Rodrigo Arteaga

Born in 1988 in Santiago, Chile. Lives and works in Valparaíso, Chile.
His practice moves between installation, sculpture, drawings, books, sound, music and video. His work aims to dissolve the dichotomy between nature and culture, through analysing various devices and methods associated with the history of knowledge. His interest in working across different areas of thought has led him to collaborate with specialists in fields such as Microbiology, Bio-Fabrication, Mycology, Natural History, Botany, and Architecture. His work often deals with the complexities between human and non-human interactions, unearthing the coded enigmas of our relationship with the environment.


Among his solo exhibitions are “Placed into abyss” at Kostka Gallery, Meet Factory in Czech Republic; “This path one time long time ago” at the Potteries Museum in the UK; “Just as the daylight was fading” at Sobering Galerie in France; “De ideas una historia narural, parte II” at Galería Tajamar in Chile, “Hybridae” at Galería AFA in Chile among others. He has been part of the VII Moscow International Biennale for Young Art in Russia; IV Poli/Graphic Triennal of San Juan, Latin America and the Caribbean in Puerto Rico; Bienal Internacional SIART 2013 in Bolivia; 11th and 14th Bienal de Artes Mediales in Chile. His work has been part of group exhibitions in Hong Kong, Russia, France, UK, Germany, Spain, Bolivia, Perú, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Chile.


He completed an MFA in Sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London in 2018; Bachelor in Fine Arts with a major in Printmaking at Universidad de Chile in 2010 where he also did a Degree in Printmaking in 2012.