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.
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.
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