Paulo Majano

B.F.A. (Concordia), M.F.A. (UBC)
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Phone: 604-599-3333
Surrey Office: S SPRUCE 152F

I am an artist based in Surrey, BC. On the traditional unceded territories of the Semiahmoo, Katzie, and Kwantlen First Nations.  I have lived throughout North and Central America in places such as Mexico City, New York, Texas, and Montreal before moving to the west coast. 

My artistic practice focuses on the use of multiple media to observe and reflect upon the interconnection between the natural and built environment and the effects of human activity on the landscape. Direct observation is a crucial aspect of my process, and I make use of technology-based forms of presentation and interaction, such as Augmented Reality, photography and time-based media, to create images and installations where the virtual and the physical can be experienced simultaneously. My projects exist as Augmented Reality Apps, multimedia installations, and public projects.

In my role as an educator, I strive to provide a learning environment where students can approach the learning of art with a sense of curiosity, deep commitment, and creativity. The work students undertake in my classes is intended to provide them with the tools (technical, formal, and intellectual) to become informed observers, and critical participants, in visual culture. Ultimately, I feel that I have succeeded as an educator when I see in a student the realization that the practice of art is not simply the making of images or objects for display, but a commitment to engage in a process of aesthetic, intellectual, and social inquiry.

Courses taught

Areas of Interest

  • Virtuality
  • Augmented Reality
  • The Uncanny Valley
  • Documentation and representation as primary research
  • Natural and built environments
  • Applications of Virtual technology in art education