Camilo A. Franco is a petroleum engineer and has a Ph.D. in engineering energy systems from the Faculty of Mines of the National University of Colombia, Medellín. He is also a candidate for a Master's degree in plastic and visual arts at the same university. He has more than 9 years of experience in the development of nanotechnology for applications in the oil and gas industry. He has published more than 60 scientific articles, 10 book chapters, 5 patents, and 100 national and international presentations. Currently, he is a professor in the Department of Processes and Energy in the Faculty of Mines. He has focused his research in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology for the oil and gas industry, with special emphasis on thermal processes for improved oil recovery. Additionally, he seeks to break the transdisciplinary barrier, including STEAM strategies, especially linking the arts to engineering. Currently, he is interested in arts-related research with questions related to space and place, experiences in the oil field, workers, the non-said, silence, and landscape, among others, which have been addressed through his project “Crudo y Pesado” (“Crude and heavy”, hinting at the double meaning between heavy oils and heavy situations), where different artistic devices, performative, and installation acts have arisen.