Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges

Dr. Sergio Patricio Valenzuela Valdés is a Chilean artist, performer, researcher, and educator working in time-based media (performance, video, installation) and scenic arts (dramaturgy, dance). He holds a Dr. Phil. in Art Research and Cultural Studies and an MA in Art & Science from Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien (Die Angewandte), Austria, plus a degree in Stage Design from Universidad de Chile. Between 2012-2015 he received CONICYT/ANID research funding and completed internships at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Concordia University (Montreal), and École de Recherche Graphique (Brussels).

His artistic work investigates temporal organization and embodied experience through action-based compositions. Key works include Hombra (2009), Renacimiento (2012), No cubrir (2014), Plegada tres veces tres (winner, Encuentro Nacional de Coreógrafos 2026), and Pre-individuo (Iberescena 2025-2026, Chile-Brazil co-production). His research applies chaos theory and phenomenology to examine performance as knowledge production and social practice.

Since 2003, he has taught stage design, dramaturgy, visuality, and performance methodology at Universidad de Chile, U. Mayor, UNIACC, and IP Arcos. Since 2023, he coordinates the Diplomado en Arte, Ciencia y Tecnología at Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano (UAHC) and directs LACENTRA, a transdisciplinary research laboratory. His publications appear in Revista Teatro and International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation; his monograph Connection-ship (2023) documents encounters and social practice in artistic contexts.

With 20+ lectures at international venues (8th DCAC Corfu 2026, UNICEN Argentina, MDW Vienna, RCA London 2024), he advances Chilean artistic research within Latin American and European academic networks.