Andreas Dettloff

Andreas Dettloff (born 26 October 1963)^[1] is a German visual artist who lives and works in Tahiti. He is one of the most influential artists in French Polynesia.^[2]

Andreas Dettloff and Chief Miko in the documentary Moko le chef voyant

Biography

Dettloff was born in Iserlohn in Germany and educated at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.^[2] He was awarded a scholarship allowing him to travel to Australia, Easter Island and Polynesia.^[2] In 1989 he settled permanently in Tahiti.^[3]

Dettloff uses traditional Polynesian symbols, which he mixes with those of the western world. He was probably the first artist to introduce sometimes conceptual art into Polynesia.^[4]

Exhibitions

• Winkler gallery (2014)^[5]
• Moruroa forever, Winkler gallery (2016)^[6]
• Mata Hoata, Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac (2016)^[7]
• Objets du Fenua, Lycée Hôtelier (2018)^[8]