Amazonia Report

Henrique Faria is pleased to present Amazonia Report, Jonier Marín's second solo exhibition at the gallery. First conceived in 1976, Amazonia Report emerges from Marín's profound concern with the ecological, social, and cultural complexities of the Amazon basin. Combining photography, text, drawing, and archival material, the work functions as both an artistic document and a conceptual investigation. It maps the tensions between industrial expansion and ecological fragility, while also questioning how knowledge about the region is constructed, mediated, and circulated. As part of the exhibition, Marín presents his series of intervened photographs Proyecto São Paulo. In these works, the sap of trees seems to reclaim its place in the city that replaced the felled jungle, dripping like green blood across the façades of modernist skyscrapers. This series stages the clash between urban modernity and ecological continuity, making visible the scars of development. Far from nostalgia, the intention is to re-situate this period document as an early warning of the irreversible exhaustion of natural resources required for the ecological balance of the Amazon region—a warning that has only grown more urgent with today's confirmation of the systematic destruction of the rainforest, the so-called "green lung of the world," and of the ecosystems and societies that live in, with, and from it. Through the lens of conceptual art, Marín explores how images and data both reveal and obscure the lived realities of the Amazon. His use of cartography, journalistic fragments, and poetic interventions reflects the instability of knowledge and the contradictions inherent in any attempt to "report" on the region. Jonier Marín (b. 1946, Colombia) received his degree in English from the Colombo American Center in Bogotá and though he was enrolled in the architecture program at the Universidad Nacional, he left in order to devote his time to his artistic practice. After receiving a grant to travel to the United States and taking time to travel around Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil taking part in theater, film and other research programs, in 1970 Marín had his first solo exhibition at Galeria Gead, Rio de Janeiro. In 1971 Marín first travelled to Europe, visiting Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy and began creating and exhibiting his Active Works. Marín has been featured in exhibitions at Galerie Vincy, Paris; Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAyC), Buenos Aires; Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogotá and Medellín; the Bienal de São Paulo; the Americas Society, New York; International Cultural Center, Antwerp; Centre Pompidou, Paris; among others. His work has been acquired by institutions such as: Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogotá and Medellín; Museo La Tertulia, Cali; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo; Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo; and other private collections. The artist lives and works in Paris.

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