Created by a local artist, the creation process reflected the theme of the event using manual techniques with 3D printing. Creative process sought references in Ipê, a symbolic tree of the Cerrado

Designed and produced by Emiliano Freitas, an artist from the city of Goiás, the creation of the trophy for the 25th edition of the International Environmental Film and Video Festival (Fica) involved a process that integrated manual and digital techniques with the use of biodegradable, recyclable, 100% material. biocompatible, compostable and bioabsorbable, to reflect the event’s theme “Technology, Innovation and Climate Change”.

Fica is carried out by the Government of Goiás, through the State Secretariat for Culture (Secult), in co-organization with the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), through the Educational Radio and Television Foundation (RTVE). The festival continues with programming in the city of Goiás until next Sunday (16/06).

Every year, the festival chooses a local artist to create the trophy, as a way of valuing the city's artistic production. According to Emiliano, the creative process sought references in Ipê, a symbolic tree of the Cerrado with its twisted branches.

The artist used manual modeling to sculpt an ipê fork. The trophy then went through the photogrammetry process, where multiple photographs of the sculpture were taken from different angles to create a detailed digital model. Finally, with the virtual model finalized, the trophy was produced using 3D printing with PLA filament, chosen precisely for its ecological properties.

“The design of the trophy was carefully thought out to facilitate handling and transport, presenting an appropriate shape and weight for this purpose.
The creation of this trophy sought to make it a symbol of recognition that also reflects a commitment to respect and preservation of the environment”, defines Emiliano.

The artist

Emilliano Freitas is a visual artist and university professor. His artistic investigations cover the relationships between autobiography, temporalities and spatialities, playing with the real and the fictional through the poetic construction of images, negotiating the relationships between the intimate and the collective.

He has a doctorate in Art and Visual Culture (FAV-UFG), a master's degree in Arts (PPGA-UFU), a specialist in Visual Arts: Culture and Creation (SENAC/MG) and a degree in Architecture and Urbanism (UFU). He is a member of CAPU (Collective of Urban Poetic Actions) and professor of the Architecture and Urbanism course at the Federal University of Goiás – Câmpus Goiás.

In recent years, he has held exhibitions in several institutions, including MAR – Museu de Arte do Rio (RJ), Instituto Inclusartiz (RJ), SESC Palmas (TO), Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Jataí (GO), Vila Cultural Cora Coralina ( GO), Britânia Art Museum (GO), Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana (RS), MuNA (MG), Galeria Ido Finnoti (MG).

Olho Strategic Communication
State Secretariat for Culture – Government of Goiás

Photo credits: Yan Rissatti