Carlotta M. Valentinis Queraltó

Carlotta M. Valentinis Queraltó is GlogauAIR resident from January 2026 to March 2026.
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Carlotta’s artistic practice is rooted in material research and embodied experience. Painting lies at the core of her work, complemented by dance, performance, and movement 一 establishing a dialogue between matter, body, and mind. She approaches painting as a slow, situated practice, deeply connected to territory, time, and materiality. Her work embraces impermanence, conceiving each artwork as a living organism whose transformation is an integral part of its life cycle. In her practice, gesture and her body act as active agents, emphasizing presence, rhythm, and a corporeal engagement with the surface.

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Carlotta M. Valentinis Queraltó’s artistic practice is rooted in material research and embodied experience. Painting lies at the core of her work, complemented by dance, performance, and movement, establishing a dialogue between matter, body, and mind.

She approaches painting as a slow, situated practice, deeply connected to territory, time, and materiality. Her work embraces impermanence, conceiving each artwork as a living organism whose transformation is an integral part of its life cycle. She develops pigments from locally sourced stones and experiments with organic binders using artisanal processes. Gesture and her body act as active agents in her practice, emphasizing presence, rhythm, and a corporeal engagement with the surface.

GlogauAIR Project

The project investigates a sustainable, artisanal approach to painting, using natural pigments and organic binders derived from local geology, rocks, and minerals.

Combining material research with artistic practice, it allows the inherent qualities of these elements, color, texture, and behavior, to guide gesture and expression.

The works embrace impermanence and transformation, reflecting the territory, landscape, and cultural identity from which the materials are sourced.

By reclaiming traditional, handcrafted techniques (from pigment creation to application) the project positions the artist as a craftsperson engaged in an ongoing dialogue with matter.

Painting is conceived not as a fixed object, but as a living, regenerative process, where the life cycle of the materials shapes the final outcome, connecting time, nature, and human presence.

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FORMATION

Berlin, Germany
2025 – 2026
UNIVERSITÄT DER KÜNSTE (UdK)
Fine Arts (Bildende Kunst).
Robert Lucander & Markus Jäntti Fachklasse.
Barcelona, Spain
2022 – 2026
ESCOLA MASSANA
Bachelor of Arts and Design.
course 2023/24 & 2024/25
ESCOLA MASSANA
3 annual honours scholarships

EXHIBITIONS & COLLABORATIONS

Berlin, Germany
2026
REDUCTIO
BETHANIEN KUNSTQUARTIER
Collective exhibition in Projektraum.
Barcelona, Spain
2024 – 2025
RESIDENCY FOR CREATIVE EUROPE – EUROPEAN COMISSION – ARS ELECTRONICA
Research residency for Tilling Roots and Seeds, powered by Quo Artis and funded by Creative Europe a European Commission programme.
Barcelona, Spain
2024 – 2025
CREATIVE EUROPE – EUROPEAN COMISSION – ARS ELECTRONICA
Investigation project in collaboration with Santiago Morilla & Joaku de Sotavento.
Linz, Austria
2025
ARS ELECTRONICA – CREATIVE EUROPE – EUROPEAN COMISSION
Publication & distribution of her fanzine at Ars Electronica.
Barcelona, Spain
2025
INSTITUT BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA & ESCOLA MASSANA
Artistic research coordinated by the conservation team of the Herbarium of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB) and the Superior National Research Council (CSIC).
Barcelona, Spain
2025
CAREZZE
A solo dance, painting and performance project.
Barcelona, Spain
2025
CANA I AMOR
Editorial project published and presented at Stripart collective exhibition.

ARTISTIC PRACTICE

Painting lies at the core of her practice, complemented by dance, performance, and movement.
Her work is rooted in material research and embodied experience.
She approaches painting as a slow, situated practice connected to territory, time, and materiality.
She works with impermanence, treating each artwork as a living organism whose transformation is part of its life cycle.
She develops pigments from locally sourced stones and experiments with organic binders using artisanal processes.
Gesture and her body function as active agents in her practice, emphasizing presence, rhythm, and corporeal engagement with the surface.