Martín La Roche Contreras
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Born in Santiago Chile (1988), lives in Amsterdam. Martín La Roche studied Visual Arts at the University of Chile in Santiago. In 2015 he completed a postgraduate program at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and since then works between Santiago and Amsterdam. The Mondriaan Fonds supports his practice with a grant for the next four years (2021-2024).
Musée Légitime
Good Neighbour
To see the inability to see
Galleries
Die Ecke, Santiago de Chile
Instagram*
Design by Astrid Seme Studio, site by Ezekiel Aquino
Jardín Interior Seco, 2013
MAVI, Museum of Visual Arts, Santiago, Chile.
Installation made by following the instructions of the Sakuteiki. More information here*
Jardín Interior Seco, 2013
MAVI, Museum of Visual Arts, Santiago, Chile. Installation view.
Karesansui, 2013
Cornucopia archive, 2014-2021
Erasers archive built through multiple gifts received by the artist.
Cornucopia Archive, 2021
R.S.O.L. Deventer
Erasers archive (and dice collection) presented for the exhibition *My Heavens!*
Lillies, 2015
B32, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
With Paulina Mellado. More information about the show here*
Lillies, 2015
B32, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
with Paulina Mellado. More information about Paulina's work here*
String too short to be saved, 2015
De Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Installation view.
Conversation about the show by Lian Ladia and Inga Lāce here*
String too short to be saved, 2015
De Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Installation detail.
Spell to Spelling ** Spelling to Spell exhibition.
Figures of thought, 2015
Jan Van Eyck Academie
Pierre Kemp Wunderkammer exhibition.
Figures of thought, 2015
Jan Van Eyck Academie
Installation detail. Title and departure ideas taken from the book Drawing a Hypothesis by Nikolaus Gansterer.
Time is on my side, 2016
Casanova, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Installation detail. More information here *
Time is on my side, 2016
Casanova, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
*String too short to be saved (SP)* Installation detail
Quick crossword Ch'aekkôri, 2016
Lugar a Dudas, Cali, Colombia.
Installation view at the documentation center.
Gluing along Boundaries, 2017
Manifold books, Amsterdam.
Installation view. More information here *
Gluing along Boundaries, 2017
Manifold books, Amsterdam.
Unfolding of the archive by Maartje Fliervoet following SMS Instructions from *remote archivist* Nell Donkers.
Gluing along Boundaries, 2017
Manifold books, Amsterdam.
Unfolding detail. More information here *
Gluing Along Boundaries, 2016
Manifold Books, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Documentation of the unfolding process on light sensitive papers (cyanotype), folded into an artist book.
Los libros y las cosas, 2017
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile.
Installation view.
Collections of objects, a ghost library, photocopied books and posters.
Los libros y las cosas, 2017
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile.
Review by César Vargas here *
Los libros y las cosas, 2019
Galeria Gabriela Mistral
Installation detail.
Pie de Página, 2018
Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile
Text by Megumi Andrade Kobayashi here *
Pie de Página, 2018
Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile
Installation view.
*Was Machen Sie da?* a collection of 'single' socks.
Pie de Página, 2018
Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile
Installation detail. More information here *
Els llibres i les coses, 2019
Die Ecke Art Contemporani, Barcelona
The installation view. Ch'aekkôri crossword categories initially devised for *Lugar a Dudas* documentation center .
Els llibres i les coses, 2019
Die Ecke Art Contemporani, Barcelona
Installation detail.
*String too short to be saved (BCN).*
Mot Croisés (Grille Nr 16-008), 2020
Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose. Amsterdam
A collection of boxes is arranged in the space according to a found *Mot Croisés* for the exhibition *2020*.
Mot Croisés (Grille Nr 16-008), 2020
Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose. Amsterdam
A collection of boxes is arranged in the space according to a found *Mot Croisés* for the exhibition *2020*.
Mot Croisés (Grille Nr 16-008), 2020
Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose. Amsterdam
A collection of boxes is arranged in the space according to a found *Mot Croisés* for the exhibition *2020*.
Mot Croisés (Grille Nr 16-008), 2020
Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose. Amsterdam
A collection of boxes is arranged in the space according to a found *Mot Croisés* for the exhibition *2020*.
Mot Croisés (Grille Nr 16-008), 2020
Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose. Amsterdam
A collection of boxes is arranged in the space according to a found *Mot Croisés* for the exhibition *2020*.
Mot Croisés (Grille Nr 16-008), 2020
Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose. Amsterdam
A collection of boxes is arranged in the space according to a found *Mot Croisés* for the exhibition *2020*.
Mot Croisés (Grille Nr 16-008), 2020
Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose. Amsterdam
A collection of boxes is arranged in the space according to a found *Mot Croisés* for the exhibition *2020*.
1st Unboxing, 2020
Rozenstraat, Amsterdam
2nd Unboxing, 2020
Kraijenhoffstraat 34-17, Amsterdam\
