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About

Mano Leyrado – Magister in Fine Arts (Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin).

Creative communication strategist specialized in art, culture, communication, and technology.

Services

Advanced Digital Support: Deep experience in media design, covering video production, graphic design, web development, coding, CMS platforms, and more. AI tools integrated.

Production and Logistics: Hands-on assistance, preparation of artworks, installation, and de-installation of exhibitions.

Documentation and Communication: Content generation, support in project communication, and preparation of materials for publication.

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2025 — Berlin, Germany

pseudo-co. spawning alt-reality: Speculative Design & Spatial Strategy

Bio-digital Mutation, Capitalist Realism, Consumer Space, Post-digital Ecologies

Curatorial intervention in a mall center. Body mutation in consumer space. Uses the space as a laboratory for data swarms and subjects. Speculates on post-digital life via pseudo-commercial simulations. Transforms retail areas into narrative environments through capitalist residue.

In collaboration with Yun Kima

2024 — Vienna, Austria

Elenchus: Creative AI Video

AI Ethics, Generative AI, Latent Space, Neural Networks, Synthetic Media

Video research on boundaries between natural and artificial via Generative AI. Features a dialogue with an artificial agent leading to semantic collapse. Custom workflow navigates latent spaces to generate organic textures based on video game assets.

Acquired by Belvedere’s Bildarchiv & Ursula Blickle Video Archiv’

2024 — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nido: Cultural Analysis & Critical Writing

Cultural Trend Mapping, Institutional Intelligence, Networked Criticism, Strategic Content Distribution, Venice Biennale Ecosystems

Production of cultural reports and art criticism for the platform “Nido”. Specialized coverage of the 60th Venice Biennale, analyzing institutional trends and global art circuits. Focus on strategic content dissemination and critical documentation of contemporary art events.

2023 — Milan, Italy

When Time Dreams: Hauntological Strategy & International Exhibition

Future Archeologies, Hauntology, Hyper-temporal Nodes, Visual Storytelling

Strategic approach to memory, treating artworks as hyper-temporal nodes. Challenges linear narratives through a spatial experience where the present is accessed via future speculation. Poetic reconstruction of history through visual storytelling.

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In collaboration with Maximiliano Aduki

2021 — ZK/U, Berlin, Germany

Ectobodies: Curatorial Research & Decolonial Discourses

Body Politics, Cultural Identity, Decoloniality, Field Research, Latin American Art

Research project developed during a residency stay at ZK/U Berlin.

Focuses on emerging Latin American artists and the body as a key element of study. Implements a methodology to exhibit colonial preconceptions and Western binaries (body vs idea). Explores the “ecto-” concept (bodies expelled from history and contained as nature) to reveal socio-political realities.

2021 — Berlin, Germany

Eindrücke: Active Archive & Memory Infrastructure

Archive Strategy, Heritage Culture, Migrant Narratives, Political Activism

Research-driven exhibition transforming a private family archive into a public political statement. Connects three generations of exile and migration with contemporary displacement. Manages cultural heritage through installations that bridge hidden and revealed history.

In collaboration with Ezequiel Monteros & Sandra Feferbaum Siemsen.

2017-2021 — Palacio Barolo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

CPU (Contemporary Processes Unit): Experimental Curatorial Lab & Research Platform

Art & Tech Discourse, Art Bunker, Radical Curation, Site-specific

Founded with Boris Aiub as a platform to subvert established notions of aesthetic discourse and the socio-political implications of technology. Developed experimental exhibition formats from a site-specific context to push curatorial boundaries and technological discourses.

2020 — Mexico City, Mexico

Ad-Hoc o cómo vivir juntos: Site-specific Identity & Urban Memory Strategy

Collective Imagination, Cultural Research, Editorial Identity, Urban Anthropology

Visual and conceptual system for a research space in a historic site. Bridges historical layers with contemporary practice. Facilitates collective imagination and urban research within an architectural context.

2019 — Berlin, Germany

Salvajes ‘Contemporary Monkey’: Identity Mapping & Cultural Ecosystems

Cultural Homogenization., Identity Narratives, Locality, Urban Anthropologies

Multidisciplinary festival celebrating the Berlin-Buenos Aires sistership. Mapped self-legitimized artistic circuits outside mass-market nomenclature. Explores Argentine identity as a culture hybrid layers where nature and industry merge.

2019 — ZK/U, Berlin, Germany

Artmeldung: Field Research & Relational Mapping

Data Mapping, Institutional Critique, Migrant Networks, Symbolic Exchange

Research project on the Argentine artistic community in Berlin. Appropriated institutional forms (Anmeldung) to map migrant artistic insertion. Systematized displacement and reconstruction of autonomy into sociological and curatorial data.

2018 — Córdoba, Argentina

El Gran Vidrio: Gallery Management Systems & Web Development

Art Market Strategy, Digital Archive, Gallery Management Systems, UI/UX Design, Web Development

Digital ecosystem for a contemporary art gallery. Created architecture for archiving and inventory management. Balances visual design with art-market tools.

2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Art Basel BA: Institutional Digital Infrastructure & Web Strategy

Digital Infrastructure, Global Ecosystems, Institutional Standards, UI/UX Design

Technical management and development of the Art Basel Cities BA digital platform. Built infrastructure for high-traffic and global visual standards. Bridged institutional requirements with local execution for performance and accessibility.

2018 — Buenos Aires, Argentina

LAURA O: Minimalist Branding & Editorial Production

Editorial Craftsmanship, Material Philosophy, Premium Branding, Strategic Communication

In collaboration with Juan I. Scheller

Management and production of a book-object for LAURA O. Translates design philosophy into a tactile piece without photography. Relies on the golden ratio and technical drawings to maintain aesthetic rigor.

2018 — Belgrade, Serbia

Monitor 0717 [M0717]: Data Intelligence & Relational Mapping

Data Storytelling, Database Art, Information Plasticity, Social Archives

Investigation of databases as a reflection of contemporary society. Mapped a social graph of 150 agents through digital records and objects. Displayed via random-access web archive and physical exhibition. Uses data to reveal hidden social structures.

2016 — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Planck Festival: Hypergeographic Research & Live Streaming Architecture

Digital Ephemerality, Hypergeography, Live Streaming, Virtual Territories

Online festival exploring the scale where classical geometry fails. Exists in the virtual realm through non-archived live streaming. Research on hypergeographic jurisdictions and the boundaries between artworks and digital frames.

2013–2017 — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pirámide Selva: Branded Content & Social Creative Strategy

Branded Content (Cynar), Multi-format Production., Pop-up Culture, Social Creative

Direction of a cultural production company for multidisciplinary cultural events. Highlights include the Pirámide Selva Camp series for Cynar. Merged brand objectives with cultural scenes through pop-up events in unconventional spaces.