My work is a visual exploration of the mystery of life’s origin. Through painting, drawing, and video art, I delve into the profound connection between the biological, the physical, and the ineffable. My creative process is fueled by my fascination with how life manifests, transcends, and eventually ends. With every mark, brushstroke, and material—often chosen for their ability to evoke the biological—I aim to capture the essence of what defines and transcends us. I don’t seek to provide answers. Instead, I invite the viewer to an aesthetic experience that sparks curiosity and encourages them to reflect on creation and existence, connecting them to the mystery and beauty of the unknown.
Mi obra es una indagación visual sobre el misterio del origen de la vida. A través de la pintura, el dibujo y el audiovisual, exploro la profunda interconexión entre lo biológico, lo físico y lo inefable. Mi proceso creativo se nutre de la observación y la fascinación por cómo la vida se manifiesta, trasciende y se extingue. Con cada trazo, cada pincelada y cada material—a menudo elegidos por su capacidad de evocar lo biológico—busco capturar la esencia de lo que nos constituye y nos trasciende. No busco dar respuestas, sino invitar al espectador a una experiencia estética que despierte su curiosidad y lo anime a reflexionar sobre la creación y la existencia misma, a la vez que lo conecte con el misterio y la belleza de lo desconocido.
Siro (Boris Franco) was born in 1974 in Santiago, Chile. In 1998, he graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Catholic University of Chile. Siro has participated in various international art fairs and has won a variety of awards and distinctions in both art competitions and video art festivals.
COMPETITIONS AND CONTESTS
Selected for the Pozuelo de Alarcón Painting Prize, Madrid, 2020-2023
Selected for the ENATE Scholarships, Huesca, Spain, 2020
Selected for the 25th Gregorio Prieto Drawing Prize (Valdepeñas, Madrid), 2020
Selected for the Caja Extremadura International Fine Arts Award, Plasencia, Spain, 2019
Selected for the 15th Gregorio Prieto Drawing Competition, Valdepeñas and Madrid, 2015
Selected for the Facade Video Art Festival, Bulgaria, 2017
Selected for the Filmide. Index Art Center, NY, USA, 2018 Selected for the 5th and 6th FIVAC International Video Art Festival of Camagüey, Cuba, 2013-2015
Selected for the Nontzefilmak Short Film and Animation Competition, Bilbao, Spain 2012-2014
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, AND BIENNIALS
5th Inter-American Video Art Biennial. Touring through various countries in Latin America, the USA, and Europe. 2010
13th Biennial of Young Creators of Europe and the Mediterranean. Bari, Italy. 2009
Pantheon International Experimental Film & Animation Festival 9.0. Cyprus. 2010
1st & 2nd Madatac Video Art Festival, Madrid. 2006-2007
11th BAC Video Art Festival, Barcelona. 2011
Miden Contemporary Video Art Festival screenings in Kalamata, Greece. 2008
ARCO ’07 Fair, Madrid City Hall stand. 2007
Art Chicago Fair, USA. (Artered Gallery, New York). 2012
Valoarte Fair, San José, Costa Rica. 2010
Open Art Fair, Utrecht, Netherlands 2019
Scope Basel, Switzerland. Artred Gallery, NY 2017
Affordable Art Fair: New York, Singapore, London, Brussels, Amsterdam. Artred Gallery, NY 2015-2020
«Epigenetics» project for «Art-project», London Art Fair. Artred Gallery, NY. London 2013
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Casa de Cantabria, Madrid. 2019
Artered Gallery, NY, USA. 2018
Young Creators Europe and the Mediterranean, City Museum.
2009 Etnia VI and VII, Espace Wallonie, Brussels, Belgium.
2008-2009 Cinemaescape, Rina Bouwen Gallery, Madrid. 2007
«Trapped,» sculpture and sound installation at the Rina Bouwen Gallery, Madrid. 2007
Workshop and residency, OPENART ’07 Workshops,
Zaragoza History Center. 2007 «Ibero-American Art»: Casa do Brasil, Madrid. 2005
«De Anima: Portrait Gallery»: Royal Academy of Letters of Barcelona. 2003
12th Edition of the Visual Arts and Photography Circuits: Madrid, Pontevedra, NY. 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
“Brief Moments of Origin” and “Origin Project” – Park36, Madrid, 2023
“Epigenesis, Epigenetic Memories” Galileo Cultural Center, Madrid, 2018
“The Thread of a Thread Who Could Be a Tree”
Colegio de España, Paris, France, 2010 “Phenocopies” ESPACIO BOP Gallery, Lorenzo Alonso Arquitectos, Madrid, 2006
“Inflection (Detritus)” Caja Madrid Exhibition Hall, Aranjuez, 2004
“Homologations and Compulsions” E. Artes y oficios, Madrid, 2002
AWARDS
First Prize in National Painting, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid
First Prize, Facade Video Art Festival, Bulgaria
First Prize, 5th Inter-American Video Art Biennial, Washington, D.C., USA
Audience Award, 1st Madatac Video Art Festival, Madrid
First Prize, Nontzefilmak Short Film and Animation Competition, Bilbao
First Prize in Fine Arts, Young Creators Competition, Madrid
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS Hugo Voeten Art Center, Belgium
Madrid City Hall
Pozuelo de Alarcón City Hall, Madrid
Lorenzo Alonso Architects, Madrid
Spain College, Paris-France