Bio
Mar Kristoff is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice investigates the intersections of memory, identity, and belonging. Working primarily with painting and drawing, but not limited to them, Kristoff works with found imagery and personal archives to explore how histories, both personal and collective, are constructed, mediated, and reimagined. His reinterpretations of photographic material consider the instability of perception and the fluidity of time, tracing the porous boundaries between reality, recollection, and narrative. Through a material and conceptual inquiry into the act of image-making, Kristoff’s work reflects on the ways in which memory shapes, distorts, and anchors human experience.
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Born in 2001 in Jakarta, Indonesia
Resides and works in Bali, Indonesia
Group Exhibitions
2025
We Begin with Everything, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024
Tumbuh Rimpang, Nonfrasa gallery, Bali, Indonesia
TERRA II, Apsara Studio, Beaune, Burgundy, France
14th UOB POTY, Gedung A.A. Maramis, Jakarta, Indonesia
One Piece Club collectors show, Gajah Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Salon et cetera, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Inaugural Exhibition, SUN.CONTEMPORARY Bali, Indonesia
2023
TOREH△, Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
Coalesce - One Piece Club collectors show, ROH Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia
Televizion Takeover, Gonzo gallery, Bali, Indonesia
2021
Frekuensi, Park 23 Creative Hub, Bali, Indonesia
OMAH, Titik Dua gallery, Bali, Indonesia
Art fairs
2024
Art Jakarta, Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia
Awards & recognitions
2024
UOB Indonesia 14th Painting Of The Year - Gold Award - Emerging Artist Category
2022
Hypebeast Id Next100 - Visual Artist
Collections
UOB Bank, Indonesia
Tumurun Private Museum, Surakarta, Indonesia
Private collections in Indonesia and internationally
Selected Projects
2023
Double Take: On Vices - Further Reading Press - Jakarta, Indonesia