(born 1995 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a visual artist based in Weimar. In his work, he fundamentally questions the idea of progress as a solution to human misery in the world. But just before the abyss of endless crises, we ask ourselves whether we don't want to go back a bit. In the dizzying speed of the growth society, we often find ourselves entangled in uncertainty and fear, yet the attempt to resist remains. Mattos is moved by the coping mechanisms required to dwell in a world with uncanny prospects for the future, while ensuring a certain normality. For that, he makes use of video, performance, photography, graphics and a dash of irony and provocation. Regardless of the medium, one characteristic of his work always remains: A balance between minimalism and maximalism. Individual, simple elements are often repeated to the point of exhaustion, creating complex images full of textures.
2013
Architecture and Urbanism
Federal University of Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2015
BA (Hons) Architecture: Spaces and Objects
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. London, United Kingdom
2019
MFA Public Art and New Artistic Strategies. Class of Danica Dakić
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Weimar, Germany.
2025
Kunst des Erinnerns. Schloss Ohrdruf. Ohrdruf, Germany
Zeitbrücken - Brückenzeit. Haus zum Bunten Löwen. Erfurt, Germany
2024
artthuer 14. Erfurt, Germany (upcoming)
in circuit. Kunsthof Niederarnsdorf. Nobitz, Germany
Turbulenzen: Thüringer Kunst spiegelt ihre Zeit. KunstForum Hannah Höch Gotha. Gotha, Germany
Verschwinden: Was bleibt? Galerie Stockwerk. Weimar, Germany
The trouble of fitting in. footnote centre for image and text. Belgrade, Serbia.
2022
Unter den Nägeln. Thüringer Landtag. Erfurt, Germany
Lost in Translation. Bauhaus-Museum Weimar. Weimar, Germany
III Giennale. Zellkultur. Gießen, Germany
2021
Revolutionale 2021: Festival for Change. Leipzig, Germany
Encounter with the Sleeping Giant. Der Laden. Weimar, Germany
3 Verstärker Kunst-Film-Festival. GEH 8. Dresden, Germany
2020
Miniments. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Weimar, Germany
and awards