| Sumario: | In an interview, researcher Norval Baitello Junior spoke about the importance of Vilém Flusser contribution in the understanding of the contemporary world. His way of thinking, being visionary and provocative is still actual and imperative at his centenary's birth celebration to be completed next year. Flusser died in 1991 but his ideas are able to enlighten contemporary reflections on actual themes, such as the digital world and technical images impact on human behavior. He was a Czech philosopher that lived a while in Brazil. We can also find in his theories, as Baitello Jr. said, some clues to think about the human condition – even in times of pandemics, which marks the 2020 year. In addition, central to the interview are the procedures that allowed Brazil to be host of São Paulo Flusser's Archive, the mirror initiative of the original one existing in Germany. Furthermore, the interview shows how this important space has being contributing to the evolution of research about the work of one of the most brilliant researcher and thinker of the 20th century.
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