Biography
Mario Santanilla’s practice moves across mediums, rummaging through different layers of space while questioning the conventions of photography, video, sound and installation. Guided by research on architecture, storytelling and screen-based technologies, he explores how these three elements condition behaviour and represent social realities.
Santanilla’s work has been presented at Espacio Odeón, Bogotá (2018–2019); March Meeting, Sharjah Art Foundation (2018); ArteCámara & Ciclo Prisma, ARTBO, Bogotá (2016, 2017); FLORA ars+natura, Bogotá (2013, 2017) and CAMPO, Bogotá (2016), among others. He also participated in Ashkal Alwan’s Home Workspace Program, Beirut (2017–2018) and Escuela Flora at Flora ars+natura, Bogotá (2016).
He holds a BFA from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogotá (2015). He was born in 1991 in Bogotá, where he continues to live and work.
SAF participation:
March Project 2019
March Meeting 2018
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March Project 2019 Exhibition
March Project is an educational residency programme that provides opportunities for artists to research, realise and present site-specific works.
Listening session with Mario Santanilla
In this immersive collective listening session, set in a dark space, participants will recline comfortably as they listen to an uninterrupted selection of recordings.
March Meeting 2018
March Meeting 2018: Active Forms