1977
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Born in Medellín, Colombia, and currently residing in Berlin, Echeverri’s work explores human existence and the ways we relate to the world around us. He is interested in how our connection to nature, technology, and images shapes the way we understand and inhabit reality. Through painting, drawing, and architecture, he studies how humans build meaning through what they create, and how those creations, in turn, influence the way we think and remember. His practice reflects on tools and representations as extensions of the body and memory, suggesting that every image, object, or structure is part of a larger system that connects human life with the living world.
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An architect by training, he graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Bolivariana, completed a specialization in geopolitics at Universidad EAFIT, and earned an MA in Photography and Arts from the University of the Arts London. His interdisciplinary practice integrates photography, painting, drawing, and architecture, with a particular focus on visual and narrative representation.
His practice began with photography, gradually evolving into painting, drawing, and installation. His exhibitions are characterized by the appropriation of small spaces, inviting viewers to experience the work.
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In the first half of 2023, his work delved into his architectural roots with the exhibition 10x20x40, an investigation into the basic Colombian brick as a symbol of progress. This project highlighted how displaced communities actively contribute to the construction and transformation of cities, emphasizing the dynamic and ever-changing nature of urban landscapes in Latin America.
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He is currently developing El Mato, a project inspired by the archaeological site of Chiribiquete, Colombia, which examines conservation within the context of the climate crisis. The work reflects on how images, both human-made and machine-generated, construct realities, shape perception, and extend collective memory. It explores the fragile continuity between nature, technology, and imagination, suggesting that the tools we invent to represent the world also alter our relationship with it. Through representations that evoke the memory of a Colombian jungle that was once a home and refuge, El Mato creates a reflective dialogue on belonging, transformation, and the landscapes that inhabit both our minds and the earth itself.
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For the last ten years, he has collaborated with the Colombian artist Clemencia Echeverri as Director of Photography for all her video installations.
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Bienal Internacional de Arte de Antioquia y Medellín BI_AM, El arte, una ventana a la libertad 2 de oct. al 25 de nov.
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2024 Festival Barrio Berlin, Futuro Ancestral with Paloma Zamorano Ferrari, Alternative Readings of the Oracle and the Photographic Archive of the Ibero-American Center in Berlin
2024 Ficciones Domésticas, Galeria la cometa, Medellín, Colombia.
2024 Art Spring Berlin, Open Studios Ateliers, Prenzlauer Promenade, Berlin, Germany.
2024 Máquina deseante, Feria Materia, CDMX, México.
2023 Hechizos sobre la tierra, Selección de videos de la colección Kadist, MACBA Barcelona, Spain
2023 Photobook Week Aarhus 2023, Second prize AI open call contest, Aarhus, Denmark.
2023 10x20x40, Installation, Photography, Painting and Drawing, Taller La Bruja, Medellin Colombia.
2022 To Belong-ing, 2010-2022, Fotografia y pintura, Taller La Bruja, Medellin Colombia.
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2021 Evidencia verdad y decepción, Pinturas, Taller La Bruja, Medellin Colombia.
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2018-2019 Sabotajes, Galeria Lokkus.
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2018-2019 Archipiélago, Sala de arte Suramericana.
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2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial "make new history"
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2017 El teatro de la realidad, Museo Maja Jericó Antioquia.
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2015 Fotografia Colombianos HOY, Galeria El Museo, Bogota-Col
2011/2012 FutureMap 11, Zabludowicz Collection, London UK
2010 Final Show MAFashion Photography 2010, LCF, London UK
2010 WhiteNight, Mammu Portraits, Riga Latvia
2009 Mujeres Jóvenes Talento, Museum of modern art Medellin, Colombia
2008 6th Bienal Colombiana de Fotografía, Sala de Arte Suramericana de Seguros, Medellín Colombia
2007 Chica Plástica, Museum of Modern Art Medellin Colombia
2006 5th Bienal Colombiana de Fotografía, Sala de Arte Suramericana de Seguros, Medellín Colombia