Carlos Franklin
Carlos Franklim umjetnik je porijeklom iz Bogote, Kolumbija, koji trenutno živi i radi na relaciji Pariz-London. Sebe definira kao nekonvencionalnog umjetnika koji se primarno bavi multimedijom, a u svom radu propituje pojam stranca i stranog – drugačijeg jezika, drugačije države, drugačije religije, drugačijeg spola, itd. To su omogućuje da radi hibridne forme povijesti, jezika, krajolika, arhitekture, kultura, tehnika, ...Njegovi projekti su pomno osmišljeni, analizirani i strukturirani; njegovi video radovi spajaju stvarne i generirane slike, postajući prostorima za promatranje i/ili prostorna iskustva materijalizirana u instalacijama.
Obrazovanje: MA in Arts and Technology. Le Fresnoy – National studio of contemporary arts, Tourcoing, France, 2008.; BA in Fine Arts – Specialized in digital and time-based arts. Los Andes University. Bogota, Colombia, 2001.
Samostalne izložbe: 2011. / 4 black scenes. ZiF University of Bielefeld. Germany; 2010. / The napkin boys. Centre Culturel Français – Jakarta, Indonesia; Alliance Française - Denpasar, Indonesia; 2008. / Élégance. Miss China Beauty Gallery. Paris, France; 2007. / Chase Tropheys. Simply Blue. Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 2004. / Tecnología de mi país. Valenzuela et Klenner Gallery. Bogota, Colombia; 2002. / La Parábola. Valenzuela et Klenner Gallery. Bogota, Colombia; 2000. / La oficina. Santa Fe Gallery. Bogota, Colombia, itd.
Izbor iz prikazivanja: 2012. / Outfest. Los Angeles. USA; 2011. / Festival Indie Lisboa. Teatro do barrio, Lisboa, Portugal; Apocalypse Now. El sanatorio. Bogota, Colombia; 2010. / Une heure une artiste. Centre Georges Pompidou, Metz, France; Colombiage –Colombian video artists. Richmix, London; Festival Agora. Meridien. La Géode, Paris, France; Festival Via. Mons Belgium; Arte Video Night. Une nuit de l’art vidéo sur ARTE. France – Germany; 2009. / Plus que parfait. Institut Culturel Français, Tokio, Japan; Arte Video Night. Une nuit de l’art vidéo sur ARTE. France – Germany; Festival côté court. Pantin, France; 2008. / Extasis. Festival de Cinéma de Gays et de Lesbiennes de Paris. Paris, France; Nuit Blanche – Optica Festival. Instituto Cervantes. Paris, France; Questions du réel. Cinémathèque Française. Paris, France; 2007. / Festival Optica. Gijon, Spain; Pocket Film Festival. Centre Pompidou. Paris, France; 2000. / Possession Extraterrestre. Cinema Gotica. Bogota, Colombia., itd.
Skupne izložbe, izbor: 2012. / Nuit Blanche. Ircam – Centre Pompidou. Paris, France; Le nouveau Musée – permanent collection. Arab World Institute of Paris. France; Showroom Belgium – Duvel. Magda Danyz Gallery. Paris, France; 2011. / Electronics alive. University of Tampa, USA; Apocalypse Now. Space Van Stasenghem. Bogota, Colombia; 2010. / RBS Bursary awards. Royal Bristish Society of Sculptures, Londres; Signature awards. Art Degree Gallery. London. UK; Normandie Impressionniste. Jardins de l’Hôtel de Ville, Rouen; A-venir. Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris; Hand Joy. Centre for recent drawing. London, UK; Big Trouble Little Bedroom: Ten Contemporary Commandments; University of Kent's Art Society, Canterbury, UK; Dramator. La boîte à Musique. Bussels, Belgium; Dialogues, a fake romance. Elysium Gallery. Swansee, UK; 2009. / Show Off Art Fair. Paris, itd.
Nagrade i Rezidencije: 2012. / Residence Set design for Opera. Opera Academy of Verona. Italy; 2010. / Price in new media. Art degree show. London; 2006. / Lauréat du Fresnoy – studio national des arts contemporains. Promotion Nam Yune Paik.; 2001. / Price for the best grade project. 4th Fine Arts School Exhibition. Bogota City Hall; 2000. / Boursary for “New Millenium Creation” Bogota City Hall / 1999. / Price for the best Documentary. Equinoxio. VIII Festival de la Imagen. Colombia / Second price for experimental video. Equinoxio. VIII Festival de la Imagen. Colombia.