Many of Mancin’s compositions mirror the pyramidal structures of Renaissance altarpieces, but instead of saints, he paints fallen angels, heretical popes, and dying deities. There is a sense of ritualism in his work, suggesting that the horror is not chaos, but rather a terrible, silent liturgy.
This series is arguably his most accessible entry point. It depicts humanoid figures draped in tattered liturgical vestments, their heads replaced by CRT televisions. On the screens, looping footage of silent prayers. The series critiques how modern humanity worships technology with the same ritualistic desperation that ancient cultures worshipped idols. The most famous piece, "Receiver of Static Grace," sold for a record price in the Brazilian digital art circuit.
| Project | Description | Impact | |---------|-------------|--------| | MancinAI | An AI‑powered recommendation engine for retail inventory optimization. | Reduced stock‑out incidents by 30 % for pilot retailers; recognized in the 2020 Latin America Tech Awards. | | OpenSource Contribution – “FluxDB” | Core contributor to a distributed NoSQL database focused on high‑throughput IoT data streams. | Added support for edge‑node synchronization, adopted by several smart‑city projects in Brazil. | | “Tech for All” Mentorship Program | A free, six‑month mentorship track for under‑represented university students. | Over 200 mentees graduated; 35 % secured tech internships or junior positions. | | Speaker at Web Summit Rio 2022 | Delivered a talk titled “Scaling Ethical AI in Emerging Markets.” | Received a standing‑ovation; the talk was later published as a whitepaper with 12,000+ downloads. |