Looking at water in different scenarios around the world has led me to investigate the relationships established between this element and some of the major contemporary concerns such as human migration, climate change, mining or the economy, among others. With the intention of pointing out the relevance of water in specific events, I approach ce rtain territories through explorations and investigations that, by means of disruptive actions of the everyday, are t ranslated int o installations, videos, photographs and sculptures. This is how, through direct links such as “water and border”, “water and fictional capitalism”, or “water and commitment” the artist conceives the geopoetics of water.

About the artist
Santiago Vélez, Medellín, Colombia, 1972. He makes photos, videos, installations and objects. The work of Santiago has been shown on various Biennials, in museums in Colombia and is part of public and private collections. He currently is working on his PhD of artistic investigation at the University of Barcelona. He was one of the researchers participating in the sixth and eighth Colombian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica as part of the Colombian Antarctic Art Project founded by artist Natalia López La Reina and managed by the Viajelogía Foundation. The expeditions to Antarctica are carried out thanks to the Colombian Antarctic Program coordinated by the Colombian Ocean Commission.