My name is Gerardo Cleto, and I was born in the shadow of Vesuvius in 1996.
My artistic research explores relational practices aimed at narrating territories and co-constructing new collective imaginaries, starting from an embedded, site-specific approach rooted in presence and proximity.
I trained within the New Technologies for Art Laboratory at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples—a mobile experimental space where students and teachers collaborate horizontally to produce works that actively engage local communities.
Relation is my material: a space of exchange, connection, and transformation that fuels my creative process.
Since 2019, I“fallen in love” with La Rivoluzione delle Seppie, a hyper-collective based in Calabria, where I contribute as a board member to the development of workshops, residencies, and artistic actions.
In 2024–25, I took part in the Design des Territoires residency program at the École des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, working on two site-specific projects in the Île-de-France region.