Guides: Rosario Villani, Vanesa Catellani, and Ignacio Ormachea.
In order to build bridges between visitors and the artworks, three guides will lead curated tours through the fair using a colloquial, accessible, and dynamic language. Their eclectic approach explores the diversity of techniques and conceptual explorations by the artists to foster a better understanding of contemporary photography practices.
Schedule: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 6 PM.
*Friday, October 25, 6 PM – led by Ignacio Ormachea
*Saturday, October 26, 6 PM – led by Rosario Villani
*Sunday, October 27, 6 PM – led by Vanesa Castellani
How to participate
To register, visit the Information Booth at the entrance of Pavilion 8 at La Rural, 10 minutes before the activity starts. Spaces are limited.
Rosario Villani holds a degree in Art History and Cultural Management from the University of Salvador (USAL). Since 2017, she has worked on art inventories, and the cataloging and documentation of important collections. She currently heads the Registration and Documentation Department for the Ama Amoedo Collection and contributes to the bibliographic archive of Oscar Bony’s Estate. She is involved in several significant cultural projects and has conducted specialized tours for art fairs like arteBA, MAPA, and Pinta Photo. She also teaches in various cultural spaces and lectures on Art History and Cultural Asset Management at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).
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Vanesa Catellani is a curator, cultural manager, and contemporary art promoter. Between 2016 and 2019, she created and directed the exhibition space at the Beethoven Foundation, both managing it and curating exhibitions. Since 2019, she has collaborated with Arte Online, an Argentine contemporary art platform, producing reviews and interviews that highlight both emerging artists and leaders of the Argentine cultural scene. As an independent curator, she has curated exhibitions and assisted artists such as Eduardo Longoni, Ariadna Pastorini, Karina El Azem, Raquel Bigio, Viviana Zargón, Benito Laren, Ernesto Arellano, and New York artist Marina Berio. Since 2022, she has assisted curator Patricia Rizzo with exhibitions for the Macro Bank Foundation’s art collection. In her role as a cultural manager, she organized and curated the institutional exhibitions for the City Government at the BADA fair in 2021 and 2022. She also led the guided tour program for the Ministry of Culture at BADA and AFFAIRE fairs in 2023. She lives and works in Buenos Aires.
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Ignacio Ormachea began his journey in visual arts by attending artists' workshops and later trained at the National School of Fine Arts Rogelio Yrurtia, where he earned the title of National Master of Visual Arts. He is currently pursuing a degree in Art Curation and Management at ESEADE. He works professionally as a visual arts teacher and also as an independent curator, participating in museums, art galleries, fairs, and cultural management events.