Based in Rio de Janeiro, Carol Santana is a visual artist focused in Digital Content Creation, Video Mapping, and VJing. With a career that spans prestigious events globally, she has graced the screens at iconic Music and art festivals and had her work showcased in major cities including Berlin, London, Riyadh, Cluj-Napoca, Lisbon, Bucharest, Barcelona, Montreal, Bogotá, and Buenos Aires.
Carol's unique journey from Environmental Engineering to Communications and a Master’s in Entertainment Design from the European Institute of Design enriches her artistry. Her work draws inspiration from nature and the diverse cultural intersections, with strong influences from urban art and ancestral culture. She masterfully connects the analogic and digital worlds, intertwining her illustrations, paintings, photographs, and immersive videomapping techniques.
In August 2024, Carol (together with Apart visual crew) was responsible for the visual experience at Galaxy Stage in Romania, where world-renowned artists such as Carl Cox, Solomon, and Black Coffee played.
In August 2024, Carol (together with Apart visual crew) was responsible for the visual experience at Galaxy Stage in Romania, where world-renowned artists such as Carl Cox, Solomon, and Black Coffee played.
In 2023, she was one of the responsible for the projections of the Noz Stock Festival (England), where big names such as The Wailers, Fat Freddy's Drop and Grandmaster Flash performed. The artist has also operated the screens for artists such as Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia and Jorge Benjor and also developed content for Anitta.
In 2022, Carol participated in the ARTLAB (Argentina) x AMPLIFY D.A.I artistic residency, supported by the British Council, where she developed the collaborative audiovisual piece “Portal del Sur.” This work was showcased at the esteemed MUTEK festival in both Montreal and Argentina, along with exhibitions at Oi Futuro, one of Rio de Janeiro's leading cultural spaces.
Deeply connected with indigenous cultures, Carol infuses her works with the strength and vitality of original traditions, garnering recognition at festivals and exhibitions such as the Industry and Science Museum in London (2022), facilitated through the Amazônia Mapping Festival. She collaborates with MOV Festival crew and is part of the female VJ collective Multimanas, and is a prominent figure in both national and international art festivals, including:
- UNTOLD 2024 - (Cluj Napoca - Romania)
- Amazônia Mapping 2020 and 2021 e 2023 (Belém - Brasil);
- Nozstock Festival 2023 - Bromyard - Inglaterra
- XP Music Futures - MDL BEAST 2022 (Riyadh - Saudi Arabia);
- MDL Beast Soundstorm 2022 (Riyadh - Saudi Arabia);
- MUTEK 2022 (Argentina);
- MUTEK 2022 (Montreal);
- SSA Mapping 2021 e 2023(SA - Brasil),
- Festival Mapping do Castelo 2023 (Bahia - BR)
- Rock in Rio 2022 (RJ - BR).
- Visual Brasil 2019 e 2024 (Barcelona);
- SP Light Festival 2020 (SP - BR);
- IBIT Mapping 2021 (MG - BR);
- MOV Festival 2019 à 2024 (RJ - BR);
- Cerrado Mapping Festival 2020 (MG - BR),
- A.front 2020 (Fortaleza - BR),
- Luzes da Liberdade 2020 (BH - BR),
- Festa da Luz 2021 à 2024 (BH - BR);
- Festival of Lights 2022 (Joinville),
- Ilumina Rio 2021 (RJ - BR) ;
- Guaramapping 2022 (Paraná - BR)
- Arts SP 2021 (SP - BR);
- Beck's Festival RJ 2022
- Ventre Mapping 2022 (SP)
Awards:
- GuaraMapping 2022
-SSA Mapping 2023
The VJ has also exhibited her visuals in historic landmarks in Rio de Janeiro such as Arcos da Lapa, Museu do MAR, Museu do Amanhã, Edifício A Noite and Comunidade do Santo Amaro. In addition to being present at Rock in Rio, she was responsible for the screens at current music festivals, such as Rock the Mountain, ARVO Festival(since 2019 until now) and Amazônia de Pé.