María Gabler

Born in 1989 in Santiago de Chile, Chile
Lives and works in Santiago de Chile, Chile

The concepts of experience and object are the starting point of my work. I am fascinated by the way that we relate and interact with the everyday things around us. That is the reason why, in most cases, I like to create tailored installations that are thought and made for the place where they are located. Pieces where the viewer has an active role in the experience, being it by walking around it, or by moving and interacting in a particular way. My artistic production is defined and powered by a permanent search of those interventions that can disrupt our everyday experiences “in” and “about” the spaces we inhabit.
In a nutshell, my work aims to become more conscious about the things that surround us, and disrupt the logical perception about the objects and the space where they are placed, and at the same time offer a reflection about the experience and contingency.

Individual exhibitions
2012 – Lo posible, lo real y lo necesario – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Quinta Normal), Santiago, Chile
2011 – RUINA – Galería BECH, Santiago, Chile
2011 – La Vitrina – Galería Animal, Santiago, Chile

Collective exhibitions
2014 – Presente – Residencia Cancha Santiago, Santiago, Chile
2014 – Plantas en una tormenta eléctrica – Galería Macchina, Santiago, Chile
2014 – Angstrom – Galería D21, Santiago, Chile
2013 – Artista del Mes/ Artishock – Galería Local, Santiago, Chile
2012 – Concurso PREMIO ARTE JOVEN MAVI-MINERA ESCONDIDA- Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile
2012 – En Medio: Arte y Sociedad – Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, Santiago, Chile
2011 – Umbrales – Galería de Arte Centro de Extensión UC,Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
2009 – Transitorio – Galería CNCA (Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes), Valparaíso, Chile
2009 – Simple: De la fragilidad y lo decorativo –  Museo de Artes Decorativas de Santiago, Santiago, Chile
2009 –  Lecciones de Oscuridad – Galería Balmaceda Arte Joven, Santiago, Chile