Brazilian artist and art educator Johab Silva lives and works in the Washington, D.C. metro area and he is founder of NEW MEDIA WORKSHOP. Silva holds  BFA and a graduate degree in Arts in Education from the Corcoran College of Art & Design and an MFA from Maine College of Art & Design with a concentration in New Technologies. His ongoing research investigates environmental and communities’ issues as result urban development, through the lenses of a multidisciplinary practice (Artificial Inteligence (AI), NFTs, VR,/AR, generative media, video projections, and performance art). His works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including The Corcoran Gallery of Art; Santo André Museum of Art, Brazil; The Kreeger Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Portland, ME; NKR Neuer Kunstraum, Düsseldorf, Germany; and Museum of Contemporary Art, VA. Most recent and upcoming exhibitions include Fulton Gallery, Salisbury University, MD, Current Space, Baltimore, MD (current).  Silva's works can be found in many private collections and have been reviewed in The Washington Post, BmoreArt, Sculpture Magazine, Cruzeiro do Sul Newspaper, PBS, and many other media venues.

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Any urban development - small or large - can be built at any pace or form, but it is crucial NOT to negotiate the environmental impact the urban growth may cause, especially in green environments and communities. And YES, the unstoppable constructions of Data Centers is a huge problem right now, for communities and the environment.