Flávio Malaguti

Flávio Malaguti is GlogauAIR resident
from January, 2025 to March, 2025

Flávio Malaguti is a Brazilian artist from Florianópolis exploring self-perception and LGBTQ+ identity through digital sculpture and clay modeling. Influenced by surrealism, futurism, and local folklore, his biomorphic works blur the line between reality and imagination.

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Flávio Malaguti is a Brazilian artist from Florianópolis, where he currently lives and works. His work explores themes of self-perception and identity, focusing on the LGBTQ+ experience. Specializing in digital sculpture, clay modeling, and photogrammetry, Malaguti draws inspiration from surrealism, futurism, spatialism, and anthropomorphism. The natural textures and folklore of his hometown island—its tales, myths, and characters—also shape his creations. Through surreal, biomorphic forms that merge the familiar with the alien, Flávio challenges perceptions of reality and invites reflection on the boundaries between the real and the imagined.

Flávio Malaguti

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GlogauAIR Project

During my residency at GlogauAIR, I will explore armor as both a physical and symbolic form through photogrammetry and 3D sculpting. Using my body in various poses as the foundation for digital sculptures, I aim to reimagine armor and surface as reflections of identity, strength, and vulnerability. By combining natural textures with surreal forms, I will examine the tension between concealment, revelation, and the construction of self.

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