Marina Andrijcic-Ojeda

Marina Andrijčić-Ojeda is a New York-based artist of Croatian and Peruvian descent. She was raised in a number of American states, which she attributes to a keen observation of the landscape morphing around her along with a curiosity of what lies beyond. Andrijčić-Ojeda is the co-founder and co-director of The Penitentiary, a collaborative site-specific exhibition series that takes place in abandoned war-era prisons throughout Eastern Europe.

The first of the series titled The Battery Project opened during the Summer of 2014 in Tallinn, Estonia. The Battery Project was on view for three months as a single exhibition that featured a rotating curation of art made by herself as well as a dozen artists worldwide. This multi-faceted project also featured a permanent, interactive outdoor installation for the promotion of cultural connectivity among visitors.

In artistic practice, Marina Andrijčić-Ojeda’s work stems from a heritage-based context that fluctuates with her own compulsion to describe and embody a spiritual closeness to her surroundings. The artist most often works in new materials, unintentionally conspiring with the obsessive nature that characterizes her style of working. Andrijčić-Ojeda’s multi-media installations remain calculated so as to capture a lost desire. Along with the process of documentation, the artist has captured a series of ephemeral moments that point to a sense of harmony. The artist is motivated by the connectivity she encounters in certain corners of the world. Her energy to create is contingent upon the shifts in setting landscape in circumstance. Marina Andrijčić-Ojeda received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in 2011. She is also a recipient of the Silas H. Rhodes Award for Excellence in Fine Arts.