Gaston Damag

Description

My work is a related with the ethnographic museum concept of representation  “of what is called primitive art.” The museum represents the people through artefacts, they represents these objects as testimonies of human evolution.

These object changes of meaning since they are not anymore in their context of origin. They become a part of human history.

I create works using several mediums like; sculpture, texts, photos, videos, performance, etc. in these mediums I uses fake reproductions of idols and other fake objects. These objects are usually made for tourists’ souvenirs or sometimes to fake some collectors.

I want to challenge the spectators’ on how to see these objects differently from the museums concept of representation. I hope to make something more alive and present, as these objects are still part of an alive culture.

Gaston Damag

Biography

Gaston Damag

1964 born in Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines

lives and works in Paris, France

1984               University of the Philippines, Quezon City (RP)

1987-89         Faculté de la Sorbonne, Paris (F)

1987-90         Ecole nationale supérieure d’arts plastique de Cergy Pontoise,     Paris (F)

1989-93         Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris, Paris (F)

Exhibitions, projects (2000-2010, selection)

2010

Der Kunst ihre Zeit, Gallery Zimmermann Kratochwill, Graz (Aut) (solo)

Synthetics Reliquairies, Silverlens Art Gallery, Makati City (RP) (solo)

Gaston Damag/Goetz Artds, Vargas Museum, Quezon City (RP)

2009

Wanted II and Shamanism, Pablo Art Gallery, Makati City (RP) (solo)

2008

La Dégelée Rabelais, with Manuel Ocampo, La Panacée, Montpellier (F)

2007

Monument and Wanted I, Green Papaya Art Projects, Quezon City (RP) (solo)

Eux aussi nous regardent, St. Etienne (F)

Damag, Ocampo, Deroubaix, Magnet Gallery, Quezon City (RP)

Thessaloniki International Biennale of Contemporary Art: Heterotopias, Thessaloniki (GR)

Hospitalité, Centre d’Art Contemporain de Camille Lambert, Juvisy sur Orge (F)

Hospitalités toi m’aime, Ile de France, Paris (F)

Space Invation, Vienna (A)

2006

My home is my Castle, Galerie l'Indépendance, Luxembourg (L)

2005

Miserable intentions, with  Manuel Ocampo, Arcade, Marseille (F)

2004

Miserable intentions, Gaston Damag and Manuel Ocampo, Galerie Alimentation Générale d’Art Contemporain (L)

France terre d’accueil, kuratiert von Marie Shek, The New Gallery, Jerusalem (IL) (solo)

France, terre accueil, Cultural Center Romain Gary, Jérusalem (IL)

2003

Transfert, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles (B)

Gaston Damag, Vargas Museum, Quezon City (RP) (solo)

2002

Chambre double, Galerie Alain le Gaillard, Paris (F)

2001

Gaston Damag, Galerie Alain Le Gaillard, Paris, (F) (solo), Galerie Alimentation Générale Art Contemporain, (L) (solo)

2000

Paris pour escale, Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris, Paris (F)

1964 born in Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines

lives and works in Paris, France

1984               University of the Philippines, Quezon City (RP)

1987-89         Faculté de la Sorbonne, Paris (F)

1987-90         Ecole nationale supérieure d’arts plastique de Cergy Pontoise,     Paris (F)

1989-93         Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris, Paris (F)

Exhibitions, projects (2000-2010, selection)

2010

Synthetics Reliquairies, Silverlens Art Gallery, Makati City (RP) (solo)

Gaston Damag/Goetz Artds, Vargas Museum, Quezon City (RP)

2009

Wanted II and Shamanism, Pablo Art Gallery, Makati City (RP) (solo)

2008

La Dégelée Rabelais, with Manuel Ocampo, La Panacée, Montpellier (F)

2007

Monument and Wanted I, Green Papaya Art Projects, Quezon City (RP) (solo)

Eux aussi nous regardent, St. Etienne (F)

Damag, Ocampo, Deroubaix, Magnet Gallery, Quezon City (RP)

Thessaloniki International Biennale of Contemporary Art: Heterotopias, Thessaloniki (GR)

Hospitalité, Centre d’Art Contemporain de Camille Lambert, Juvisy sur Orge (F)

Hospitalités toi m’aime, Ile de France, Paris (F)

Space Invation, Vienna (A)

2006

My home is my Castle, Galerie l'Indépendance, Luxembourg (L)

2005

Miserable intentions, with  Manuel Ocampo, Arcade, Marseille (F)

2004

Miserable intentions, Gaston Damag and Manuel Ocampo, Galerie Alimentation Générale d’Art Contemporain (L)

France terre d’accueil, kuratiert von Marie Shek, The New Gallery, Jerusalem (IL) (solo)

France, terre accueil, Cultural Center Romain Gary, Jérusalem (IL)

2003

Transfert, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles (B)

Gaston Damag, Vargas Museum, Quezon City (RP) (solo)

2002

Chambre double, Galerie Alain le Gaillard, Paris (F)

2001

Gaston Damag, Galerie Alain Le Gaillard, Paris, (F) (solo), Galerie Alimentation Générale Art Contemporain, (L) (solo)

2000

Paris pour escale, Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris, Paris (F)