New Neighbors | Statement
I felt the challenge that implies, as an immigrant or newcomer, to live in a new country or move into a new city. I discovered that is a common thing for most people, specially immigrants, get used to be ready to move to a new place quite often. These visual references are all about the relationship we develop with â??or against- the places we live in. Itâ??s all about real life, where candid everyday clutter we produce becomes ephemeral. Itâ??s about how exposed we feel even in our own place and how fragile we are; how can we read some virtues and failures throughout the appearance of one single temporary room. This project is a mirror, a personal projection, since most of them are either immigrants â??like meâ?? or people temporally living as students, embryonic families or couples, most of them in a provisional housing or even in a short-term relationship or loneliness. I called them â??my neighborsâ?? even though they arenâ??t for real.
Coco Martin is an architect and a photographer. Since 1991, Martin's work was exhibited at the First Biennial of Photography of Puerto Rico (1998), Second Biennial of Lima, Peru (2000) and at the Biennial of Photography of Quito, Ecuador (2001) and at the Organization of American States Museum in Washington, D.C. (2008). Additionally his work has been exhibited and published in Peru, USA, Chile, Spain and throughout Latin America such as El Salvador and Argentina and he have had numerous group exhibitions.
Martin's art work has been recognized with the Exhibit Grant Award from the Council on the Arts for Staten Island, New York, and selected to perform at the Annual Juried Exhibition at Staten Island Museum both in 2005. His work has been published at different art magazines such as ARTMOTIV (Lima, Peru), NYARTS Magazine (NY, USA), GATOPARDO Magazine (Colombia), Revista HELIO, (Lima, Peru) and LOCUS Magazine (Baltimore, USA). He has participated at the 2005 Loisaida Cortos Latino Film Festival in NY and in the AELLA FotoLatina � Paris in 2006.
His latest solo show entitled -New Neighbors- was held in La Galeria (Lima, Peru) in August, 2010 and is now a traveling exhibition. Also in 2010 his work has been selected to participate in PERUVIAN ART NOW, an group exhibition at the Isabel Aninat Gallery in Santiago de Chile. This 2011, his work has been selected to be part of New Directions 2011 | Moments of Being at Wall Space Gallery Santa Barbara in California, curated by David Bram (Fraction Magazine Editor). After 8 years as a professor of photography in a private School of Visual Arts in Lima Coco now lives and works in New York City.
Awards COCO MARTIN
(Lima, 1965)
BIENNIALS
2014 II Biennial of Photography of Lima- Contemporary Art Museum ofLima
2001 VI Biennial of Photography of Ecuador - Kingman Foundation House
2000 Second National Art Biennial - Casa Rimac Lima
1998 First Biennial of Photography in Puerto Rico - Bayamon University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 "OPUS INCARNATE Scannographies", La Galería, Lima, Peru
2011 "NEW NEIGHBORS", Embassy of Peru to the United States – Washington DC, USA
2010 "NEW NEIGHBORS", La Galería - Lima, Peru
"NEW NEIGHBORS", Peruvian American Cultural Institute - Arequipa, Peru
2008 ”SKIN ON PAPERS” Part II, Kevin Barry Gallery, Staten Island, New York, USA
2005 “The Chronic and Delightful Dream” BUZZER THIRTY, New York, USA
“Imperfect Past Tense ” Hormann Library Gallery, Wagner College, COAHSI Performing Arts Award
Staten Island, New York, USA
1994 “PIEL SOBRE PAPELES”, Peruvian American Cultural Institute - Arequipa, Peru
GROUP SHOWS
2016
• Tribe - LightBox Photographic Gallery - Astoria Oregon USA curated by Blue Mitchell (upcoming March 12)
2015
• AI-AP Photoville - New York - "Los Diez" - Top Ten LATIN AMERICAN FOTOGRAFÍA 3 - September 2015
• 2:Scan: Galería MÜ bi-monthly online exhibition curated by Andrew Ütt.
• LACDA 2015 "Top 40" Juried Competition - Curated by Joanna Szupinska-Myers - Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
• 5to Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes - AI-AP travel Exhibition. Minas Gerais, Brazil.
•"Los Diez" - Top Ten LATIN AMERICAN FOTOGRAFÍA 3 - AI-AP annual competition. Masonic Hall, New York.
• COMPARART 2014, National Museum, Lima, Peru. UNESCO sponsored art event.
• "La Fotografía después de la Fotografía – Hacia un horizonte post-fotográfico"
(Photography after Photography - Towards a post-photographic horizon)
Contemporary Art Museum ofLima - II Biennial of Photography of Lima
• "La Fotografía después de la Fotografía – La generación del 97"
(Photography after Photography - 1997 Generation)
Sala Raúl Porras - II Biennial of Photography of Lima
2014
LIMA PHOTO ART FAIR from 2010 to 2014 La Galería, Lima, Peru
2013
"ISSP 2013 Final Works” - International Summer School of Photography, Kuldiga, Latvia
2012
• “Art for the Heart 2012” Vanderbilt Republic - Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn, New York, USA
• “LUST” Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• “Black and White” Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon, USA
2011
• “New Directions 2011: Moments of Being” Wall Space Gallery St. Barbara, California, USA
• “Center Forward” Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, USA
2010
“Peruvian Art Now", Isabel Aninat Gallery, Santiago, Chile
2008
“Subjects of Power & Devotion” Organization of American States Museum, Washington, D.C
2006
“AELLA FotoLatina Festival", Paris, France
2007
“Talking with my friends”, Y Gallery, New York, USA
2005
“Loisaida Cortos" Latino Film Festival, New York, USA
2005
”ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW” – Staten Island Museum, Staten Island, New York, USA
2004
”PLATAFORM”, Contemporary Art Festival, CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL - Lima, Peru
2003
• “MEGA MUESTRA” 1.50 M2 - Photo Gallery “ESPACIO BLANCO”, Córdova, Argentina
• “ESPACIO MINIMO” - Galería PRAXIS INTERNACIONAL, LIMA
• “LIBRO X: GALAXIA GUTTEMBERG” Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru
• “UNA MIRADA AL CINE LATINOAMERICANO” Centro Cultural PUCP, Lima, Peru
• “MÉXICO VISTO POR ARTISTAS PERUANOS” FONDO DE CULTURA ECONOMICA, Lima, Peru
• “DEL KIMONO Y SUS USOS" Instituto Cultural Peruano Japonés, Lima, Peru
• “ARTE EGO” Centro Cultural de España, Lima, Peru
2002
• “FOTO VISION” ARTCO Gallery, Lima, Peru
• "MÁXIMO 40" Galería PRAXIS INTERNACIONAL, Lima, Peru
• “MUROS DE LA CIUDAD” ARTCO Gallery, Lima, Peru
1997
• “LA TRAICIÓN DE LAS IMÁGENES” (The treachery of images) SALA LUIS MIRO QUESADA GARLAND, Lima, Peru
• “PERÚ: FOTOGRAFÍA ACTUAL” Galerías San Salvador, El Salvador
1996
• “FOTOGRAFÍA SOBRE SOPORTE LIBRE”, Japanese Peruvian Cultural Institute, Lima, Peru
• “AUTORRETRATOS” Galería Banco de Comercio - Instituto de Arte Fotográfico, Lima, Peru
1994
“A SU IMAGEN Y SEMEJANZA” Galería PARAFERNALIA Gallery, Lima, Peru
1993
“NEW VISIONS” Galería Banco de Comercio - Instituto de Arte Fotográfico, Lima, Peru
“VISION DE LIMA”, Galería del Banco Wiese - Instituto de Arte Fotográfico, Lima, Peru
1992
“FANTASIA y CONFUSION” Galería Banco de Comercio - Instituto de Arte Fotográfico, Lima, Peru
1991
“PRIMER MES DE LA FOTOGRAFIA”, ART MUSEUM OF LIMA, Lima, Peru
AWARDS + RECOGNITIONS
2015 Private collection - FoLA Fototeca Latinoamericana Museum - Buenos Aires Argentina
2014 TOP TEN Award, Latin American Fotografía 3 - AI-AP 2014, NEW YORK
2014 FINALIST, 2014 LENSCULTURE PORTRAIT AWARDS
2013 SELECTED WORK, Kontinent Awards 2013
2013 SELECTED ARTIST, International Summer School of Photography in Latvia
2013 SELECTED WORK, F-Stop Magazine
2011 BRONZE AWARD, Prix de la Photographie Paris, PX3 2011 – Portrait Culture
2011 Runner up ONELIFEPHOTO INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
2010 Runner up JGS Contest, 4th QUARTER 2010, FORWARD THINKING MUSEUM
2005 GRANT RECIPIENT, COUNCIL ON THE ARTS & HUMANITIES FOR STATEN
ISLAND / 2005 COAHSI EXHIBITING ARTS AWARD
2005 SELECTED WORK, ANNUAL JURIED SHOW STATEN ISLAND MUSEUM
2000 Selected Artist, Second National Art Biennial
1998 Selected Artist, Artista seleccionado, First Biennial of Photography in Puerto Rico
1997 Second Place, contest “El Agua” Instituto de Arte Fotográfico, Lima, Peru
1994 Honorable Mention, contest“LIMA: Centro Histórico” - ART MUSEUM OF LIMA, Lima, Peru
PUBLICATIONS, CATALOGS and ONLINE FEATURES
2016 Tribe Catalog - LightBox Photographic Gallery - Astoria Oregon USA
2015 Die Angst - 1st edition of a Berlin based Photo Magazine (upcoming October 2015) - Selected Photographer
2015 Revista Online MIRA #7 - Chile - Sección PAUSA
2015 fotografiamagaz #FotoMobile Ten Best #FotoMobile / Vol. 4
2015 edwardhopperhouse @akacocomartin Hopper-Inspired Instagram Competition
2015 Epson Catalog - aiap - Foto em Pauta - 5 Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes - MG , Brazil
2015 aCurator blog - by Julie Grahame. featured artist - Feb 2015
2015 DISPATCHES from Latin America ai-ap blog by David Schonauer. Featured artist - Jan 2015
2014 ALBÜM Magazine - Winter 2014, MÜ Gallery, Bogota, Colombia, featured artist | cover
2014 Official Catalog, ComparArt, National Museum, Lima. UNESCO sponsored art event.
2014 Official Catalog, Latinamerican Fotografia 3 - AIAP 2014, New York, Top Ten featured artist
2014 Lensculture Portraits Award, featured artist
2014 L'Oeil de la Photographie, featured artist
2014 Official Catalog, II Biennial of Photography of Lima|
2014 Peruvian Plataform for Contemporary Photography, featured artist
2014 Foto, online swedish news, featured artist
2013 Fotografi, inline norwegian magazine, featured artist
2013 F-Stop Magazine, True/false, featured artist
2013/10 Official Catalog, Lima Photo Art Fair
2013 GUP, online magazine, 2013 ISSP Workshop, featured artist
2013 Week Planner ISSP Latvia, featured artist
2013 Latinos Behind the Lens, Interview
2012 Catalog NEW NEIGHBORS, Peruvian American Cultural Institute - Arequipa, Peru
2012 El Comercio de Lima, newspaper, Interview
2012 Lundero, La Industria, Trujillo, review
2012 ARTE AL LIMITE, No. 56, review
2012 Caretas Magazine, review
2011 Catalog Center Forward, featured artist
2011 B&W Magazine online, Single Image, Color
2010 Forward Thinking Museum, online contest, runner up, featured artist
2010 Las Ultimas Noticias, Santiago de Chile, Newspaper, Interview
2010 ArtMotiv Magazine, No. 10, Limaphoto review
2009 ARTE AL LIMITE, No. 36, review
2008 Official Catalog, AELLA FotoLatina Festival, cover
2008 Bodas Magazine, featured photographer
2006 Locus Magazine, Baltimore, featured artist
2005 Gatopardo Magazine, No. 57, Colombia, featured photographer
2005 Helio Magazine, No. 1, collaborator
2005 NY ARTS Magazine, Vol 10, No. 5/6, mention
2002 Catalog Muros de la Ciudad, ARTCO Gallery, featured
2001 Digital Foto Magazine, No. 7, Spain, Interview
2001 Official Catalog, VI Month International Photography - Quito Ecuador
2000 Official Catalog, Second National Art Biennial of Lima
1998 Official Catalog, First Biennial of Photography in Puerto Rico
1997 TAXIFOTO Magazine, IAF, review
1997 El Comercio de Lima, newspaper, 22/03 C11 review
1997 El Peruano, newspaper, 18/03 A-10, Interview
1994 Portfolio Magazine, IAF, No. 4, review
1993 Catalog Third Month of Photography, featured
1992 Portfolio Magazine, IAF, review
1992 Geomundo Magazine, Special Issue for photography, featured
1991 Catalog First Month of Photography, featured
COLLECTIONS
Assorted private collectors since 1992.
2015 FoLA Museum Buenos Aires - Argentina Permanent collection
2014 Latin American Photography Collection - New York
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2007 Teacher assistant for Michelle Bates at the ICP International Center of Photography, New York
2001 Founder of openphotoperu: First online Photo Archive for peruvian photographers
Director of Flashback Magazine
1995 Teacher of photography from 1995 to 2003 in Corriente Alterna School of Arts in Lima
1994 Architect, Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru
WORKSHOPS
2013 International Summer School of Photography ISSP, Kuldiga, Latvia
2010 Photographing People, ICP International Center of Photography, New York by Richard Rothman
1996 Casa de las Americas, La Habana, Cuba by Diego Goldberg
1989 Kodak Interamericana, Lima, Peru. First Place
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