Ilê Sartuzi lives between London and São Paulo. Working in sculptural objects, mapped video projections, mechatronic installations and theatrical plays, his practice is speculative of post-anthropocenic futures. Sartuzi‘s work brings together technological apparatus – from simple motors and electronical circuits to machine learning and AI – and a theatrical atmosphere to create mechanisms that follow different internal logics. The instability and flaws in these fragile machines add some kind of personality to their performances.
His solo exhibitions include Museum of Contemporary Art – USP São Paulo (2025); Pedro Cera, Lisbon (2023); SESC Pompéia, São Paulo (2022); auroras, São Paulo (2021); Dollhouse Gallery (2020); and firma, São Paulo (2019). Selected group exhibitions includ Night Café Gallery; Wild Trumpets, (both London, 2024); Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo; Hypha Studios, London (both 2023); Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba; Instituto Inclusartiz, Rio de Janeiro (both 2022); MASSIMO, Milan (2021); and Museu de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo (2020), among others.
His solo exhibitions include Museum of Contemporary Art – USP São Paulo (2025); Pedro Cera, Lisbon (2023); SESC Pompéia, São Paulo (2022); auroras, São Paulo (2021); Dollhouse Gallery (2020); and firma, São Paulo (2019). Selected group exhibitions includ Night Café Gallery; Wild Trumpets, (both London, 2024); Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo; Hypha Studios, London (both 2023); Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba; Instituto Inclusartiz, Rio de Janeiro (both 2022); MASSIMO, Milan (2021); and Museu de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo (2020), among others.
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Installation view: Ilê Sartuzi, Trick (16 March - 15 June 2025) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo, curated by Marcela Vieira. Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Installation view: Ilê Sartuzi, Trick (16 March - 15 June 2025) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo, curated by Marcela Vieira. Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Installation view: Ilê Sartuzi, Trick (16 March - 15 June 2025) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo, curated by Marcela Vieira. Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Installation view: Ilê Sartuzi, Trick (16 March - 15 June 2025) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo, curated by Marcela Vieira. Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Ilê Sartuzi, Sleight of Hand as part of MFA Fine Art Degree Show at Goldsmiths, University of London, July 2024. Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Ilê Sartuzi, Sleight of Hand (2023-2024). Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Ilê Sartuzi, Dollhouse Gallery, 2020. Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Installation view: Ilê Sartuzi, Vaudeville (5 May — 15 June 2023) at Pedro Cera, Lisbon. Image Courtesy of the artist and the gallery.
Ilê Sartuzi, Curtain, 2023. Image Courtesy of the artist. 
Installation view: Ilê Sartuzi, Vaudeville (5 May — 15 June 2023) at Pedro Cera, Lisbon. Image Courtesy of the artist and the gallery.