Artist Statement

Nazario (1985) explores detached observation from an objective gaze by incorporating psychic automatism as a methodology. He interrogates the essence and limits of power (symbolic or structural) and its relationship with perception and subjectivities. Navigating through historical, semiotic, and anthropological imaginaries, he seeks to resignify their impact on personal, domestic, and collective spaces using creative writing, painting, drawing, and the conception of utilitarian objects.

Profile

Nazario (1985), interdisciplinary artist. Writer and enthusiast of strategic thinking and communication. He has worked as a strategy advisor, communication consultant, university professor, and analyst of public and political issues. He received second place in the International Short Story Prize Casa de Teatro 2010, as well as mentions and publications in various Latin American competitions and magazines. His essay on the Dominican case is included in the book “Government Communication in Action: Presidential Narratives and Government Myths” (Victory Awards 2017, Washington, DC). He interrogates the essence and limits of power (symbolic or structural) and its relationship with perception and subjectivities, anchored in his experience in the political world. His collection of automatic drawing “Ciudad a tientas” was presented in 2017 as part of the exhibition “Encuentros cortos vol.2” with visual artists in Santo Domingo.

In 2021, he presented the exhibition “Artefacto dileke” at the Mirador Cultural Center. In 2023, he presented the exhibition “Artefacto manigua” at the Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance, both curated by Luis Graham Castillo, in the Dominican Republic.