Carlos Martiel
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ARTIST PROFILE
Havana, Cuba, 1989
Through techniques such as installation and performance, Martiel's artistic work has addressed issues related to corporeality, the migratory experience, gender and raciality. He is a graduate of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro and the Cátedra Arte de Conducta, directed by artist Tania Bruguera. His works have been included in the 57th Venice Biennial and he has realized performances at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, El Museo del Barrio in New York, the Stedelijk Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has received several awards, including the Maestro Dobel LatinX Art Prize.
Crédito de foto/Photo credit
Carlos Martiel. Tierra Arrasada, 2025. Documentación de performance. Foto: Sergio Muñoz. Cortesía: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
Carlos Martiel. Scorched Earth, 2025. Performance documentation. Photo: Sergio Muñoz. Courtesy: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
Obra participante en la bienal
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Tierra arrasada, 2025
Video de performance y escultura
150 x 15 x 35 cm
Cortesía del artista
Comisionada para la 24 Bienal de Arte Paiz
Esta participación cuenta con el generoso apoyo del Sr. Dave Aronowitz
El trabajo se refiere al genocidio perpetrado contra el pueblo maya durante el conflicto armado interno en Guatemala, así como a eventos recientes que están ocurriendo en diversas partes del mundo, como en Palestina y Sudán. La performance aboga por un sentido de responsabilidad colectiva. De pie y desnudo, el artista sostiene un extremo de una escultura de metal con la palabra GENOCIDIO, invitando al público a sostener el otro extremo por un tiempo máximo de tres minutos, aliviando simbólicamente el peso de la historia. La pieza se convierte en un acto de presencia, duelo y responsabilidad colectiva, donde el cuerpo y el gesto convocan a no olvidar.
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Scorched Earth, 2025
Video of performance and sculpture
150 x 15 x 35 cm
Courtesy of the artist
Commissioned by the 24th Paiz Art Biennial
This participation is supported by the generous contribution of Mr. Dave Aronowitz
The work adresses the genocide committed against the Maya people during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala, as well as recent events occurring in various parts of the world, such as Palestine and Sudan. The piece advocates for a collective sense of responsibility. Standing naked, the artist holds one end of a metal sculpture bearing the word GENOCIDE, inviting the audience to hold the other end for maximum three minutes, symbolically alleviating the weight of history. The piece becomes an act of presence, mourning, and collective responsibility, where the body and the gesture call for remembrance.