About: Rubén Ochoa

Ruben Ochoa is an artist who lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico. Ochoa's work is mainly large scale photographic, and uses adapted nineteenth-century techniques to develop onto materials such as wood and stone. The subject matter of his work varies greatly, from studies in architectural detail and vintage objects to epic representations of contemporary social and religious morality, and he employs a variety of media including photography, installations, artist books, adapted objects and spatial interventions. He is entirely self-taught, and his rise to international recognition has been rapid and recent.