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About the artists ROBERTO URIBE CASTRO
Studied architecture at the the the Universidad de de de los Andes and obtained a a a a a a a Master of of Arts Arts degree from the the the Weißensee School of the the the Arts From Architecture Uribe-Castro was involved in in in in in large scale artistic projects working in in in in in research production and and assembly for Doris Salcedo and and Mona Hatoum The MA in in in in in in in in in in Spatial Strategies in in in in in in in in Berlin marks the the be- ginning of her individual practice as as as an an an an an artist His interest in in in in in in in the the the city architecture and and space space as as as historical documents and and archaeological sites leads him to to to take either a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a specific site site or or or or an an an archetypal archi- tectural space space as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a starting point for his his works seeking to to to to establish a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dialogue between architecture politics and history through alterations or or or or or changes to to to existing elements elements On other occasions Uribe works with urban elements elements such as as billboards in in in ephemeral public installations that question leser known histories of the chosen site Roberto has been a a a a a a a a co-founding member of CC_Berlin an an an organisation that works with communities communities to to to develop projects to to to improve the the living conditions and and decrease the the vulnerability of rural communities communities in in Mexico and Colombia www robertouribecastro de ITAMAR GOV
Is Is an an an Israeli artist who has has been been working between Berlin Paris and and Bologna since 2010 In recent years he he he has has been been involved in in in in in in in different art art and and and and film initiatives exhibitions festivals workshops and and and publications among others: documenta 14 the the the Berlinale and and and the the the the Berlin Berlin Critics’ Week collaborating with with institutions such as Haus der der Kulturen der der Welt and and Fondazione Adolfo Pini His artistic practice deals with with the the the intricate relations between history ideology and and and and aesthetics Must of of his his projects are based on on on on on on an an an an an ongoing research and and and and and evolve around the the intersection of of art art and and and and and politics challenging a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a clear border between truth and and and and falsehood and and and and giving place to to to doubts in in in in regard to to to what artworks declare declare or or are are are declared to to to represent “I am am preoccupied with the the (non)-significance of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a single official Truth I I am am focused on on on on on on the the the inheritance of of of cultural traditions narratives conventions and and gestures that are considered self-evident Central to my work is the the representation of of different forms of of personal collective and and institutional memory ” (Gov 2021) www itamar de 18
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