Alfredo De Stefano(Monclova, Mexico, 1961) is a conceptual visual artist whosepractice has found in the desert a territory for exploration, transformation, andrevelation. For more than three decades, he has created ephemeral interventions inarid landscapes using fire, ice, light, objects, and natural elements. Positionedbetween photography, intervention, and Land Art, his work temporarily transformsthe landscape to construct images in which territory, matter, and time acquire newmeanings.
His work has been presented in more than 90 exhibitions in cities including Paris,New York, Madrid, Bogotá, Stockholm, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires, and is heldin collections such as theMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston; El Museo del Barrio,New York; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; and Colección FEMSA,Monterrey. He is a member of Mexico'sSistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte(National System of Art Creators).His practice has also expanded into film and immersive projects.YERMO, filmedacross nine deserts around the world, received two Ariel Award nominations andwas named Best Documentary at the 2021 CANACINE Awards.
In 2024, heparticipated inHuman/Natureat Fotografiska Museum in New York andpresentedStorm of Light, an immersive experience integrating photography,orchestral music, and visual technology. In 2026, he presents BURN: ASymphony of Ashes and Rebirth, a photographic and cinematic project in whichfire becomes a medium for exploring matter, transformation, and memory.Across these different media, one question remains at the center of De Stefano'spractice:how can an image not only represent transformation, but becomecapable of provoking it