I’m Larissa Monteiro, a graphic designer and media artist based in Rotterdam. My practice unfolds through live graphics, video installations, sound, and sensory objects—often exploring how emotion, cognition, and the body are shaped by media, technology, and environment.

In The World With A Thousand Eyes, I explored how music affects brain activity and how immersive audiovisual experiences might help regulate the autonomic nervous system and support the production of neurotransmitters—ultimately creating ritual-like spaces that soothe symptoms of stress and anxiety. Similarly, in Understory, I investigated the impacts of digital culture, design, and technology on cognition and mental health. Rather than focusing solely on harm, the work looked for latent positive potentials in technology, including how biophilic design in VR environments might foster psychological and physiological well-being.

My research in Anthropomorphism of Media examined how human traits are projected onto emerging technologies—questioning whether these attributions stem from their functionality or from our innate drive to personify. In How To Induce A Lucid Dream, I turned to sleep and dreaming, asking how our dreamscapes shift each time a new technology embeds itself in our waking life.

Healing is a recurring thread throughout my work. In Narratives Brazilin, a collaboration with Japanese artist Yasunori Kawamatsu, we traced post-colonial entanglements by exchanging healing materials between our ancestral lands, designing objects, using storytelling as a tool for reimagining care.