Film still, La Ocupación (2026)

Noa Batlle

Born in 1983, Dominican Republic. Self-taught artist. Developed a practice grounded in research, experimentation, and collaboration.
Lives and works in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

noabatllem@gmail.com‍ ‍

Since 2013, Batlle’s work has moved between artistic research and structural interventions, examining how systems organize access, experience, and knowledge.

Through The Interventions (2020–present), an ongoing body of work unfolding within governmental and public institutions, Batlle has contributed to reconfiguring how accessibility is understood and implemented in Dominican public life. These interventions include conceiving and leading the first municipal Department of Inclusion and Accessibility at Santo Domingo City Hall and initiating the Accessibility and Inclusion Committee within the Central Electoral Board, contributing to the most inclusive electoral process in the country’s history during the 2024 elections.

Batlle’s practice approaches accessibility not as accommodation but as a lens through which dominant sensory and social orders can be questioned and expanded. Their work spans contexts ranging from public education to large-scale cultural events, including collaborations with international artists such as Coldplay, Bad Bunny, and Rosalía.

Noa’s work has been presented on international platforms including the United Nations General Assembly (2023) and the 19th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates (2024).

Batlle was selected for the 2026 Concurso de Arte Eduardo León Jimenes with La Ocupación / The Occupation, a multi-channel video installation curated by José Roca. In 2026, Batlle is also the Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Caribbean Cultural Institute + WOPHA Fellow and an artist-in-residence at El Espacio 23.