Justin Martin 2011
Justin Martin was raised in rural western Montana. His mother is First Nations Canadian, and is a part of the Métis Federation near Winnipeg, Manitoba. His father was born in Montana to parents whose bloodline is a combination of German and Native American. Martin was raised with heightened awareness of ecology. As a child he was a witness to the development of one of the last frontiers in the United States. Martin watched the transition of a forest change to farmland, and the farmland change into urban sprawl
In 2004 he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Montana. Currently, he is a Masters of Fine Arts candidate at University of South Florida, Tampa.
Justin Martin was raised in rural western Montana. His mother is First Nations Canadian, and is a part of the Métis Federation near Winnipeg, Manitoba. His father was born in Montana to parents whose bloodline is a combination of German and Native American. Martin was raised with heightened awareness of ecology. As a child he was a witness to the development of one of the last frontiers in the United States. Martin watched the transition of a forest change to farmland, and the farmland change into urban sprawl
In 2004 he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Montana. Currently, he is a Masters of Fine Arts candidate at University of South Florida, Tampa.
Statement
In my current practice I use process-based, conceptual strategies to investigate how the self and others experience landscape. I make non-Cartesian maps and organize performative walks from which I make video and audio works. Historically, Cartesian maps have been used to locate a specific position on a surface. I am primarily interested in mapping the interaction between self and landscape. The outcomes of these activities suggest a context in which the self and the other (non-self) are understood through the landscape, and how the landscape influences the development of community(s).
Recently, my investigations have directed me in the path of “walking and conversation”. I design routes in urban landscapes in which I guide people through. It is through these collaborative and participatory walks, that a dialogue is created. I document the walks through the use of audio, video, photography and painting. I use the documentation from these walks in the studio to create paintings and audio works. These paintings are essentially psychogeographic maps that present a narrative about how self and others experience a specific route in landscape.
Recently, my investigations have directed me in the path of “walking and conversation”. I design routes in urban landscapes in which I guide people through. It is through these collaborative and participatory walks, that a dialogue is created. I document the walks through the use of audio, video, photography and painting. I use the documentation from these walks in the studio to create paintings and audio works. These paintings are essentially psychogeographic maps that present a narrative about how self and others experience a specific route in landscape.
Recent Works click an image to view
