Hernán Marina was born in Buenos Aires in 1967, where he currently works and resides.
He is a visual artist and a sociologist. His works take on many different forms, from performance and video to interventions and sculpture. He participated in many different exhibits such as The Water Event, in the framework of Yoko Ono. Dream Come True, and Poner el cuerpo (Buenos Aires, 2016); ARCO Solo Project (Madrid, 2015); U Turn (Buenos Aires,2014), Perceptus mutantis (San Pablo, 2011), Remap 02 (Atenas, 2009), and Cine y casi cine (Madrid, 2007). His solo works include: Hermes (Buenos Aires 2014); Gestos, diagramas y posturas (Rosario, 2014); Gestures and Postures (Zurich, 2013 and Rotterdam, 2013); Helenismo (Rotterdam 2009), Silencio (Bogotá, 2007); and Men’s Health (Buenos Aires, 2003).
He received the First Salón Nacional Prize, Nuevos Soportes of Palais de Glace (2015); the Second Fundación Andreani Prize (2011); the MAMBA- Fundación Telefónica Prize (2009); the Creative Fellowship of the Fondo Nacional de las Artes (2007), to name a few. His work can be found in many institutional collections of museums such as the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires (MAMBA), the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), the Fundación Telefónica de Argentina, the Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo of Costa Rica, Fundación ArsTeorética in San José de Costa Rica, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC) and the Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Dr. Juan R. Vidal in the city of Corrientes.