Ana María Montenegro (b.1986, Bogotá, Colombia) will use the Grant for the production of an immersive video installation that explores the story of a Colombian soldier who has been struck four times by lightning. It will be presented in an exhibition at Fragmentos Espacio de Arte y Memoria, in Bogota. The project seeks to approach the contradictions and contrasts that define the Colombian reality: the relationship with a majestic and imposing nature, which at the same time is the scene of situations of violence and precariousness.

Ana María Montenegro is an artist, curator, and teacher. She studied art at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá and at the San Francisco Art Institute, USA. Her work has been exhibited in Colombia and abroad since 2010. She has taught art and media at several universities since 2012. In 2019 she was part of the curatorial team of the 45th National Artists Salon, where she curated Instancias and Redirección, and coordinated the Cátedra Performativa. Recently, she was part of the creative team of the laboratory ‘6402 Razones para no Olvidar’ organized by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Knowledge of the Republic of Colombia.