Nicolas Martella
Bio
He studied photography at the Centro de Fotografía Contemporánea in La Plata
from 1995 to 1999. He completed his education by attending the workshops of
Ataulfo Pérez Aznar, Juan Travnik and Gabriel Valansi. He also partcipated in the
Laboratorio de Cine at the UTDT, a postgraduate workshop led by Martín
Rejtman and Andrés Di Tella. In 2014 Nicolás did a residency at Arteles Creative
Center in Haukijarvi, Finland.
Nicolás works mainly with photography and videos. He has shown his work in
solo exhibitions such as "Fotogalería del Rojas", directed by Alberto
Goldenstein, "Contemporáneas" in 2007, "El día es un atentado" in 2016, and
"Slideshow" in 2013, these last two at Galería Isla Flotante.
Since 2004 he has also participated in a number of collective exhibitions both in
Argentina and abroad.
Nicolás's work has gained recognition by winning awards at the 94th Salón de
Mayo at Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Rosa Galisteo in Santa Fe in 2017;
the 19th Bienal Internacional de Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Santa Cruz, Bolivia,
in 2004; the 102nd Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales, Nuevos Soportes e
Instalaciones in 2013 and the "Premio Argentino de Artes Visuales given by
Fundación OSDE in 2006.
Statement
I work mainly with photography and videos. I am interested in the ways in which images are produced, used, circulated and consumed, both in the daily life in general as well as in the field of contemporary art in particular.
I turn to images that I produce and to different forms of appropiation (public and private archives, the internet, newspapers, etc.)
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
