Flavia Mazzanti is an Italian-Brazilian Vienna based artist, architect and entrepreneur in the field of virtual reality and digital media. Her work explores artistic-philosophical concepts on post-anthropocentrism, new materialism, body and identity with the interest in providing alternative perspectives on ourselves and our environment.
She graduated with distinction at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, receiving the Gustav Peichl Award for architectural drawing and the Würdigungspreis for artistic work. Her work has been screened and awarded at multiple national and international festivals, among others the Ars Electronica Festival, DA Z - Digital Arts Festival Zurich, Parallel Vienna, ADAF.
Flavia is also the co-founder of Immerea OG – an interactive media company focusing on the development of VR games and virtual installations – co-organizer of XRVienna, and active as lecturer at national and international universities, symposiums and festivals. Flavia is listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list of 2023.