Galería Del Infinito at ESTE ARTE 2026

Spectrum — Leo Battistelli

Galería Del Infinito presented Spectrum, a project by the artist Leo Battistelli (Rosario, 1972), within the framework of ESTE ARTE 2026, held at Pavilion VIK. The twelfth edition of the fair took place from January 4 to 7, 2026.

In Spectrum, Battistelli conceives his practice as an attempt to manifest a primordial force that connects us to nature and to the worlds we inhabit. From the banks of the Paraná River to the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, he understands nature as home, source of breath, and creative territory. His works seek to crystallize this bond: they function as bridges that expand perception, as symbolic shields against ignorance, and as activators of a sensibility capable of recognizing our interdependence with all beings and elements.

Battistelli produces his works using natural materials, unfolding an “alchemical” process in which water and earth are combined to shape objects that emerge from uniformity. Within this practice, he aims to capture an ephemeral instant that refers to the spiritual realm of symbolic exchange. His works evoke identity-based memories, rituals, and celebrations, and articulate a relationship with making in which the artist positions himself as a “deconstructor” of form—valuing errors and production slips as constitutive elements of the work itself.

Immersed in the Brazilian rainforest and permeated by the joy expressed in that culture, Battistelli allows himself to perceive the universe in new ways and to translate that experience into a material language that condenses, in each piece, a sensitive pursuit of beauty and balance.

Short Bio — Leo Battistelli

Leo Battistelli (1972, Rosario, Argentina) holds a BA in Fine Arts with a specialization in Sculpture from the National University of Rosario and later specialized in ceramics at the atelier of sculptor Leo Tavella. He has exhibited since 1993 in Argentina, Brazil, the United States, and France. His work has been shown at institutions including Museo Juan B. Castagnino/MACRO (Rosario), Fundación Federico J. Klemm (Buenos Aires), Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Fundación PROA (Buenos Aires), and Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas (Buenos Aires), among others. In 2013 he was selected by Chandon to create Temperantia, a site-specific installation for the 22nd edition of arteBA.

He has received the Konex Award (2022), the Petrobras arteBA Award (2004), the Federico Klemm Award (2001 and 2002), and the Argentine Association of Art Critics Award (2000), among others. His works are included in public and private collections such as Fundación Federico Jorge Klemm, MACRO, and MALBA. He currently lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Galería Del Infinito at ESTE ARTE 2026

Spectrum — Leo Battistelli

Short Bio — Leo Battistelli

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