MEMOrIA XR · a WeSense studio

MEMOrIA XR

Collections reaching further.
Stories within more people’s reach.

We create exhibitions, digital collections and experiences that connect people with stories, artworks and places. We work with those who research and care for these materials to open up ways to explore, connect and discover.

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MUDIME · public platform interface
Clelio de Paula/WeSense · NHEMPE/UERJ · MUSAS

Our work

A letter can be read again. A collection can reveal connections between people and places. An artwork can reach someone who has never set foot in that museum. With institutions, artists and communities, we give shape to these encounters, preserving the context and authorship of what is shared.

What do you care for — and who else could connect with its story?

Projects

From reading letters in MUDIME to meeting Gilberto Gil in virtual reality, each project offers a way to connect. Discover our work with the Kuikuro people and the memory of Joãozinho da Gomeia, alongside the people and institutions that made it possible.

Creation and development

From concept to installation, we bring artistic creation and technical development together. Research guides our choices, with : what do we have to work with? who knows this story? who will take part? what will we build?

A project made with those who care for the collection and designed for those who will discover it.

What we do

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Digital collections:

We create websites for finding and exploring photographs, letters and other documents. Navigation, catalogue records and reading tools are developed around the collection’s cataloguing.

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Organising collections and

During the project, we gather information on provenance, authorship and permissions with the team responsible for the collection. This work guides what can be presented and what still needs research.

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Exhibitions and visits in

We develop installations, visits using virtual reality headsets and tours on mobile phones. We create the scenes, interactions and systems that enable the public to take part.

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of objects, spaces and people

We produce three-dimensional records of objects, artworks, spaces and people for documentation and the creation of experiences. The capture records shape, volume and detail.

How we work

How a project begins

From the available collection to the first prototype, with the people responsible for the material.

Assessment

We discuss the material, audience, space and purpose. From there, we define the scope of the project.

Getting to know the collection and agreeing on the work.

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The material

We examine the available documents, objects and records. We identify the stories they tell and the information that still needs to be found.

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The origins

Authorship, date and provenance accompany the material. When an image is recreated, this must be clear to the people viewing it.

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The people

Those responsible for the collection take part in decisions about its use. Together, we agree on what will be shown to the public and what will have restricted access.

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Clelio de Paula

Who we are

Clelio de Paula is a visual artist and creative technologist. The founder of WeSense and MEMOrIA XR, he contributes to the conception and development of exhibitions, platforms and digital experiences.

His work includes Gil Futurível, Xingu Ensemble and projects about Joãozinho da Gomeia. Each project brings together artists, researchers and technical teams, in collaboration with the people and institutions connected to the collection.

He studied Visual Arts at EAV Parque Lage and is studying Museology at UNIRIO. He also teaches and gives talks on creative practice, technology and memory.

Courses and workshops

Learn to create with 3D and augmented reality.

Clelio teaches how to develop digital experiences in his Domestika course, Introduction to Design for the Metaverse. He also gives classes, workshops and talks for artists, educators and institutions.

The future of memory: who controls what we remember?
Talk · HackTown 2026

Anatomy of a collection
Workshop-show · HackTown 2026

View course on Domestika
Clelio de Paula’s course on Domestika — Introduction to Design for the Metaverse: XR, 3D, AR and Web3
Introduction to Design for the Metaverse · Clelio’s course on Domestika

Contact

Tell us about your project.

What collection, story or place would you like to share more widely? Tell us what already exists, who you hope to reach and whether you have a space or timeframe in mind. The conversation could lead to an exhibition, a platform for exploring a collection or an experience designed for this encounter.