Santiago Burelli (b. 1993 Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist whose practice spans various mediums including documentary filmmaking, sound installation, sculpture, and the avant garde of popular music genres.
Regardless of the vehicle, Burelli approaches each project from nuanced political and sociological angles that explore our relationship to materials, space, and sound. By experimenting with the materiality of elements such as concrete, neon, rare earths, and electronics, Burelli brings to light our convoluted relationship with industry, extractivism, production, and consumerism.
Within his career, Burelli has taught courses at the Federal University of Roraima, Brasil (UFRR), exhibited as part of CTM Festival and Transmediale Festival in Berlin and participated on productions by globally acclaimed artists including Julius von Bismarck, Donna Huanca, Malte Bartsch and Julian Charrière.
Burelli holds an M.F.A. in Sound Art and Sonic Studies from the Universität der Künste Berlin and currently has a production studio in the former Stolzenhain Soviet Nuclear Warhead Depot also known as OBJEKT4000.
photo: jamie rosenberg, ctm festival 2023, pendulum