Sebastian Gonzalez
Bio
Sebastian Gonzalez made Biology major in Lima. Afterwards, and due to a strong interest for Visual Arts, he studied photography at Centro de la Imagen (Lima). Since 2013, he is working in his artistic photographic oeuvre, exhibiting for first time in the group show Lima 130k – Peruvian Film Festival of New York, at Instituto Cervantes and Deutsche Bank Gallery (New York). One year after, within the frame of Lima Photo, he participated in Paisajes intermedios, organized by Carlos Caamaño Proyecto Fotografico, gallery that represents him. His first solo show Desgaste, was exhibited in 2015 in Le Carré d´Art gallery at Alianza Francesa of Lima. His work has been exhibited in Photo Basel (Basel), Parc (Lima), Lima Photo (Lima), Positions (Berlin), ArtLima (Lima), and in several group shows. In parallel to his personal career, Gonzalez works as photography director for a group of visual artists in Lima. His work is part of renowned private collections in Peru and Brazil.
Statement
With a body of work that seeks excellence in technical and formal care, Sebastian proposes 2 parallel lines of work. His most conceptual photography, developed in studio, displays a language that approaches other artistic media, with a special interest towards photo-sculpture. Here each piece is materialized with scientific rigor; being undoubtedly influenced by his Biology studies, prior to his training as a photographer. On the other hand, his focus on the urban landscape, developed across more classical photographic forms, questions the credibility of photographic reality, posing a game of visual perceptions where the ambiguity of the medium is clearly featured, while imagining a pictorial gesture.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
