Demian Schopf is a Chilean
contemporary artist and philosopher whose work takes several forms:
installation, photography, and video. All of these works share a common thread:
a recurrence of references to the Baroque, the Latin American Baroque, and what
we refer to as the neo-Baroque. Born in Frankfurt to Chilean parents who fled
the Pinochet dictatorship, the artist and his family returned to Chile when he
was nine years old. Schopf calls himself "second-generation memory,"
thinking of those who did not experience the coup in Chile but still grew up
with the imagination of fear and insecurity. A Graduate in Fine Arts with an
MA in Fine Arts and a Doctorate in Philosophy (Universidad de Chile), he has
participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Chile and abroad.
Demian Schopf lives and works in Santiago.
Featured image: Demian Schopf - Diablo, 2010
(detail). C-print on paper. 21 7/10 × 31 1/2 × 4/5 in. 55 × 80 × 2 cm. Edition
of 3. This work is part of a limited edition set. Photo courtesy 193 Gallery