B. 1985, Lima - Lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Daniel Jacoby is a visual artist and filmmaker. Fascinated by the intricacies of the human condition, he makes films that portray characters, communities or social practices from inventively tangential perspectives. In his sculptural practice, Jacoby recurrently navigates the tension between his youthful idealization of Western progress in Peru and his adult awareness of the imperialist systems underpinning it since he migrated to Europe. In both films and installations, visual elements borrowed from the Global South help construct a suggestive visual language, imbued with elements from his personal narrative.
No One Cried, 2021, 1.78:1, Color, 5.1 surround sound
The Light Doesn't Need the Lamp More than Planet of the Apes Needs Alf, 2019, moisture resistant MDF cutouts, acrylic paint, lace underwear, light fittings, wiring, PVC, LED strip with controller, metal fixings, cm. 206 x 145 x 19,5
The Light Doesn't Need the Lamp More than Ikea Needs Pinocchio, 2019, moisture resistant MDF cutouts, acrylic paint, lace underwear, light fittings, wiring, PVC, LED strip with controller, metal fixings, cm. 122 x 115 x 16
Sydney Milano, 2019, aluminum, wood, cotton socks, light fittings, cm. 86 x 38 x 10
Tecnopor, performance at Delfina Foundation, London, 2017
Mountain Plain Mountain, 2017, a film by Daniel Jacoby & Yu Araki, 21'', colour, stereo
Sydney’s Signature Shows Signs of Secrets Being Kept, a Graphologist Once Said, 2017, prototyping aluminum profiles, laser-cut acrylic glass, metal fixings, socks, cm. 150 x 180 x 25
And Signatures Never Lie, Do They?, 2017, prototyping aluminum profiles, laser-cut acrylic glass, metal fixings, socks, cm. 150 x 85 x 25
Sydney no tendrá un millón de amigos, pero sí los tiene en un millón de lugares, 2016, Painted CNC'ed MDF, metal fixings, clothing, cm. 172 x 270 x 52
Sydney Went Looking for the Strongest Animal in the Jungle But Found the Rain Instead, Art Basel Statements, Maisterravalbuena booth, 2016
Sydney Would Rather Be the Oaktree, 2015, MDF, acrylic paint, socks, cm. 162 x 57 x 41
Jagata, 2016, HD movie, 21' 54''
Tofu Absorbs Flavour, Sabot Gallery, Cluj
Living by the Las Vegas Algorithm, 2015, 100 meters of climbing rope, cable binders, variable dimensions
Get (W, T, P and the Shy Spinnaker 9FRD), 2014, custom-made composite stone climbing holds, reassembled spinnaker sail, aluminium tubes, webbings, ropes, stickers, approx. installation dimensions cm. 300 x 450
The Things To (in Whale-Ceil Whirl-Swirl), 2014, stainless steel, ropes, cords, webbings and various climbing accessories
Ahold of Get The Things To, Maisterravalbuena, Madrid, 2014
