Oscar Santillan
Oscar Santillán (b. Ecuador, 1980, currently based in The Netherlands) studied first within the environment of Lalimpia, an artist’s collective that he co-founded in Ecuador with other artists of his generation, at a time when he was also writing narrative. He studied at ITAE and completed his BA at ESPOL (2007), and then a fellowship allowed him to move the US where he obtained an MFA in Sculpture at Virginia Commonwealth University (2011). Since attending a residency at Jan van Eyck (2013-2014), Santillán has been based in The Netherlands while often working in his native Ecuador. On the past years he has also been in-residence at Delfina Foundation, UK; Fondazione Ratti, IT; Skowhegan, US; Seven Below, US; and, Leiden Astronomical Observatory, NL.
His solo exhibitions include Oscurana. Château La Borie, Solignac (2018); Mácula. MUAC, Mexico City (2017); Una Cierta Edad del Mundo. Galerie Mazzoli, Berlin (2017); Asterism. Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam (2017); Zaratán. Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam (2016); The Messenger. Spazio Calderara, Milan (2015); To Break A Silence Into Smaller Silences. Copperfield, London (2015); El Triunfo del Placer. NoMínimo, Ecuador (2015); On Hesitation Marks. Kunstraum, Munich (2013); Lucerna. Fundación ODEON, Bogota (2012); Azor. DPM Gallery, Ecuador (2011); among others.
His work has been shown at group exhibitions at SongEun Art Space, Seoul; Nest, The Hague; Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX; Rochechouart Musée d’art contemporain, Rochechouart; Centro Cultural Metropolitano, Quito; Album Arte, Rome; LACMA, Los Angeles, CA; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar; Zadkine Museum. Paris; FRAC Île-de-france, Paris; IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; Artefact. STUK, Leuven; National Dutch Dance Festival. Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht; Oud-Rekem Castle, Rekem; CAC - Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Quito; Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City; SECCA - The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem; Marilia Razuk gallery, Sao Paulo, among others.
Address: The Hague, The Netherlands
His solo exhibitions include Oscurana. Château La Borie, Solignac (2018); Mácula. MUAC, Mexico City (2017); Una Cierta Edad del Mundo. Galerie Mazzoli, Berlin (2017); Asterism. Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam (2017); Zaratán. Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam (2016); The Messenger. Spazio Calderara, Milan (2015); To Break A Silence Into Smaller Silences. Copperfield, London (2015); El Triunfo del Placer. NoMínimo, Ecuador (2015); On Hesitation Marks. Kunstraum, Munich (2013); Lucerna. Fundación ODEON, Bogota (2012); Azor. DPM Gallery, Ecuador (2011); among others.
His work has been shown at group exhibitions at SongEun Art Space, Seoul; Nest, The Hague; Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX; Rochechouart Musée d’art contemporain, Rochechouart; Centro Cultural Metropolitano, Quito; Album Arte, Rome; LACMA, Los Angeles, CA; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar; Zadkine Museum. Paris; FRAC Île-de-france, Paris; IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; Artefact. STUK, Leuven; National Dutch Dance Festival. Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht; Oud-Rekem Castle, Rekem; CAC - Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Quito; Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City; SECCA - The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem; Marilia Razuk gallery, Sao Paulo, among others.
Address: The Hague, The Netherlands
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"Si el trabajo de Heyerdahl titubea sobre una línea ambigua entre ciencia (era un investigador minucioso) y especulación (sus conclusiones son extrapolaciones narrativas fascinantes que requieren de “saltos de fe” del lector), muchos de sus partidarios siguieron sus hipótesis más dudosas adentrándose completamente en una cueva mística."
"Si el trabajo de Heyerdahl titubea sobre una línea ambigua entre ciencia (era un investigador minucioso) y especulación (sus conclusiones son extrapolaciones narrativas fascinantes que requieren de “saltos de fe” del lector), muchos de sus partidarios siguieron sus hipótesis más dudosas adentrándose completamente en una cueva mística."