Martin Berteloodt is a French-born multimedia artist based in Tokyo, whose work spans sculpture, photography, film, leather craft, and mixed-media installations. His surreal environments explore human psychology, focusing on themes of sexuality, trauma, and the tension between beauty and decay. Drawing on Freudian theory and visceral materiality, he gives physical form to unconscious states through unsettling imagery (CONTRAST Gallery, 2023; En Tanglement Art Gallery, 2022; HAKT&co Gallery, 2022; GATA Magazine, 2023).
Born and educated in France, Berteloodt now merges European surrealism with Japanese avant-garde in Tokyo. Using materials like 3D-printed resin, leather, and film, he bridges organic and artificial forms. His process begins with psychoanalytic research to develop sculptures and environments that materialize psychological narratives (YUGEN Gallery, 2024).
His work explores:
- Sexuality and Trauma: In Sexual Microbes: A Contaminated Love Story (2022), Berteloodt uses biomorphic shapes and textured surfaces to reflect on lust and psychic fragmentation (Digital Art Zurich, 2022; Gata Magazine, 2022).
- Morphosis and Transformation: His solo exhibition Morphosis dramatizes processes of decay, rebirth, and bodily metamorphosis (CONTRAST Gallery, 2023; Art Japan, 2023).
- Beauty versus Abjection: His sculptures juxtapose polished and corroded surfaces, challenging ideas of purity and provoking a dialogue between allure and repulsion (En Tanglement Art Gallery, 2022).
Major Exhibitions:
- Morphosis, CONTRAST Gallery, Tokyo (2023)
- BROUILLON, En Tanglement Art Gallery, Tokyo (2022)
- EXHALAISON, HAKT&co Gallery, Tokyo (2022)
- Le Mazette, Galerie Valérie Delaunay, Paris (2022)
- Digital Art Zurich, Zurich (2022)
Collaborations and Publications:
Berteloodt has designed sculptural props and visuals for musicians, with his work featured at the Cannes Film Festival, Nasty Magazine, and GATA Magazine (GATA Magazine, 2023; Cannes Film Festival, 2022).
Artistic Vision:
Berteloodt’s practice confronts viewers with the undercurrents of desire, anxiety, and the uncanny. His immersive experiences collapse the boundary between thought and matter, leaving a lingering impact on the psyche and senses (Tokyo Art Review, 2024; Art Japan, 2023).
