Samuel Sarmiento

I prefer to describe my work as pictorial research on different mediums, as I am versatile in my selection. Over the years, I have used oils and acrylics for my art, and I am now experimenting with ceramics and video.
One of my central interests is the role of an object as a storyteller. Humanity, in all its forms and contradictions, witnessed from a third-person gaze, appears as one the central themes of my work. My art can be political at times, tackling concepts such as birth, death, exile, decolonization, justice and war. Nonetheless, you will always find a reference to symbolism, whether we are talking about Caribbean, South American and African cultures or even European religion and historical events.
Through my interest in symbolism and archetypes I am making a reflection about fiction in western world versus fiction in the Caribbean environment to make the point that a “logical” idea for some societies, can be strange for others.
I like to think of myself as a memory collector, creating diverse archives for future generations. Samuel Sarmiento was born in Venezuela (1987). He lives and work in Aruba.