Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (Brazil, 1989) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Through score, sculpture, text, photography, sound, and video, the artist addresses the remaining structures of the transatlantic colonial project, focusing on institutional critique, language, and objecthood.

Their work has been shown in Germany and internationally, including exhibitions at Kunstverein Braunschweig (Germany), Kunsthalle Bremen (Germany), Kunstverein Kevin Space (Austria), Galerie Molitor (Germany), Kunsthal Nord (Denmark), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Denmark), Museu Nacional da República (Brazil), Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Germany), Curitiba Biennial (Brazil), and Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Brazil). Amongst institutional collections and commissions are Kadist (France), Museu Nacional da República (Brazil), The One Minutes Foundation at Sandberg Instituut (Netherlands), and Instituto Moreira Salles (Brazil).

Celestino was awarded numerous grants, prizes, residencies, and fellowships, including the ars viva prize for visual arts 2025, Germany (Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft); Pampulha Grant, Brazil (Belo Horizonte Municipal Foundation for Culture); Ducato Prize, Italy; Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany (Ministry of Science and Culture of the Lower Saxony); La Becque, Switzerland (The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia); PACT Zollverein, Germany; British Council, UK; and Pivô, Brazil.

Among their 2025 projects are solo exhibitions at GDA (São Paulo), Kunstraum Leuphana joint with Halle für Kunst Lüneburg, Between Bridges Foundation (Berlin), and Sharp Projects (Copenhagen), as well as group exhibitions at Haus der Kunst (Munich), Palais Populaire (Berlin), and Bonniers Konsthall (Stockholm). Also in 2025, Wisrah will participate in the artistic residency at Salzburger Kunstverein, Austria, and in 2026, in the Fogo Island Arts, Canada residency program.

Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino takes part in DISLOCATION—on the spot.

Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (Brazil, 1989) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Through score, sculpture, text, photography, sound, and video, the artist addresses the remaining structures of the transatlantic colonial project, focusing on institutional critique, language, and objecthood.

Their work has been shown in Germany and internationally, including exhibitions at Kunstverein Braunschweig (Germany), Kunsthalle Bremen (Germany), Kunstverein Kevin Space (Austria), Galerie Molitor (Germany), Kunsthal Nord (Denmark), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Denmark), Museu Nacional da República (Brazil), Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Germany), Curitiba Biennial (Brazil), and Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Brazil). Amongst institutional collections and commissions are Kadist (France), Museu Nacional da República (Brazil), The One Minutes Foundation at Sandberg Instituut (Netherlands), and Instituto Moreira Salles (Brazil).

Celestino was awarded numerous grants, prizes, residencies, and fellowships, including the ars viva prize for visual arts 2025, Germany (Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft); Pampulha Grant, Brazil (Belo Horizonte Municipal Foundation for Culture); Ducato Prize, Italy; Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany (Ministry of Science and Culture of the Lower Saxony); La Becque, Switzerland (The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia); PACT Zollverein, Germany; British Council, UK; and Pivô, Brazil.

Among their 2025 projects are solo exhibitions at GDA (São Paulo), Kunstraum Leuphana joint with Halle für Kunst Lüneburg, Between Bridges Foundation (Berlin), and Sharp Projects (Copenhagen), as well as group exhibitions at Haus der Kunst (Munich), Palais Populaire (Berlin), and Bonniers Konsthall (Stockholm). Also in 2025, Wisrah will participate in the artistic residency at Salzburger Kunstverein, Austria, and in 2026, in the Fogo Island Arts, Canada residency program.

Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino takes part in DISLOCATION—on the spot.