Bárbara Oettinger
Santiago, 1981
Chilean artist. Graduated in Arts from the University of Chile, Master of Arts from the Catholic University of Chile and Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Practices of the Pratt Institute.
Oettinger explores questions of displacement and uncertainty as it relates to and affects the knowing of identity. She is interested in how individuals understand themselves through their connection to their country of origin and current location, how they struggle (or search) to define language, history and their cultural traditions. Through the use of video, photography and installation, she reveals the role that power plays in peoples’ precarious relationships with the nation-state.
Her pieces are encounters, dialogues with a focus on testimonies that retain their historical meaning, while relating to the psychological experience.
