KRISTOFFER ARDEÑA

The ephemerality of substances, their often unpredictable reactions, or the randomness of their effects are all a part of the artist’s creative process. The artist is not in full control of the final result, and the probability of the outcome is also a part of the process. The essence of the material and also its function are emphasised, showing that artworks are not always created under advantageous or perfect circumstances, but can be a result of everyday life and stories.

His research, under a conceptual point of view, focuses on the topic of ‘topicality within the Philippine context’. His process consists in a specific artistic working methodology that, establishing a relationship among various materials, affirms the need to relate to alternative and non-traditional materials that might directly express natural energy and ideas. His work results in a very aesthetic art, expressed through a totally international language, universally understandable. Despite the thematic, his works position themselves on a global platform and he is not identifiable as belonging to a specific local context.

^{Text courtesy Tang Contemporary Art.}