Slow Art Collective, founded in 2009 by Chaco Kato and Dylan Martorell, is a collaborative art platform dedicated to the principles of the Slow Movement, sustainability, and creative community engagement. The collective explores the poetic potential of everyday materials such as string, rope, and textiles, transforming simple gestures and processes into immersive, sensory-rich experiences. Their work emphasizes process over product, encouraging audiences to engage actively and at a human pace, fostering reflection, connection, and participation. 

Through both intimate and large-scale installations, Slow Art Collective blurs the boundaries between artist and audience, turning shared spaces into sites of experimentation, collaboration, and play. Their projects have been presented at notable institutions and events including the Exploratarium in San Francisco, Tokyo Biennale, TarraWarra Museum of Art, McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Powerhouse Museum, Mpavilion, NGV, Gertrude Contemporary, and Esplanade Singapore. By valuing patience, sustainability, and human-scale interactions, Slow Art Collective creates art that resonates with both local communities and global audiences, offering meaningful alternatives to conventional contemporary art practices.