about me

Andres Marti ( Bogotá, 1989) I am an artist and designer who uses photography, collage, painting, and performance as means of expression. I studied Industrial Design at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and hold a Master’s degree in Artistic and Documentary Photography from TAI School. My work has been exhibited at Barcú in Bogotá in 2019 and at “Quir(Z)” at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid in 2023. I participated in the artistic residency of the Youmein Festival in Tangier in 2023. I was awarded the TAI Foto VI Scholarship in Madrid in 2020 and the Versiona Prize by the Thyssen Museum in Madrid in 2023. Most recently, I completed an artistic residency at the NongYuan International Art Village in China in November 2024.

Statement

The exploration of the human being’s internal processes and their constant transformation has been a long-standing fascination for me. I view our inner experiences as complex and dynamic abstractions, which makes the pursuit of visually representing their essence even more stimulating. My work examines how the internal layers of an individual interact with their surroundings, creating a narrative that oscillates between the tangible and the imagined. I experiment, cut, overlap, and assemble scenes to create timeless universes where the real and the fictional intertwine. I use a combination of mediums, including photography, collage, painting, and performance, to give shape to these explorations. To me, human experiences represent a constant tension between unity and fragmentation—a perpetual cycle of construction and reconstruction. My work translates these processes into visual narratives imbued with meaning, inhabited by bodies that serve as vessels for ever-evolving images and symbols. Through this approach, I invite the viewer to question their own perceptions and engage in an introspective dialogue about what defines and transforms each individual.

PRESS

‘OTREDAD, Andrés Marti’, Revista Exclama, 2021

‘Andrés Marti y su Recurso Infinito: La Melancolía’, Revista Avenida, 2021

‘A Vision of Melancholy’, Fabrik, 2020

‘Andrés Marti: Every Experience Generates Roots ’, Daily Art Magazine, 2020

‘La exposición de arte que quiere mostrar otra cara de los presos’, El Tiempo, 2019

‘Reverdecer’, retratos artísticos de presos de las cárceles La Modelo y El Buen Pastor’, Wradio, 2019

‘Una serie fotográfica pone en el centro a personas privadas de la libertad ’, Revista Semana, 2019

‘Cuarenta menores de Cuarenta ’, Revista Dinero, 2018

‘Otherness: Unguarded, Expressive Portraits by Andres Marti’, scene360, 2017

‘La Otredad de Andrés Marti ’, Raro Magazin , 2017

‘El desdoblamiento melancólico del fotógrafo colombiano Andrés Marti ’, Vice, 2017

‘Otredad: Andrés Marti ’, Fotomeraki, 2016