discussing the impacts of artificial intelligence on artistic creation, languages, and modes of cultural production. Liana Brazil | Partner – Founder and Creative Director of SuperUberThis will address the changes in artistic authorship and co-authorship in the era of generative systems. The discussion will be moderated by... Matteo Moriconi, coordinator of the series and Director of Brazilian Association of Visual Technology (VFXRio) and Researcher of Visgraf Laboratory – Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA).

Liana Brazil: Liana, Creative Director of SuperUber, is a co-founder of SuperUber (2002), where she serves as creative director and curator. She has curated festivals such as the World Biennial of Creativity and the Rio2C Festival. At SuperUber, she creates experiences ranging from individual installations to museums and festivals, and exhibits her work around the world in venues and events such as the UN, the Frost Science Museum and the SXSW Festival (USA), the London Design Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum (England). In Brazil, she has participated in projects such as the Museum of Tomorrow, the Museum of the Portuguese Language, and the Closing Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She recently participated in the creation of the Rio Holocaust Memorial and the set design for the "Nós, A Gente" tour by the Gil Family. Liana has published articles and a book on new media and holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from UFRJ, with a master's degree in Interactive Media from NY University.

Watch the recording here:
https://vimeo.com/1113045135

Algorithmic Fabulations: Artificial Art – creative and original use of AI in audiovisual media.
Data: August 25, 2025, at 3:30 PM (Brasilia Time)

Resumo: The roundtable discussion addresses the creative and authorial use of artificial intelligence in audiovisual media, exploring how these technologies are transforming artistic processes, narratives, and immersive experiences. Featuring Nelson Porto, visual artist and Virtual Reality specialist, moderated by Matteo Moriconi, director of the Brazilian Association of Visual Technology (VFXRio) and researcher at the Visgraf Laboratory – Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA).

Nelson Porto: Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1978, he is a visual artist who uses photography and technology as creative bases to explore new narratives and interactions with reality. A specialist in Virtual Reality, he participated in the documentary... Awavena (Emmy, 2020) e co-criou a EXHIBITION XR Tinta & Fogo Regarding the rock paintings of Serra da Capivara, winner of the Best VR awards at the Laval Virtual and Cinequest (France) festivals. Since 2019, he has dedicated himself to the use of Generative AI for audiovisual media, developing customized workflows and participating in film and visual mapping productions. His work has been exhibited at SP Arte 2021 (Bianca Boeckel Gallery) and Brisa Gallery (Lisbon, 2022). He has extensive experience as a teacher and speaker at events such as Rio2C, POW Festival, Rio Innovation Week, and for institutions such as Sebrae, Tátil agency, the Audiovisual Industry Union of Paraná, ECO-UFRJ, MIS-RJ, and the Curta Cinema Festival. Since May 2024, he has been the AI editor for the channel. Meiowhere he develops AI processes for image and video, writes articles on the subject, and teaches AI courses on the channel.

Watch the recording here:
https://vimeo.com/1100280574

Algorithmic Fabulations: Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Arts, Culture, and Science
Data: July 9, 2025

Resumo: The National Library Foundation and VFXRio held the event “Algorithmic Fabulations: Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Arts, Culture and Science” — a space for philosophical reflection on the convergences and new paths opened by artificial intelligence. The event took place on July 9th, in digital format, with live streaming on the FBN's YouTube channel. The president of the National Library, Marco Lucchesi, welcomed guests Luiz Velho and Matteo Moriconi for a debate on the impacts and possibilities of AI.

Luiz Velho: Senior PQ Researcher at CNPq, Full Professor at IMPA, and Lead Scientist at the VISGRAF Laboratory. His academic background includes: Systems Analysis from PUC-Rio, BE in Industrial Design from ESDI – UERJ, MS in Computer Graphics from MIT/Media Lab, and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto. He created the first computer-animated film in Latin America. He was a visiting artist at the National Film Board of Canada, a systems developer at Fantastic Animation Machine in New York, a principal engineer at Rede Globo, and a visiting professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU. He was also a visiting researcher at HP Laboratories and Microsoft Research China.

The meetings are moderated by Matteo Moriconi. Matteo is a technologist and director, co-founder of VFXRio, a festival affiliated with ACM Siggraph dedicated to fostering discussions about the ecosystem of transformative emerging visual technologies with socioeconomic relevance in Brazil. A graduate in Chemistry from PUC-Rio, Matteo founded the Virtual Museum of Brazilian Art in 1997, a pioneering project that used the web for creative initiatives, working in conjunction with various Latin American artists in the creation of virtual works. Matteo has over 20 years of experience in developing creative projects, including years of training in the technology groups of The Walt Disney Company and Discovery Channel Europe.