Martín Zambrano Echenique develops his sculptural practice through the assembly of discarded metals, privileging the identity of each fragment that composes the work. His process begins with meticulous attention to the texture and history of the materials—scrap metal, wood, industrial elements—which are transformed into expressive bodies without losing their origins. “Daily making is the driving force of my work,” says the artist, whose production combines persistence, craftsmanship, and a playful gaze on the natural world.
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Far from seeking literal representation, Zambrano Echenique turns to organic shapes and figures from the animal kingdom as starting points for a visual poetics that suggests rather than narrates. His sculptures, often hybrid, evoke creatures imagined from intuition and expressiveness, sidestepping anatomical canons to affirm a personal, sensorial logic.
His education and career are closely tied to the artistic scene of northern Argentina, with a strong presence in Salta, Tucumán, and Córdoba. Over the years, he has received awards and distinctions in national and provincial salons and has exhibited in venues such as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta, Centro Cultural América, the Maritime Museum of Ushuaia, and Paseo del Buen Pastor in Córdoba. In Buenos Aires, he has participated in group shows at Cultura Viva, Espacio Bencich, and other independent initiatives.
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With a body of work that crosses sculpture, painting, and drawing, Zambrano Echenique affirms an aesthetic of recycling that is also an ethic: working with what remains, giving form to what has been discarded, building beauty from the residual.
