Ateliers
Artistic Residency Program in Bogotá
Juan Covelli Studio
Juan Covelli
Sculpture, Sound Art, Video Art, Photography, Installation, Digital Art
The workshop is a space dedicated to sculpture and installation processes. It includes internet access, three workstations, and basic tools. Ideal for those interested in expanded sculpture, no-kiln ceramics, or 3D printing, with capacity for digital project development.
Facilities
75 square meters, single-floor space on the eighth floor of the Telecom building. The area is in good condition.
The workshop provides basic tools for sculptural processes, a shared bathroom, and a high-performance graphics computer for digital creation and video editing (subject to availability). It includes work tables and a designated area for resin casting, plaster work, and other sculptural techniques.
Schedule
Open 24 hours, though daytime hours are recommended due to safety considerations in the surrounding area.
Artists in the space
Juan Covelli (b. 1985) is a visual artist and independent curator based in Bogotá. He holds an MA in Philosophy and Contemporary Photography Practices from Central Saint Martins (London) and serves as researcher, university professor, and founding member of the digital platform Nmenos1. His practice investigates new materialities spawned by the digital era, particularly physical dynamics within ethereal spaces. Covelli harnesses technological potentials of archiving, 3D scanning/modeling/printing, machine learning, and AI as radical creation tools—challenging entrenched narratives about repatriation and colonial histories while probing intersections between technology, heritage, archaeology, and decolonial practices in the digital age. Through video, modeling, databases, and code, he builds installations that collapse historical practices with contemporary digital visualization models. Recently nominated for the Luis Caballero Prize and awarded the Lumen Prize for moving image.
Selected exhibitions/festivals:
Museo Miguel Urrutia (Bogotá), Museo de Pereira, Arebyte Gallery (London), KW Institute for Contemporary Arts (Berlin), MAMM (Medellín), Museum of Contemporary Art (Budapest), Americas Society (NY), Galleri Image (Denmark), Getxophoto Festival (Spain), Warrington Museum (UK), MACO (Oaxaca), Yeltsin Center (Russia), Guttormsgaard Arkiv (Oslo), 5th Moscow Young Art Biennale