Book Presentation: CAUTÍN at Infinito Delicias
With Marina Avia Estrada, Daniela Catrileo and Cristian Vargas Paillahueque

CAUTÍN (2026), The publication accompanying Seba Calfuqueo’s exhibition at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza takes the Cautín River as a starting point for imagining other ways of relating to nature and territory. It brings together five previously unpublished texts by Marina Avia Estrada, Cristian Vargas Paillahueque, Ximena Cuadra Montoya, Elisa Loncon Antileo and Daniela Catrileo, alongside images from the artist’s research process, exploring the history, Indigenous knowledge and ecological politics surrounding the river. From the colonial legacy to the privatization of water in Chile, the book examines the reciprocal relationships between the waters and those who inhabit them: people, more-than-human entities and spiritual beings.

The presentation brings together Marina Avia Estrada, editor and contributing author, with Daniela Catrileo and Cristian Vargas Paillahueque, each of whom contributed a text to the book.

Marina Avia Estrada is Head of Exhibitions and Public Programs at TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and curator of CAUTÍN. An art historian, she holds a master’s degree in Critical and Curatorial Studies from Columbia University, where she was a Fulbright scholar, and a master’s degree in Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Daniela Catrileo is a writer and philosophy teacher. Her poetry collections include Río herido, Guerra florida, El territorio del viaje and Las aguas dejaron de unirse a otras aguas. She is a contributing author to CAUTÍN.

Cristian Vargas Paillahueque is an art historian and curator. He holds a degree in Art Theory and History and a master’s degree in Latin American Studies, and is a PhD candidate in Latin American Studies at the Universidad de Chile. His research focuses on collections, Indigenous heritage, and traditional and contemporary Indigenous art. He has served as general coordinator of the catalog raisonné project at the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (2023–2024) and curator of Vivos y Presentes. Arte de los Pueblos Atacameño/Lickanantay, Mapuche y Rapanui (2025–2026).

Date and time: November 13, 2026, 6:30 pm
Location: Sala Marina, Infinito Delicias, Madrid
Admission: Free, on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to capacity
Recommended ages: All ages
Language: Spanish
Capacity: 60 people

In collaboration with Infinito Delicias.

The public program for Seba Calfuqueo’s exhibition CAUTÍN is developed in collaboration with Filmoteca Española, Museo de América, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro Cultural de España en Santiago, Cineteca Nacional de Chile and Festival Eñe, with funding from the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cultural y las Artes (FONDART) and with Radio 3 and NUEBO as media partners.