Felipe Lavín
Bio
Felipe Lavín is a Chilean photographer and artist, born in Santiago in 1987. He graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile's Construction Engineering School -where he also participated in several photography courses and workshops. During a student exchange to Canada in 2010 he attended digital photography classes at the University of Montreal, where he deepened his interest in urban and architectural image.
Statement
My work is based in photomontages and digital photography inspired on urban architecture, lines, perspectives and geometry. I am profoundly attracted to symmetry, especially when it manifests naturally within the city and relates to its surroundings. In my work I try to change the observer’s perception on daily locations, both highlighting and decontextualizing them to create new objects and elements. I mainly focus on buildings that form part of the urban environment and that have become transparent and monotonous with time.
Currently my work incorporates photographic practices, photomontages and videos where I stresses the relationship between the human singularity with the architectural landscape, whether urban or rural, questioning the lifestyle of the contemporary human beings and his environment.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
