Mar Kristoff

Lives and works in Bali, Indonesia | Born 2001
Mar Kristoff is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Bali, Indonesia. Gathering inspiration and references from his personal archive and found imagery, Kristoff is known for his interpretation of a photographic image in paint that captures the nature of memories. Kristoff interrogates both the limitations and potential, and the contrast and the likeness, of painting and photography as a medium while delving into the themes of identity, memory, nostalgia, the concept of time, and the eternal pursuit of belonging.

Kristoff has participated in exhibitions such as Tandur, Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia (2024); TERRA, Burgundy, France (2024); OPC Collectors Show, Gajah Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2024); Salon Et Cetera, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2024); The Inaugural Exhibition at SUN. CONTEMPORARY, Bali, Indonesia (2024); TOREH, Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia (2023); and Coalesce – OPC Collectors Show, ROH Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia (2023). He is the gold winner of the emerging artist category of the UOB Painting of the Year 2024, Indonesia.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2014 - 2017 Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design, Sekolah Dyatmika, Bali, Indonesia.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 Interloper, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
Selected Groups Exhibitions
2025 Art Jakarta, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
Screen Print Showcase, Collaboration with Krack! Studio, Newsagency Gallery, Petersham, Sydney, Australia
Setelah Padam, Collaboration with Krack! Studio, Cemeti – Institute for Art and Society, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
ARTJOG 2025: Motif Amalan, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
We Begin with Everything, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024 Tumbuh Rimpang, NonFrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
TERRA, Burgundy, France
Art Jakarta, SUN.CONTEMPORARY, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Scene, BWP Value – Ace House Collective, Jakarta, Indonesia
OPC Collector’s Show 2024, Gajah Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Salon et Cetera, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Inaugural Exhibition, SUN.CONTEMPORARY, Bali, Indonesia
2023 Forever Young, UYCC Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
TOREH△ , Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
Coalesce - One Piece Club collectors show, ROH Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia
Televizion Takeover, Gonzo gallery, Bali, Indonesia
2021 Frekuensi, Park 23 Creative Hub, Bali, Indonesia
OMAH, Titik Dua gallery, Bali, Indonesia
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Selected Award & Prizes
2024 Gold prize – Emerging Artist category, UOB Indonesia Painting of The Year, Indonesia
Media
2025 ara contemporary Begins with Everything
Author: Manual Jakarta
https://manual.co.id/article/ara-contemporary-begins-with-everything/
2025 Mar Kristoff
Author: ARTJOG
https://artjog.id/2025/artwork.php?id=50&token=c0c7c76d30bd3dcaefc96f40275bdc0a
2022 Hypebeast Next 100
Author: Hypebeast Indonesia
https://hypebeast.com/id/2022/12/oppo-indonesia-presents- hypebeast-next100-indonesia-2022
Selected Works

The Gathering

2025, gesso, gypsum-based joint compound, mesh tape and acrylic ink on cardboard, 26 x 39 x 1 cm

The Play

2025, gesso, gypsum-based joint compound and acrylic ink on plywood panel, 44.5 x 54 x 1 cm

The Agreement

2025, gesso, gypsum-based compound, acrylic and ink on cardboard, 50 x 80 x 1 cm

The Passenger

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on cotton canvas, 70 x 90 x 5 cm

The Dance

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 90 x 70 x 5 cm

Handover

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 90 x 70 x 5 cm

You

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 70 x 90 x 5 cm

Do it again

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 70 x 90 x 5 cm

What does he think of that? I mean, what do I?

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 50 x 40 x 5 cm

Cleanse

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 50 x 40 x 5 cm

Where do we go from here

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 30 x 25 x 5 cm

The Lesson

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 30 x 25 x 5 cm

The End

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 130 x 160 x 5 cm

Interlude

2024, water-based airbrush paint, gesso, sand, volcanic gravel, calcium carbonate, PVA glue, and titanium dioxide on cotton canvas, 130 x 110 cm

137,416 hours

2024, water-based airbrush paint, gesso, sand and volcanic ash on cotton canvas, 30 x 25 cm

Foreigners

2024, water-based airbrush paint, gesso, and sand on cotton canvas, 130 x 110 cm

Langkah Pertama

2024, water-based airbrush paint, gesso, and sand on cotton canvas, 120 x 160 cm

Witness

2024, water-based airbrush paint, black sand, and gesso on cotton canvas, 60 x 50 x 4 cm

Babcia and I

2024, water-based airbrush paint and gesso on cotton canvas, 50 x 40 cm

Rumah Mama Rum

2024, water-based airbrush paint and gesso on cotton canvas, 100 x 150 cm

Maycourt

2024, water based airbrush paint, gesso, sand and volcanic ash on cotton canvas, 160 x 120 cm

Who do you love

2025, gesso and acrylic ink on canvas, 45 x 40 x 5 cm

Exhibition