Biography

Alessio Ceruti (b. 1980, Varese, Italy) is an Italian multidisciplinary artist based between Italy and Indonesia. His work explores perception, transformation, and the fragile relationship between humans and the natural world through painting, sculpture, installation, video, and performance.

A self-taught artist, Ceruti began his artistic journey in his father’s workshop, where he contributed to the production and finishing of artworks for internationally renowned artists including Michelangelo Pistoletto, Anish Kapoor, Not Vital, Remo Salvadori, and others. This early immersion in contemporary art fostered a deep interest in materials, craftsmanship, and the transformative potential of matter.

Throughout his development, his artistic education was shaped not only by hands-on experience in artists’ studios, but also through encounters and exchanges with artists from different generations and disciplines. Among the figures who have particularly influenced his approach are Remo Salvadori and Marcello Morandini, whose dedication to research, form, and artistic integrity became important references in the development of his own visual language.

Living in Southeast Asia since 2010 has profoundly influenced his practice. As a free diver and scuba diver, Ceruti draws inspiration directly from underwater environments, particularly coral ecosystems, where beauty, fragility, and constant transformation coexist. These experiences have shaped an artistic language that investigates the tension between preservation and destruction, permanence and impermanence.

Working across a wide range of media, including layered plexiglass paintings, reflective sculptures, installations, sound, moving image, and performance, Ceruti creates works that shift with light, reflection, and the viewer’s perspective. His multilayered paintings use transparency and depth to create changing visual experiences, while his sculptural and experimental works often explore material transformation through chemical and physical processes.

His practice frequently addresses environmental themes such as coral bleaching, ocean acidification, climate change, and humanity’s evolving relationship with nature. Through works that blur the boundaries between science, observation, and poetic interpretation, he invites viewers to reconsider their position within the natural world.

His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the United States.

Alongside his artistic practice, Ceruti conducts independent research into coral restoration, material transformation, and alternative recycling systems. He is currently exploring ways to connect art, science, environmental conservation, and blue economy initiatives through long-term projects focused on marine ecosystems and ecological awareness.