Name: Juan Diego Tobalina Montoya
Place of Birth: Peru
Year of Birth: 1982
Areas of Work: visual and sound artist, installation, object, video, sound
Website: www.juandiegotobalina.com
Juan Diego Tobalina is a multidisciplinary artist, Barcelona University graduate (2008), having studied for the first half of his career at Catolica University in Lima (2000 – 2003).
His work has been shown in exhibitions throughout Spain, Peru, Italy, Denmark and other Latin American countries. He’s been awarded with the “Pasaporte para un Artista 2012” prize, organised by the French Embassy in Peru, and the French Allianz Program which led to a residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, in 2013.
Among his exhibitions he has had solo shows “La Configuración Verosímil” (L´Imaginaire Gallery, Lima 2013), “No Todo lo que Brilla” (NNM Studio Residence and Solo Show, 2013) “Hiperrealidades (Simulacros en órbita)” (Galería 80m2 – Livia Benavides, Lima 2012) and “DEADLINE” (Telefonica Foundation in Lima 2012),
His group shows include: “La extensión del Soporte“ (Telefonica Foundation, Lima 2013), Sueños en Blanco” (Galería 80m2 Livia Benavides, Lima 2013), Selected artists from “Pasaporte para un Artista 2012” (CCPUC, Lima), “Intersecciones”, (WU Galería, Lima, 2012), “Dejar actuar al Tiempo. A 100 años de John Cage” (Telefónica Forundation, Lima, 2012), “Pas de Deux” (The Private Space, Barcelona, 2012), “Intermission” (KKKB, Barcelona, 2012), “Videoakt” (Videoart Biennal Barcelona-Berlín, 2011), “Picnick Festival” (Santander´s Contemporary Art Museum, 2011), “The Many Returns”, (The Private Space By, Barcelona, 2011), “Inframince” (Swallow Gallery Barcelona - Espacio La Ex-Culpable de Lima, 2010), “Streaming Festival” (Copenhague and Milán, 2010), “Il.lusionistes” (Can Felipa, Barcelona, 2008), Zeppelin 2008 (Centro Cultura Contemporánea Barcelona).
His work has also been shown on Art Fairs such as ArtLima 2014, PArC 2013, ArteBa 2013 and Lima Photo 2013.
Sommerakademie 2014
Opening/Nominators' Day
15. August 2014, Zentrum Paul Klee.
Video by David Röthlisberger
