María Basantes is an Ecuadorian-born, Berlin-based spatial designer working across exhibition, film, and performance. Her practice unfolds through the creation of immersive environments where material, gesture and atmosphere intertwine.

With a background in architecture and stage design, she approaches space as a living composition one that reflects emotional, temporal, and ecological entanglements. Rooted in philosophical and existential inquiry, her work explores how perception, presence, and transformation emerge within constructed realities.