Sergey Kantsedal is a curator based in Turin.

He is currently running a non-profit space BARRIERA. Through a series of exhibitions and long-term projects, this institution creates opportunities for dialogue between artists, curators, collectors and engenders contamination with other cultural environments and disciplinary perspectives.

His curatorial practice explores a diverse range of interests that intersect artistic, musical, and fashion perspectives. His most current research delves into archives as abundant sources of inspiration and hidden potential.

Over the years, he has collaborated with various public and private institutions in Italy and internationally: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR) in Turin; Triennale Milano, Fabbrica del Vapore and MUDEC Museo delle Culture in Milan; Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto in Biella, MAMbo - Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Bologna, PinchukArtCentre and National Art Museum in Kyiv.
 
He took part in MEDITERRANEA 18, Young Artists Biennial in Tirana and a transnational research program A Natural Oasis? (San Marino-Kosovo-Montenegro-Malta). In 2024, he was a curator in residency at Salzburger Kunstverein (Austria).

He graduated from the State Academy of Design and Arts of Kharkiv, attended Third Moscow Curatorial Summer School by V-A-C Foundation and CAMPO, curatorial practices course at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin (2015-2016).