Born in Buenos Aires in 1954 and currently residing in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Roberto Riverti is an artist and photographer whose work is dedicated to the study of light, time, and space through medium and large-format cameras. Inspired by the school of “straight photography” (Weston, White, Caponigro), his aesthetic is defined by a rigorous command of chiaroscuro and a meditative contemplation of the landscape.

Winner of the Fundación Antorchas Art Prize (1994), his images earned early acquisition by the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) in Buenos Aires. His institutional legacy was further solidified in 2012 when his work integrated the Rabobank Collection, curated by Sara Facio and subsequently donated to the MNBA. Today, his artwork is held in prestigious private collections across the Americas and Europe.

With a distinguished international trajectory—including exhibitions at the Dina Mitrani Gallery in Miami, his solo show “Las dos márgenes del río” at the Tigre Art Museum, and recent showcases at Rolf Art gallery (“Ciudad Invisible”, 2021)—Riverti is also a vital cultural manager bridging the Rioplatense art scene. From Maldonado, he directs Espaciofotoarte, a dynamic hub for artistic dissemination where he brings together prominent contemporary creators, continuing the community-driven mission he began in the 1980s.

In a world saturated with ephemeral images and digital speed, Roberto Riverti’s work stands as a bastion of aesthetic resistance—a place where light is sculpted within the shadows and time is arrested through the weight and nobility of large-format photography.