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About

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

I’m a Creative Technologist specialized in art, culture & communication.

My hybrid background allows me to manage the entire project process, from conceptualization and project management to the technical production of communication assets.

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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ARCHIVE: AI Production

2026 — Barcelona, Spain

Tecnología [In]visible (El mundo comienza a pensar)

Applied Technology, Generative AI, Interactive Installation, Polarized Light, Speculative Realism, X-Ray Imaginary

Creative direction and full video production for an interactive room where visitors reveal footage by moving a polarizing filter. Eight everyday-technology use cases appear in two synchronized states: a photorealistic scene of the technology in use and its X-ray counterpart, generated from a shared seed prompt. The generative pipeline pairs realism and infrastructure, making invisible systems legible.

Client: Gracias Grecia · Palau Robert, Barcelona.

AI Tools: ComfyUI, Midjourney, Runway, Nano Banana.

Post: After Effects, Premiere.

2026 — Barcelona, Spain

Tecnología [In]visible (Ágora Digital): AI Previsualization

Multichannel Installation, Previsualization, Scripted Testimony, Synthetic Media, Voice Cloning

Video production for a six-channel installation gathering real testimonies about technology. Before the shoot, a fully AI-generated reference version previsualized the piece, featuring synthetic people, scripted statements, and cloned voices. The mock-up set framing, pacing, and channel logic across all six screens ahead of filming.

Client: Gracias Grecia · Palau Robert, Barcelona

AI Tools: Runway, Nano Banana, Midjourney, Claude, ElevenLabs

Post: After Effects, Premiere

2026 — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sarmiento, La Clase: AI Poster & Historical Faceswap

Archival Restoration, Faceswap, Generative AI, Poster Design, Theatre

Poster art direction and full production for the theather play Sarmiento, La Clase. Restored and color-graded historical portraits of Domingo F. Sarmiento form the base, onto which a faceswap maps actor Juan Leyrado in character. Upscaling then prepares the composite for photographic realism at large-format print size.

Implements a custom AI pipeline to bridge 19th-century historical iconography with contemporary performance. Synthesizes original portraiture and actor physiognomy through latent space manipulation, avoiding automated distortions. Delivers high-fidelity textures and chemical emulsion aesthetics for large-format urban media.

Technical Process:
Restoration & Color: Neural texture recovery and 19th-century chromatic colorization.
Hybridization: Feature exchange via ComfyUI nodes, balancing historical records and actor references.
Refinement: Manual gaze adjustment and high-fidelity upscaling for outdoor printing.

2025 — Berlin, Germany

Sonotaku: Anime-Referenced Cover Art within IP Limits

Album Art, Anime Aesthetics, Generative AI, IP Compliance, Style Abstraction

Cover art and motion for a Spotify release built around the look of a popular anime. The brief called for the reference series’ unmistakable feel while staying clear of third-party IP, so the workflow abstracts style rather than reproducing characters. Generative iterations settle on an original image that reads as fan-adjacent without infringing.

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’