Alejandro Tobon

Medellin - Colombia, 1978.

He is a Visual Artist from the National University of Colombia, and completed VI semesters of plastic arts at the EPA, Medellín. He has been a teacher at the Bellas Artes University Foundation, (2019), co-founder of Circuito Barrio Colombia. Medellín, Colombia; (2017), co-founder of SAL. Space for Culture. Medellín, Colombia; (2016), co-founder of Ojiva Artes Visuales. Medellín, Colombia and (2013), co-director of SNACK Medellín, Colombia. He has participated in solo exhibitions, among which the following stand out: (2017), Natures Differentes, Saint Merry cultural center, Paris, France; (2013), Fuera Abajo, Galería la Cometa, Bogotá; (2010), Fuerza Extraña, Sala U, National University, Medellín. In addition, he has participated in collective exhibitions, some of them are: (2021), Los 7 del Barrio Colombia + 2 guests. La Balsa Arte Gallery, Bogotá; (2018), Scope, Art Fair, Katapult Gallery, Basel, Switzerland; (2017), Patio de Esculturas, MAMM, Medellín; (2014), Pinta, London Art Fair, England; (2013), Sin Lugar Ni Cabeza, Mark Hachem Gallery, Paris, France; (2012), Preview, Art Fair, Berlin, Germany; (2005), Arte Joven, MAMBO, Bogotá. He has also received some mentions: (2019), Monumental work winner. Medellín a Cielo Abierto. Medellín, Colombia; (2019), Monumental work commission. La Serrezuela Bullring. Cartagena, Colombia; (2017), International Circulation Grant, Medellín Mayor's Office; (2012), Residency, JA.CA, Art and Technology, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; (2009), 1st place, Best idea, Seed capital, Bello; (2016), Interacciones, Ayacucho, in collaboration with Connatural, Museo de Antioquia, Medellín. However, in his work he has been interested in what the search for one's own place can mean. In his proposals he explores the value of land, its distribution and the forms of power that safeguard it. He uses geometric and natural forms, with intrinsic construction principles of craftsmanship, architecture and industry.

I have always been interested in what the search for a place of one's own can mean. Therefore, in my proposals I explore the value of land, its distribution and the forms of power that safeguard it. In this sense, when observing what I recognize as territory, I question how this, being a common natural good, acquires the meaning of a product that is negotiated in a fragmented and systematic way. The possibilities within artistic practices allow me to use drawing, interdisciplinary dialogues, traditional manufacturing techniques, software and technologies, to relate these ideas and configure installation objects that I build with reusable materials such as wood, iron and polymers. I use geometric and natural forms, with construction principles typical of crafts, architecture and industry; forms and surfaces that interfere with places, occupying them and sometimes inviting the viewer to interact, generating effects and paths that account for the human presence on the territory.

STUDIES

2008. Master in Fine Arts. National University of Colombia, Medellín.

2001. VI Semester of Plastic Arts. EPA. Medellín.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019. Moving Fossils and Temporal Sightings. Salt, Medellin, Colombia.

2017. Different Natures. Saint Merry Church. Paris, France.

2013. Out below. La Cometa Gallery. Bogotá, Colombia.

2010. Strange Force. U Room. National University. Medellin, Colombia.

Instagram: @Alejandrotob