Carlos Navarrete

Born in 1968 in Chile
Lives and works in Santiago de Chile

In May of 2000, I moved to Japan where I was invited to participate in the artist-in-residence program offered at the Center for Contemporary Art’s Research Program in Kitakyushu and in 2003, I was invited by Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany. The series of work I made through my artistic research at CCA and later at Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, were focused on exploring my presence in this new landscapes and territories examining the concept of “order and disorder” from the point of view of the Garden; in particular Zen Gardens. Since this time, all my artworks explore the idea of marking identity, expressed in the use of found objects for the construction of the installations, and the intervention and collaging of diverse elements for my photo collages or geometrical paintings.

Exhibitions
2011 – The Invisible part of the Iceberg – Akademie Schloss Solitude. Stuttgart, Germany
2010 – La Isla Absoluta – D21 Gallery. Santiago, Chile
2009 – II Trienal Internacional Poligráfica – San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008 – 28 Bienal Internacional de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil,
2007 – The Ineffable Object – Cleveland State University Art Gallery. Cleveland, Ohio. USA
2006 – Travels, mobility & gardens. (City-Scan) – Stedelijk Musueum voor Aktuele Kunst. Gent, Belgium
2003 – Portable Garden – Akademie Schloss Solitude. Stuttgart, Germany
2003 – Hirano Ryo –Gabriela Mistral Gallery. Santiago, Chile
2003 – Farenheit around the Garden – Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten. NICC Free Space 13. Anwertpen, Belgium