A B O U T :
Colombian multidisciplinary artist with an emphasis on electronic media + graphic designer with an emphasis on audiovisual communication. (BFA Electronic Media Arts + BFA Communication Design / Universidad de los Andes). Sergio Mantilla Soler exhibits in collective since 2012 and has showcased his work in more than 70 national and international exhibitions + 3 individual exhibitions. He has been a partner and exhibitor at festivals and exhibitions such as:
VIDEOFORMES [US], BANG Festival [ES], BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK [GR], BRIGHT BRUSSELS Festival of Light [BE], EXPO DUBAI [UAE], BEIJING INTERNACIONAL DESIGN WEEK [CN], FEP Festival Estéreo Picnic [CO] , VOLTAJE Salón de arte y tecnología [CO], LPM Live Performers Meeting [NL], Disclosure AR Exhibition [AT] Forty Five Symbol Exhibition [GR], FHR Festival Hermoso Ruido, Micro MUTEK, Feria Arte Diez [MX], FILE International Electronic Language [BR], Dublin City Hall [IRL] , BOGOTÁ 10 MILLONES DE ESTRELLAS. CONSTELACIONES DOME EXHIBITION [CO], ARCOT Exhibition [JP], Narazone Unibirds Exhibition [PL], Floriade Expo [NL]
Sergio´s work take on multiple forms such as installation works, light sculptures, video art pieces, photography and audio visual performances. His work explores the relationship between humans and the way in which they perceive and build time. He is interested in light phenomena to manipulate perception of time and space. He is fascinated by tensions and balances between construction of analog and digital processes.
In addition to his art projects, Sergio is interested in interdisciplinary work. This has allowed him to work on the creative industry by leading projects of art direction (digital and print) , audiovisual production, fashion, branding, editorial design and photography. Nowadays is Creative Director and producer for ARTICULAR LAB + DIRECTED BY MOR Directors Duo
S E L E C T E D E X H I B I T I O N S A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S :
CREATIVE DIRECTION + STAGE DESIGN FOR OKRAA LIVE SET AT FESTIVAL ESTÉREO PICNIC 2024 - Commissioned project w/ @OKRAA_+ Sebastián Londoño + Julián Angarita Bernal + Manuel Velásquez · Colombia - 2024
CANCIÓN DE SIE | SAKAI PUBLIC GALLERY - Commissioned project w/ NATALIA ESPINEL / | Sergio Mantilla + Sebastián González Dixon · Japan 2023 - 2024
DOME INSTALLATION | BOGOTÁ 10 MILLONES DE ESTRELLAS, CONSTELACIONES - Commissioned project w/ TRAFFIC STUDIO + SPHERA IMPACTA + SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA / | Julián Angarita Bernal + Sebastián González Dixon · 2023
SOUND DESIGN EXHIBITION TRÓPICOS TOLEDO - Commissioned project w/ ANA GONZÁLEZ / Oratorio San Felipe Neri | Spain · 2023
XPOSIBLE - Commissioned project: XPLOSIVE V1 AV INSTALLATION w/ SONIC DESIGN + INMOV + MA+CH Studio + ARTICULAR LAB/ Colsubsidio | @xposiblecolsubsidio · 2022
MAPPING AT PALACE STREET BUILDING - Projects by Sergio Mantilla + Miguel Chaparro | MA+CH Studio · Selected project: ¨UNIBIRDS V.2¨ Dublin · 2021
ORGANICA AV SET - AUDIOVISUAL CONCERT AT DUBLIN CITYHALL - Project by Sergio Mantilla + Miguel Chaparro | MA+CH Studio · Dublin · 2021
BEIJING INTERNACIONAL DESIGN WEEK - Projects by Sergio Mantilla + Miguel Chaparro | MA+CH Studio · Selected projects: ¨HEAT ISLANDS V.1¨ + ¨PERSISTENCE V.1¨ China · 2021
EXPO DUBAI - Artworks by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO | MA+CH Studio · UAE · 2021
NARAZONE DISPLAY EXHIBITION - Public transportation installation by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO duo artists · Poland · 2021
SUBLIME-LESS - Selected project: ¨HEAT ISLANDS V.1¨ w/ @asergiomoradiaz + @nrupcich curated by Antonieta Clunes · Washington · 2021
BRIGHT BRUSSELS - Festival of Light - Selected project: Birds from Colombia V.1 / w/ Miguel Chaparro - Jan Jacobs Square Park · Belgium · 2020
FILE LED SHOW OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL SELECTION - Selected project: GLITCH DEPTH STUDIES V.1 - SESI Digital Art Gallery · São Paulo · 2019
SÓNAR BOGOTÁ - Estudios de Atracción V.1 - w/ Juan Pablo García Sossa · Gran Carpa Americas · 2018
MICBR - A NEW CROSS - Sound Design for Todo lo que no tejí Experience / Centro Cultural Sao Paulo - Rua Vergueiro - Brasil · 2018
ARTE DIEZ CDMX - Selected project: PUNCTUM / FM4C Foto Museo Cuatro Caminos · Mexico 2018
HIJAS DEL AGUA - Sound Design for Ana González and Ruven Afanador Exhibition / Museo Santa Clara · 2018
FESTIVAL ESTÉREO PICNIC - Audio Visual Live Performance w/ Felipe Gordon / Parque 222 · Colombia 2017
R E C E N T E V E N T S & E X H I B I T I O N S :
CREATIVE DIRECTION + STAGE DESIGN FOR OKRAA LIVE SET AT FESTIVAL ESTÉREO PICNIC 2024 - Commissioned project w/ @OKRAA_+ Sebastián Londoño + Julián Angarita Bernal + Manuel Velásquez · Colombia - 2024
CANCIÓN DE SIE | SAKAI PUBLIC GALLERY - Commissioned project w/ NATALIA ESPINEL / | Sergio Mantilla + Sebastián González Dixon · Japan 2023 - 2024
DOME INSTALLATION | BOGOTÁ 10 MILLONES DE ESTRELLAS, CONSTELACIONES - Commissioned project w/ TRAFFIC STUDIO + SPHERA IMPACTA + SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA / | Julián Angarita Bernal + Sebastián González Dixon · 2023
SOUND DESIGN EXHIBITION TRÓPICOS TOLEDO - Commissioned project w/ ANA GONZÁLEZ / Oratorio San Felipe Neri | Spain · 2023
EMPRENDE TALKS | PULSIÓN LECTURE - Suported by IDARTES + PLANETARIO DE BOGOTÁ / Teacher: Luz Ángela Osma | Colombia · 2023
TEATRO BELARTE | USAQUEN PONENCIA DE EMPRENDEDORES - CHARLA en conjunto con PILLOW / Special greetings: Óscar Otero + Diego Cuadros | Colombia · 2023
XPOSIBLE - Commissioned project: XPLOSIVE V1 AV INSTALLATION w/ SONIC DESIGN + INMOV + MA+CH Studio + ARTICULAR LAB/ Colsubsidio | @xposiblecolsubsidio · 2022
LEGADO DEL ARTE CREDICORP + WRADIO Exhibición artística - Winner project: MEMORIA LÍQUIDA V1 / Aurora Espacio · 2022
MINI COLOMBIA + ARTTEC + SM - Commissioned project: INFLEX - III / Museo del Chicó | @bogotaeatsfest · 2022
FLORIADE EXPO - Artworks by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO duo artists · Netherlands · 2022
IBERICA FESTIVAL - Artworks by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO duo artists · Czech Republic · 2022
VIDEOKINESIS at CASA HOFFMANN - Art Exhibition curated by Carmen Gil | Project: YUX HORIZONS V.2 · Bogotá · 2022
MAPPING AT PALACE STREET BUILDING - Projects by Sergio Mantilla + Miguel Chaparro | MA+CH Studio · Selected project: ¨UNIBIRDS V.2¨ Dublin · 2021
ORGANICA AV SET - AUDIOVISUAL CONCERT AT DUBLIN CITYHALL - Project by Sergio Mantilla + Miguel Chaparro | MA+CH Studio · Dublin · 2021
BEIJING INTERNACIONAL DESIGN WEEK - Projects by Sergio Mantilla + Miguel Chaparro | MA+CH Studio · Selected projects: ¨HEAT ISLANDS V.1¨ + ¨PERSISTENCE V.1¨ China · 2021
EXPO DUBAI - Artworks by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO | MA+CH Studio · EUA · 2021
NARAZONE DISPLAY EXHIBITION - Public transportation installation by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO duo artists · Poland · 2021
SUBLIME-LESS - Selected project: ¨HEAT ISLANDS V.1¨ w/ @asergiomoradiaz + @nrupcich curated by Antonieta Clunes · Washington · 2021
SUBLIME-LESS Event + Conversation with Curators Adriana Ospina AMA + Sergio Mora-Díaz + Nicolás Rupcich + Antonieta Clunes · Washington · 2021
UNIBIRDS DISPLAY TOP BUILDING EXHIBITION - Showcased at Place de Brouckère, Brouckère square · Brussels · 2020
FESTIVAL LAVA - VOLCÁN EDITORIAL - Selected project: DISCLOSURE AR UNIBIRDS + WALL INTERVENTION by MA + CH · Bogotá · 2020
CUADRATURA AV SET by MA + CH + Conversation with Felipe Durán CEO UXART / Isla del Descanso + Gustavo Errico UXART + Revista Becult · Argentina · 2020
LIGHT FIELDS - I - A/V Performance + Conversation with Curators Adriana Ospina AMA and Laura Zarta Chief Curator UAOC · US Embassy · 2020
UNIBIRDS ANCESTRAL V.1 DISPLAYS - Site Specific display Installation at PAUL DRUDE INSTITUTE - SCIENCE FACADE by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO duo artists · Berlin · 2020
BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK - Falling Walls - UNIBIRDS: VISIONS OF ANCESTRAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONFLUENCES THROUGH ART · Berlin · 2020
E X H I B I T I O N S :
BRIGHT BRUSSELS - Festival of Light - Selected project: Birds from Colombia V.1 / w/ Miguel Chaparro - Jan Jacobs Square Park · Belgium · 2020
OPEN SAN FELIPE + OFFF BOGOTA - Charla abierta con los artistas TAKE OFFF - Galería Rauhut - 2020
OFFF BOGOTA - ARTISTA TAKE OFFF - Selected project: ¨SUPERPOSICIÓN VS YUXTAPOSICIÓN¨ · Ágora · 2020
COCO - Showcase I BFM I BOGOSHORTS - A/V Live Performance: Persistencia V.1 Homenaje a CCD / Cinemateca de Bogotá · Colombia 2019
BMW COLOMBIA + ARTTEC + SM - Commissioned project: INFLEX - II / Museo del Chicó · 2019
VIDEOCLUBX - Commissioned project: Chladni x Reed V.1 w/ ARTTEC · 2019
O V E R W R I T E - Selected project: YUX I II III / w/ @aparissio - @mas.play - Jaime Patarroyo - Articular Lab - @jvacaforero - @jangaritb - Galeria Espacio Alterno · 2019
FILE LED SHOW OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL SELECTION - Selected project: GLITCH DEPTH STUDIES V.1 - SESI Digital Art Gallery · São Paulo · 2019
S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S :
XPLOSIVE AV - Centro Colsubsidio - Instalación audiovisual de gran formato 2022
UNIBIRDS DISPLAY TOP BUILDING EXHIBITION - Showcased at Place de Brouckère, Brouckère square · Brussels · 2020
BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK - INSTALLATION AT PAUL DRUDE INSTITUTE - SCIENCE FACADE | Selected project: UNIBIRDS ANCESTRAL V.1 DISPLAYS· Berlin · 2020
UNIBIRDS ANCESTRAL V.1 DISPLAYS - Site Specific display Installation at PAUL DRUDE INSTITUTE - SCIENCE FACADE by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO duo artists · Berlin · 2020
DELTA - Centro Ático Building - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2014
REVELACIONES - Espacio Odeón 2014
LOS 7 HERMANOS - Tollota - Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano 2012
P A S T E X H I B I T I O N S :
UNTERBOG - Site Specific Installations: PROGRESION SERIES - I - II / w/ @nyksan_ - @alejasanchezofficial - @serigraphy.wars - @boralestudio - Richard Leigh · 2019
NO SE LO DIGAS A NADIE - Live Video Performance / Premier at Teatro Colsubsidio Roberto Arias Pérez / Bogotá · 2019
FERIA INTERNACIONAL DEL LIBRO DE BOGOTÁ 2019 - Selected project: NO SE LO DIGAS A NADIE / Corferias · 2019
THE GET TOGETHER - Intervention: HOMAGE TO VASARELY V.1 / Fabriteca · 2019
FREQUENZ HER - Commissioned project: ORBITS V.2 / BAUM · 2019
THE GLASS ROOM Experience - Selected project: CONVERGENCE - I / Estación Terrena · 2019
FREQUENZ NYE - Site Specific Project: QUADRATURA V.1 / BAUM · 2019
FREQUENZ NYE - Site Specific Project: ORBITS V.1 / BAUM · 2019
VIDEOCLUBX + ARTTEC - Site Specific Project: Desplazamiento V.1 - w/ @Flushbogota - @Interstellarfunk - @oddsnendsbogota - @intergalacticgary · 2018
SÓNAR BOGOTÁ - Estudios de Atracción V.1 - w/ Juan Pablo García Sossa · Gran Carpa Americas · 2018
MICBR - A NEW CROSS - Sound Design for Todo lo que no tejí Experience / Centro Cultural Sao Paulo - Rua Vergueiro - Brasil · 2018
SUR - (Estéticas) 2do Seminario Internacional - Relación arte ciencia y tecnología - Tipologías de Escritura · 2018
LOOP 54 Radiónica - Commissioned Facade Project / Audio visual experience w/ Julian Angarita · 2018
A NEW CROSS - Sound Pieces for Todo lo que no tejí Experience / Inexmoda - Teatro Faenza · 2018
OLGA PIEDRAHITA - LATITUD LAFAYETTE MÉXICO / Audio Visual Experience / CDMX · 2018
FREQUENZ - Site Specific Project: WARP V.1 / BAUM Bogotá 2018
HIJAS DEL AGUA - Sound Design for Ana González and Ruven Afanador Exhibition / Museo Santa Clara · 2018
CRACK POINT - #TheNew247 - Video Live Performance commisioned by New Balance · 2018
ARCOT - Open Call Winner / Instituto Cervantes 2-9 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku · Tokio 2018
LATITUD LAFAYETTE - OLGA PIEDRAHITA - A/V Experience / Hipódromo de los Andes · 2018
FREQUENZ - Selected project: FUGUE V.1 / BAUM Bogotá 2018
ARTE DIEZ CDMX - Selected project: PUNCTUM / FM4C Foto Museo Cuatro Caminos · Mexico 2018
BAUM - Site Specific Project: INFLEXIÓN - I / Colombia 2018
ARTKA - A/V Live Performance: F I E L D S - I / Cine Tonalá · Colombia 2017
ARTTEC Festival - Site Specific Project: S P E C T R U M / LIA Laboratorio Interdisciplinar para las Artes · Colombia 2017
ARTTEC Festival - Selected project: S.C.F w/ Julián Angarita / LIA Laboratorio Interdisciplinar para las Artes · Colombia 2017
FILE Electronic Language International Festival - Selected project: CONVERGENCE - I · Brasil 2017
FESTIVAL ESTÉREO PICNIC - Audio Visual Live Performance w/ Felipe Gordon / Parque 222 · Colombia 2017
Las Bóvedas Centro Experiencial - Selected project: CONVERGENCE - I / Banco de la República · Colombia 2017
Las Bóvedas Centro Experiencial - Selected project: T R A C E S / Banco de la República · Colombia 2017
SALÓN DE ARTE Y TECNOLOGÍA VOLTAJE - Reflexiones sobre el espacio y sus límites · Colombia 2016
FESTIVAL HERMOSO RUIDO - Video Live Performance w/ Felipe Gordon / Armando Records · Colombia 2016
LPM (LIVE PERFORMERS MEETING) - A/V Live Performance: COLLIDER II - Tolhuistuin / Netherlands · Amsterdam 2016
501 Original Plaza Levis - Selected project: CONVERGENCE - I / Centro Creativo Textura 2016
Warm-Up SONAR Bogotá - Intervention at Planetario de Bogotá 2015
VOLTAJE - Salón de arte y tecnología / Centro Creativo Textura 2015
MICRO MUTEKCO - A/V Live Performance: COLLIDER - A/VISIONS 1 / Planetrio de Bogotá 2015
ARTTEC Festival - Selected project: G R I D / Gerardo Arango Building - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2015
SUBJECTIVE ATLAS - Selected project: ODT SCULPTURE / Cámara de comercia de Bogotá 2015
MICRO MUTEK Colombia - A/V Performance: URBAN LAYERS A/VISIONS / Madre 2014
Bogotá es una Joya - Selected project: CITY DRAWINGS / Cámara de comercia de Bogotá 2014
Forty Five Symbols - Selected project: "VISUAL SLANG" / Kunst-Station Sankt Peter / Germany · Cologne 2014
Volarán - Sala de Exposiciones Edificio Julio Mario Santo Domingo 2013
Remix - Mapping Installation with Carlos Serrano aka @cayequitas / Fundación Casa Grau 2014
MUTATIS MUTANDIS FESTIVAL - Selected project: ¨HOW TO BE HUMAN?¨ 2013
Type Challenge - Selected project: ¨THE SOUND OF BOGOTA¨ / Universidad de los Andes 2013
BANG FESTIVAL - Selected project: INVOLUNTARY II / Spain - Barcelona 2012
ANDANDO - Sala de Exposiciones Edificio Julio Mario Santo Domingo / Universidad de los Andes 2012
Memorandum - Selected project: HOGUERA / La peluquería 2012
Electrópolis Festival - PARA LOS PÁJAROS / A project of Andrés García La Rotta / Lourdes Bogota 2011
VIDEOFORMES - THIS NIGHT WILL NOT FALL / Global Streaming, Video Live Set 2011
Sin Vergüenza - a project of Paulina Dávila / Miami Gallery 2011
D I S T I N C T I O N S :
Open Call, FILARMÓNICA JOVEN DE COLMBIA + FUNDACIÓN BOLIVAR DAVIVIENDA | - National Winner - w/ METANOIA COLLECTIVE / Gira Colombiana · Bogotá 2024
Open Call, LEGADO DEL ARTE | CREDICORP + WRADIO - National Winner - Selected Project: "MEMORIA LÍQUIDA V1" / Galería Aurora Espacios · Bogotá 2022
EXHIBITOR AT BEIJING INTERNACIONAL DESING WEEK 751 D PARK | Feauturing Artworks by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO | MA+CH Studio · Beijing · 2021
EXHIBITION AT EXPO DUBAI - Artworks by MANTILLA + CHAPARRO | MA+CH Studio · EUA · 2021
SPEAKER AT BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK X FALLING WALLS - UNIBIRDS: VISIONS OF ANCESTRAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONFLUENCES THROUGH ART · Berlin · 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION TAKE OFFF BOGOTA - National Winner - Selected Project: ¨SUPERPOSICIÓN VS YUXTAPOSICIÓN¨ · Ágora · 2020
BRIGHT BRUSSELS - First Latinoamerican showcasing his work at Bright Brussels light art festival w/ Miguel Chaparro at Jan Jacobs Park · Belgium · 2020
FILE LED SHOW 2019 - Selected project: GLITCH DEPTH STUDIES V.1 - w/ ARTICULAR LAB + Julián Angarita Bernal at SESI Digital Art Gallery · São Paulo · 2019
Open Call, ARCOT - National Winner - Selected Project: "PUNCTUM" / Instituto Cervantes 2-9 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku · Japan 2018
501® ORIGINAL – PLAZA - National Winner - Selected Project: "CONVERGENCE" / · Centro Creativo Textura · 2016
Open Call, Arttec Festival - National Winner - Selected Project: "G R I D" / Universidad Javeriana · Edificio Gerardo Arango · 2015
Brandstorm L'Oréal - National Finalist - ABLOOM TEAM w/ Mariana Castillo + Maria Mónica Afanador · LÓreal · 2015
Forty Five Symbols Exhibition - Selected Project: "VISUAL SLANG" / Cologne, Kunst-Station Sankt Peter · Germany · 2014
Meritorious Thesis - Selected Project: "REVELACIONES" / Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño · Espacio Odeón · 2014
Meritorious Thesis - Selected Project: "LOS 7 HERMANOS" / Facultad de Artes y Humanidades · Universidad de los Andes · 2012
P U B L I C A T I O N S :
Revista Acciones - Mestizaje cultural independiente e indisciplinado / Universidad de los Andes + Universidad Nacional · 2020
FILE Publication | LED SHOW - Selected project: ¨Glitch Depth Studies V.1¨ featuring ARTICULAR LAB Julián Angarita y Sergio Mantilla / Brazil · 2019
Revista Enfoque Visual - Selected project: Retrato Hernán Cabiativa por Sergio Mantilla - Taller Ruven Afanador / Colombia · 2017
FILE Publication | MEDIA ART - Selected project: ¨Convergence – I¨ featuring ROJO / Brazil · 2017
Clave 019-97 Magazine - Selected project: ¨Revelations¨ / Colombia · Universidad de los Andes 2016
Subjective Atlas - Selected project: "Foolish Words, Concrete Scribbles" / Colombia · Holland · 2015
45 Symbols Book - Selected project: "Visual Slang" / Germany · Cologne 2014
La Fabrica - Selected projects: "Nomads of Desire" + "Light Perimeters" + "Exquisite" / Facultad de Artes y Humanidades · 2012