Ernesto Solana (Guadalajara, 1985) lives and works in Mexico City. Through media such as photography, sculpture and installation, his artistic practice studies notions around biology within the framework of the Anthropocene, the history of scientific representation, and the relationships between what is supposedly natural or artificial - particularly in peripheral or suburban environments. In his work, Solana explores the new forms of interaction between humanity and nature, while expanding this conversation towards a multispecies perspective and experiencing the landscape as an extension of itself. In his quest to identify points of contact with other species, his research pays particular attention to the phenomenon of extinction, scientific / personal collections and the anthropocentric alterations of the planet.
Solana recently presented his solo exhibition Instituto de la neoprehistoria: Capítulo II at Guachimontones Archeological Site, Teuchitlán, México and has been part of group exhibitions such as As to Be Inaudible at C / O Berlin, Berlin, Germany, curated by Jörg Colberg; Transatlantico at Mana Contemporary, New Jersey, USA, Memory Shop at Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, Mexico curated by Nicolás Bourriaud and Sympoiesis at SVA New York, New York, USA. He recently published his book Systema Artificialis where he explores the consequences of the Anthropocene and the new forms of relationship between the notions of humanity and nature. Solana holds a diploma in Forest and Wildlife Conservation, studied photography at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, and earned his MFA in Photography from the University of Hartford, in West Hartford, Connecticut.
For inquiries
ernestosolanan[at]gmail.com
Solana recently presented his solo exhibition Instituto de la neoprehistoria: Capítulo II at Guachimontones Archeological Site, Teuchitlán, México and has been part of group exhibitions such as As to Be Inaudible at C / O Berlin, Berlin, Germany, curated by Jörg Colberg; Transatlantico at Mana Contemporary, New Jersey, USA, Memory Shop at Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, Mexico curated by Nicolás Bourriaud and Sympoiesis at SVA New York, New York, USA. He recently published his book Systema Artificialis where he explores the consequences of the Anthropocene and the new forms of relationship between the notions of humanity and nature. Solana holds a diploma in Forest and Wildlife Conservation, studied photography at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, and earned his MFA in Photography from the University of Hartford, in West Hartford, Connecticut.
For inquiries
ernestosolanan[at]gmail.com
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Solo Shows
2022 – It’s Hard to Take your Eyes of the Fire, Museo de Geología UNAM, Mexico City, MX (Upcoming)
2021 – Instituto de la neoprehistoria: Capitulo II, Guachimontones Archaeological Site, Teuchitlan, MX (Currently)
2021 – Sympoietic, USSR, Mexico City, MX
2021 – Instituto de la neoprehistoria Capitulo I: Despertar entrópico, guadalajara90210, Guadalajara, MX
2020 – Ecología feral, Casa Wabi Santa Maria, Mexico City, MX
2020 – Transformarse en objeto, Proyecto Arte, Guadalajara, MX
2019 – Primal Reflex, PEANA, Monterrey, MX
2018 – Taxon Drift, Non-fiction Gallery, Savannah, US
Group Shows
2022 – Ancestral Echoes: A Decade of Bio Art, SVA Gramercy Gallery, New York City, US (Currently)
2022 – Inmortalizando al cangrejo, guadalajara90210, Mexico City, MX (Currently)
2022 – Material Art Fair Vol.8, Machete Galeria, Mexico City, MX
2022 – Yacimientos, guadalajara90210, Mexico City, MX
2022 – Salón ACME Nº9, Mexico City, MX
2022 – Entre Irse y Quedarse curated by Mario Navarro, palace enterprise, Copenhagen, DK (Currently)
2021 – Vasijas/Vessels, Garage Dos Casas, San Miguel de Allende, MX
2021 – Bajo el sol de Jalisco, Galería Machete/Galería CURRO, Guadalajara, MX
2021 – Capitaloceno, LAAA/Casa Wabi, Mexico City, MX
2021 – Memory Shop curated by Nicolás Bourriaud, Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, MX (Currently)
2021 – Practicas imaginarias de Astronomía, Biología y Botánica, guadalajara90210, ZONA MACO, Mexico City, MX
2021 – Aire libre, Cultura Jalisco, Guadalajara, MX
2020 – Capitaloceno, LAAA Móvil, Mexico City, MX
2020 – Arte Vivo CDMX 2020, Museo Jumex, Mexico City, MX
2020 – TRANSATLANTICO, Mana Contemporary & Palazzo Monti, Jersey City, US
2020 – Guest Room, Der Greif, curated by Gomis-Trezise, Munich, DE
2020 – Inmanente: Disoluciones en el paisaje, OPC, Puerto Vallarta, MX
2020 – Pájaro piedra, kino, Cine Tonalá, Mexico City, MX
2020 – Plaza de la informalidad, guadalajara90210, ZONA MACO, Mexico City, MX
2019 – Mercurio retrógrado, guadalajara90210, Guadalajara, MX
2019 – Arte Vivo CDMX 2019, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, MX
2019 – El castillo de los ladrillos rotos, guadalajara90210, Mexico City, MX
2019 – Guest Room, Der Greif, curated by Emma Bowkett, Munich, DE (Online)
2019 – Sympoiesis, SVA Bio Art Lab, NYC, US
2019 – Our Environment : Our Common Core, SXSE PhotoGallery, Molena, US
2019 – BREAK A LEG, sUgAR, Fayetteville, US
2018 – Prima Materia, LaCasaPark, Gardiner, US
2018 – Sustained Pause, Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford, US
2018 – Salon Emergente, Guadalajara, MX
2017 – NET 2.6: What does natural look like…?, Oranbeg Press, US
2017 – As to Be Inaudible, C/O Berlin, curated by Jörg Colberg, Berlin, DE
2017 – Salon ACME, Ciudad de México, MX
2017 – Indocumentados, Guadalajara, MX
Residencies
2022 – LACASAPARK, Gardiner, US (Currently)
2021 – USSR, Mexico City, MX
2019 – Palazzo Monti, Brescia, IT
2019 – SVA Bio Art Residency, School of Visual Arts NYC, New York City, US
2019 – Sindicato, Guadalajara, MX
2018 – Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, MX
Awards
2021 – Estímulos Económicos CECA, Consejo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes, Guadalajara, MX
2018 – Fellman Award, University of Hartford, West Hartford, US
Publications
2020 – Der Greif #13 »Surplus Management« (In and Out of Order), Der Greif
2019 – Photobook Vol. 3, Fisheye
2018 – Systema Artificialis, Self Published
2017 – NET 2.6: What does natural look like…?, Oranbeg Press
Solo Shows
2022 – It’s Hard to Take your Eyes of the Fire, Museo de Geología UNAM, Mexico City, MX (Upcoming)
2021 – Instituto de la neoprehistoria: Capitulo II, Guachimontones Archaeological Site, Teuchitlan, MX (Currently)
2021 – Sympoietic, USSR, Mexico City, MX
2021 – Instituto de la neoprehistoria Capitulo I: Despertar entrópico, guadalajara90210, Guadalajara, MX
2020 – Ecología feral, Casa Wabi Santa Maria, Mexico City, MX
2020 – Transformarse en objeto, Proyecto Arte, Guadalajara, MX
2019 – Primal Reflex, PEANA, Monterrey, MX
2018 – Taxon Drift, Non-fiction Gallery, Savannah, US
Group Shows
2022 – Ancestral Echoes: A Decade of Bio Art, SVA Gramercy Gallery, New York City, US (Currently)
2022 – Inmortalizando al cangrejo, guadalajara90210, Mexico City, MX (Currently)
2022 – Material Art Fair Vol.8, Machete Galeria, Mexico City, MX
2022 – Yacimientos, guadalajara90210, Mexico City, MX
2022 – Salón ACME Nº9, Mexico City, MX
2022 – Entre Irse y Quedarse curated by Mario Navarro, palace enterprise, Copenhagen, DK (Currently)
2021 – Vasijas/Vessels, Garage Dos Casas, San Miguel de Allende, MX
2021 – Bajo el sol de Jalisco, Galería Machete/Galería CURRO, Guadalajara, MX
2021 – Capitaloceno, LAAA/Casa Wabi, Mexico City, MX
2021 – Memory Shop curated by Nicolás Bourriaud, Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, MX (Currently)
2021 – Practicas imaginarias de Astronomía, Biología y Botánica, guadalajara90210, ZONA MACO, Mexico City, MX
2021 – Aire libre, Cultura Jalisco, Guadalajara, MX
2020 – Capitaloceno, LAAA Móvil, Mexico City, MX
2020 – Arte Vivo CDMX 2020, Museo Jumex, Mexico City, MX
2020 – TRANSATLANTICO, Mana Contemporary & Palazzo Monti, Jersey City, US
2020 – Guest Room, Der Greif, curated by Gomis-Trezise, Munich, DE
2020 – Inmanente: Disoluciones en el paisaje, OPC, Puerto Vallarta, MX
2020 – Pájaro piedra, kino, Cine Tonalá, Mexico City, MX
2020 – Plaza de la informalidad, guadalajara90210, ZONA MACO, Mexico City, MX
2019 – Mercurio retrógrado, guadalajara90210, Guadalajara, MX
2019 – Arte Vivo CDMX 2019, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, MX
2019 – El castillo de los ladrillos rotos, guadalajara90210, Mexico City, MX
2019 – Guest Room, Der Greif, curated by Emma Bowkett, Munich, DE (Online)
2019 – Sympoiesis, SVA Bio Art Lab, NYC, US
2019 – Our Environment : Our Common Core, SXSE PhotoGallery, Molena, US
2019 – BREAK A LEG, sUgAR, Fayetteville, US
2018 – Prima Materia, LaCasaPark, Gardiner, US
2018 – Sustained Pause, Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford, US
2018 – Salon Emergente, Guadalajara, MX
2017 – NET 2.6: What does natural look like…?, Oranbeg Press, US
2017 – As to Be Inaudible, C/O Berlin, curated by Jörg Colberg, Berlin, DE
2017 – Salon ACME, Ciudad de México, MX
2017 – Indocumentados, Guadalajara, MX
Residencies
2022 – LACASAPARK, Gardiner, US (Currently)
2021 – USSR, Mexico City, MX
2019 – Palazzo Monti, Brescia, IT
2019 – SVA Bio Art Residency, School of Visual Arts NYC, New York City, US
2019 – Sindicato, Guadalajara, MX
2018 – Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, MX
Awards
2021 – Estímulos Económicos CECA, Consejo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes, Guadalajara, MX
2018 – Fellman Award, University of Hartford, West Hartford, US
Publications
2020 – Der Greif #13 »Surplus Management« (In and Out of Order), Der Greif
2019 – Photobook Vol. 3, Fisheye
2018 – Systema Artificialis, Self Published
2017 – NET 2.6: What does natural look like…?, Oranbeg Press
Featured Work
Esquire Russia - Featured in literature edition
Fisheye Magazine - Featured on the cover of issue #39
Fisheye Magazine - Published on Photobook Vol.3
Vogue Italia
Cream Magazine - Interview
Fisheye Magazine - Interview
Aint-bad - Interview
Don’t take Pictures
FotoRoom
Oranbeg Press
All images © Ernesto Solana 2021