Héctor Zamora

Héctor Zamora

BornNationalityBased In
1974MexicanSão Paulo, Mexico City
Biography

Héctor Zamora's work transcends the conventional exhibition space, reinventing it, redefining it, to generate friction between the common roles of public and private, exterior and interior, organic and geometric, savage and methodical, real and imaginary. From his technical expertise and knowledge of lightweight architecture, and a meticulous emphasis on the process of conceptualization and construction of each piece, Zamora implicates the viewer's participation and requires them to question the everyday uses of materials and the functions of space. Amongst his most recent projects, “Strangler” (2021) was made for the Triennial Bruges: the monumental scaffolding structure completely wraps a large Austrian pine as would do the Strangler Trees that grow in tropical forests. “Lattice Detour” (2020), a curved wall made of terracotta bricks, was commissioned as a site-specific installation for the Met Museum’s rooftop. The wall modifies the view of New York City’s skyline and dictates a new kind of circulation on the site. ...

Selected Artworks
Bluesy
Héctor Zamora
Bluesy, 2022
20 x 50 x 13cm
Chimera
Héctor Zamora
Chimera, 2023
210 x 143 x 5cm
Chimera
Héctor Zamora
Chimera, 2023
143 x 210 x 5cm
Delirio I
Héctor Zamora
Delirio I, 2023
123.5 x 98.5 x 4cm
Delirio II
Héctor Zamora
Delirio II, 2023
123.5 x 98.5 x 4cm
Lattice Detour
Héctor Zamora
Lattice Detour, 2020
3048 x 335.28cm
Sem Título, Travessura (III)
Héctor Zamora
Sem Título, Travessura (III), 2022
210 x 143cm
Ecomuro 14 girasol
Héctor Zamora
Ecomuro 14 girasol, 2023
11.6 x 683.7 x 10cm
Acapulco Gold 7
Héctor Zamora
Acapulco Gold 7, 2025
39 x 21.66 x 10cm
3 de la serie potencialidades B (POROTON)
Héctor Zamora
3 de la serie potencialidades B (POROTON), 2024
237 x 424.8 x 5cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Mercosul Biennial2022 - Porto Alegre
Mediterranean Biennale2021
Dhaka Art Summit2020 - Dhaka
Mercosul Biennial2018 - Porto Alegre
La Biennale de Lyon2017 - Lyon
Bienal de La Habana2015 - Havana
Istanbul Biennial2013 - Istanbul
Venice Biennial2011 - Venice
La Biennale de Lyon2011 - Lyon
Liverpool Biennial2010 - Liverpool
Aichi Triennial2010 - Nagoya
Venice Biennial2009 - Venice
Trienal Poli/Gráfica de San Juan: América Latina y El Caribe2008 - San Juan
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