Maya Watanabe
Bio/CV
Available works
Maya Watanabe
Maya Watanabe
Maya Watanabe (Lima, 1983) is a Peruvian audiovisual artist whose practice centers on video installation. Her work explores memory, displacement, and the politics of representation through immersive moving-image environments. She has presented her work internationally in institutions such as Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Matadero Madrid, and the Museo de Arte de Lima, among others. She has also participated in international festivals and biennials including Beijing Biennale.
In parallel to her artistic practice, she has developed audiovisual collaborations for stage productions presented in Peru, Spain, Austria, and Italy. She currently lives and works between Madrid and Amsterdam.
In parallel to her artistic practice, she has developed audiovisual collaborations for stage productions presented in Peru, Spain, Austria, and Italy. She currently lives and works between Madrid and Amsterdam.
Bio/CV
Maya Watanabe
She has focused primarily on video since 2005. Her work has been exhibited across South and North America, Europe, and Asia, including presentations at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, SESC Belezinho and FIESP in São Paulo, the Instituto Cervantes in Berlin, and the Espacio Fundación Telefónica in Lima and Buenos Aires. She has participated in biennials and festivals such as Videobrasil, LOOP, FILE, TransitioMX, Madrid Abierto, and the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.
Among her awards and recognitions are the Res Artis Residency Prize (Kyoto Art Center – SESC_Videobrasil), Generation 2011, first prize at Videoakt Biennale (2011), first prize at Pasaporte para un Artista (2008), and second prize at Injuve (2009). She has been an artist-in-residence at the Sacatar Institute (Bahia), El Ranchito–Matadero (Madrid), and the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris). She was a founding member of the Básico collective alongside Juan Salas, and since 2009 has been part of the Matadero Madrid Young Creators Archive. Her work is included in the collections of Kadist Art Foundation (San Francisco/Paris), the Museo de Arte de Lima, Fundación Caja Madrid, and AMISTER (Barcelona).
Among her awards and recognitions are the Res Artis Residency Prize (Kyoto Art Center – SESC_Videobrasil), Generation 2011, first prize at Videoakt Biennale (2011), first prize at Pasaporte para un Artista (2008), and second prize at Injuve (2009). She has been an artist-in-residence at the Sacatar Institute (Bahia), El Ranchito–Matadero (Madrid), and the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris). She was a founding member of the Básico collective alongside Juan Salas, and since 2009 has been part of the Matadero Madrid Young Creators Archive. Her work is included in the collections of Kadist Art Foundation (San Francisco/Paris), the Museo de Arte de Lima, Fundación Caja Madrid, and AMISTER (Barcelona).
Available works
“Abrasis”, 2009
5 min 08 sec
Two-channel video installation channels / PAL 16:9 – color / Edition 1/5
Maya Watanabe
Maya Watanabe (Lima, 1983) is a Peruvian audiovisual artist whose practice centers on video installation. Her work explores memory, displacement, and the politics of representation through immersive moving-image environments. She has presented her work internationally in institutions such as Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Matadero Madrid, and the Museo de Arte de Lima, among others. She has also participated in international festivals and biennials including Beijing Biennale.
In parallel to her artistic practice, she has developed audiovisual collaborations for stage productions presented in Peru, Spain, Austria, and Italy. She currently lives and works between Madrid and Amsterdam.
In parallel to her artistic practice, she has developed audiovisual collaborations for stage productions presented in Peru, Spain, Austria, and Italy. She currently lives and works between Madrid and Amsterdam.
Maya Watanabe
She has focused primarily on video since 2005. Her work has been exhibited across South and North America, Europe, and Asia, including presentations at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, SESC Belezinho and FIESP in São Paulo, the Instituto Cervantes in Berlin, and the Espacio Fundación Telefónica in Lima and Buenos Aires. She has participated in biennials and festivals such as Videobrasil, LOOP, FILE, TransitioMX, Madrid Abierto, and the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.
Among her awards and recognitions are the Res Artis Residency Prize (Kyoto Art Center – SESC_Videobrasil), Generation 2011, first prize at Videoakt Biennale (2011), first prize at Pasaporte para un Artista (2008), and second prize at Injuve (2009). She has been an artist-in-residence at the Sacatar Institute (Bahia), El Ranchito–Matadero (Madrid), and the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris). She was a founding member of the Básico collective alongside Juan Salas, and since 2009 has been part of the Matadero Madrid Young Creators Archive. Her work is included in the collections of Kadist Art Foundation (San Francisco/Paris), the Museo de Arte de Lima, Fundación Caja Madrid, and AMISTER (Barcelona).
Among her awards and recognitions are the Res Artis Residency Prize (Kyoto Art Center – SESC_Videobrasil), Generation 2011, first prize at Videoakt Biennale (2011), first prize at Pasaporte para un Artista (2008), and second prize at Injuve (2009). She has been an artist-in-residence at the Sacatar Institute (Bahia), El Ranchito–Matadero (Madrid), and the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris). She was a founding member of the Básico collective alongside Juan Salas, and since 2009 has been part of the Matadero Madrid Young Creators Archive. Her work is included in the collections of Kadist Art Foundation (San Francisco/Paris), the Museo de Arte de Lima, Fundación Caja Madrid, and AMISTER (Barcelona).
“Abrasis”, 2009
5 min 08 sec
Two-channel video installation channels / PAL 16:9 – color / Edition 1/5