Carlos Sáez

Carlos Sáez, 1988 Valencia

Carlos Sáez's work explores various aspects of the dialogue between humans and technology, considering them as integral parts of the same nature. His artistic practice has been defined as multiplatform, since it includes a wide spectrum of sectors and media, which he uses purposefully in each discourse, thus generating multiple conversations in constant evolution and forming a heterogeneous and varied universe.

His interest in the human experience in the technological era has led him to investigate topics such as the assimilation of new forms of virtuality (Dual-Mismo 2018), empathy with machines (Hardware Fetish 2018) and extropian morphological freedom (2015). Carlos develops his works based on concepts generally imbued with light, euphoria and speed, greatly influenced by his native environment, Valencia.

His artistic corpus includes expressions such as video art, sculpture, interactive installations, audiovisual instruments and net.art, highlighting projects such as Cloaque.org (2012), an emblematic post-internet digital art platform consisting of an exquisite cadaver in web format, in which digital artists from around the world have participated collaboratively.

In 2014, his interest in machine archaeology arose. Influenced by authors such as Jennifer Gabrys, he began collecting abandoned technology from recent times to create interactive sculptures and installations composed of disused hardware. During this same period, he established an artistic symbiosis with Arca, collaborating in the creation of videos, installations and body pieces, as well as assuming co-creative direction roles in numerous projects. Both artists together build a posthuman universe based on queer theory for Arca's new sound and her album "Kick i".

Currently, he co-directs Pluto, a set of industrial warehouses converted into creative spaces for emerging artists in Valencia, where he also has his studio. Pluto has established itself as one of the main spaces of the Valencian underground scene, hosting various cultural activities open to the public. In 2022, Carlos founded, through Pluto and together with his two associates, the "Espacial" grant to provide work space and financial support for production to artists based in the same city, with the aim of promoting the local scene.

Carlos Sáez has exhibited his work in renowned institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art (NY), the Museum of Modern Art (NY), the Museum of the Moving Image (NY), Untitled Art Fair (Miami), the National Portrait Gallery (London), The Armory (NY), The Shed (NY), MAMCO (Geneva), IVAM (Valencia), Transfer Gallery (NY), La Capella (Barcelona), MIRA (Barcelona), Linz FMR (Linz), ARCO (Madrid), La Térmica (Málaga) and Las Naves (Valencia), among others.

In addition, Carlos has collaborated with established figures and firms such as Arca, Rosalía, Lolo & Sosaku, Loewe, Jean Paul Gaultier, Balenciaga, Prada, Carhartt and SSENSE, among others.

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