Karlo Andrei Ibarra, “Remanentes (Remnants)”, Performance with Green Plantains, Tattoo Machine, Wooden Table, Dimensions Variable
Karl Andrei Ibarra received his BFA from the Puerto Rico Escuela de Artes Plásticas in 2005. Through installations, sculpture, video, and photography, he comments on Puerto Rico’s geopolitical situation and other social, economic, and political problems. Ibarra has taken part in the 3rd Bucharest Biennial (2008), the last two editions of the San Juan Poly/Graphic Triennial (2009, 2012), the 2nd International Biennial of Young Artists in Moscow (2010), and Biennial of the Americas (Denver, 2010).
Ibarra took first prize at the 6th edition of the Digital Art Competition of Central America and the Caribbean at the Museum of Art and Design in San José, Costa Rica, and the People’s Choice Award at the video festival Optic Nerve, organized by the Contemporary Art Museum of North Miami in 2011.