With Apparitions, the 36th Bienal de São Paulo presents a new format that is both digital and site-specific, further expanding its reach beyond the spatial and temporal limits of the main exhibition at the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion. In collaboration with WAVA – a nonprofit platform for augmented reality exhibitions – works displayed in Brazil will be reinvented as digital doubles, extensions, or echoes, and will appear in selected locations around the world.

The geographic points, chosen by the artists and the conceptual team, anchor the works in specific contexts, allowing local audiences to interact with the pieces through the WAVA app, blending virtual content with real-world spaces. While this hybrid format opens up new possibilities for accessibility, participation, and local resonance, it also invites reflection on the ever-changing nature of digital connectivity and the increasingly blurred boundaries between the virtual and the real in everyday public spaces.

Apparitions is supported by the Aventis Foundation and the Creapo Foundation.