Martín La Roche Contreras

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Martín La Roche Contreras

Born in Santiago Chile (1988), he is a visual artist living in Amsterdam. His works often find their starting points from existing collections of objects and memories, archives as modes of storytelling which he reassembles into installations, performances or publications.

Musée Légitime
Good Neighbour
To see the inability to see

Muro Sur

Past: Interwoven: Unveiling the Poetics of Observation. Group show at Miriam Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, curated by Jaclyn Dooner.

Current: Partituras Inesperadas. Group show at Centro Cultural España, Santiago de Chile, curated by Oficina de la Nada.


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Figures of Thought, 2015

Pierre Kemp Wunderkammer exhibition curated by Huib Haye van der Werf. Jan Van Eyck, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Pierre Kemp Wunderkammer exhibition curated by Huib Haye van der Werf. Jan Van Eyck, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Drawing an Hypothesis: Figures of Thought, 2011

Each artist in the show is invited to reference a book from the institution’s library. Drawing a Hypothesis by Nikolaus Gansterer serves as the map for this material display and the unfolding of the collection.

Each artist in the show is invited to reference a book from the institution’s library. Drawing a Hypothesis by Nikolaus Gansterer serves as the map for this material display and the unfolding of the collection.

Figures of Thought, 2015

Throughout the duration of the show, the newly appointed librarian, Victoria Bardakou, unpacks the collection of boxes and shapes the installation according to the figures of her thoughts.

Throughout the duration of the show, the newly appointed librarian, Victoria Bardakou, unpacks the collection of boxes and shapes the installation according to the figures of her thoughts.

Figures of Thought, 2015

The map of the book Drawing a Hypothesis becomes part of the unfolding, together with certain objects from the boxes.

The map of the book Drawing a Hypothesis becomes part of the unfolding, together with certain objects from the boxes.

Figures of Thought, 2015

Image of Figures of Thought

Figures of Thought, 2015

Image of Figures of Thought

Araçá Azul album, 1973

The color of the water is inspired by the particular bluish-purple hue of the back cover of Caetano Veloso's album.

The color of the water is inspired by the particular bluish-purple hue of the back cover of Caetano Veloso's album.

Figures of Thought plan, 2015

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