Mark Salvatus (b. 1980) studied at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and since 2006 has produced his artistic project as “Salvage Projects” working across various disciplines and media. Basing it to the word ‘salvage’ or to save or rescue which is also the meaning of Salvatus' surname, he builds direct and indirect engagements using objects, photography, archives, videos, installations, participatory projects, and platforms that present different outcomes of energies and experiences. Salvatus preoccupations are based on constant movements and travels - coming from the countryside to the city and elsewhere, addressing and building new imaginations of the contemporary land –urban and rural, the global migrant and the vernacular historiographies. He is interested in communication and miscommunication as a form and as a structure and not as a process. His practice deals a lot with collecting, repetition and series based on lived experiences and the artists relationship to the world.

Link to the Visiting Artist Program for Spring 2021

About the Visiting Artist Program:
For over 45 years our visiting artist and scholars' program has reinforced the mission of the Art and Art History Department by affirming the power of art to transform individuals and society. Our faculty invites leading artists and scholars to present an array of artistic practices, historical discourse and divergent perspectives that can increase access to creativity and forge new territories between the arts and broader cultural movements.