My name is Teo Salvarrey. I am an argentinean historian and an archivist with experience in audiovisual art. I hold a degree in History from the University of Buenos Aires and a diploma in Archival Science. Currently pursuing a PhD, focusing on the circulation and local reception in Buenos Aires during the 1920s and 1930s of films originating from Europe, with particular attention to transatlantic connections.
I am currently employed as a professor at the University of Buenos Aires, where I am responsible for delivering a course entitled "History of Sociological Thought".
My artistic work is a combination of my scientific background, my experience in archives, and my audiovisual sensitivities and interests. I always endeavour to adopt an interdisciplinary approach when dealing with these three axes.
My artistic work is a combination of my scientific background, my experience in archives, and my audiovisual sensitivities and interests. I always endeavour to adopt an interdisciplinary approach when dealing with these three axes.
I am currently working on a significant transmedia project that is related to my experience as an antarctic worker in an antartic campment. During the summer of 2023, I had the opportunity to participate in the Argentine Antartic Summer Campaign at Cerro Nevado (Snow Hill Island). This initiative focused on undertaking historical and archaeological research over Refugio Suecia (Swedish Hut, Antarctic Historical Patrimony Number 38).
In the year 2024 I was selected by Buenos Aires Talents (in colaboration with Berlinale Talents) to participate in the program.
This transmedia project encompasses a variety of subjects, all of which are interconnected. One of the aims is to establish a connection between past and present by recounting the historical expedition of the Kingdom of Norway, which marked the inaugural instance of Argentinian scientific research conducted in Antarctica, due to José Maria Sobral work. The objective is to bring the echoes of the past into the present by utilising the original expedition material in conjunction with the material I filmed. Furthermore it is vital to raise awareness of climate change and its impact on polar systems and the work of the different scientific groups related to the historical heritage over the hut, as well as the archaeological search of the expedition's historical objects. Moreover, to showcase the living conditions in a camp in Antarctica over a period of three months is something that will always be latent in the environment. At last, the idea is to go deeper into the mental universe shaped by the environment, diving into the subconscious aspects of these experiences by providing an insider's perspective that would build a subjective psychological map charactised by isolation and harsh climate.