Arturo Kameya to present an immersive solo exhibition at the Marres House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht

In the Spring of 2024, Peruvian artist Arturo Kameya will transform the Marres House for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht (NL) into a hotel where the ghosts of the failed Peruvian state have taken up residence. The exhibition, titled Opaque Spirits, will run from 7 March - 26 May 2024.

 

The building’s facade will feature massive paintings showing contemporary Messianic imagery. Inside, visitors are invited to explore various immersive scenes, such as a tiled bathhouse that functions as a restaurant, an elaborate beer fountain, and a large upstairs room filled with floating fish. The hotel’s interior is an allegory of the Peruvian state, reflecting a world of façades in which truth is less important than the appearances we construct out of necessity. 

 

Bringing together a range of visual cultural languages, the multidisciplinary works of Arturo Kameya connect diverse stories, popular myths, historical events, and popular culture to represent the simultaneities and contradictions of his native land.