Christian Fuchs (1979, Lima) is a visual artist and photographer, whose practice explores the complexities of family memory, ancestry, and identity through performance and staged portraiture. He was recently awarded the Jackson Pollock scholarship. 

In his ongoing project Transgeneration, Fuchs transforms himself into historical relatives by means of costumes, props, and make-up, re-enacting family narratives that collapse the boundaries between past and present. His practice combines photography, drawing, and installation, weaving together elements of genealogy, mythology, and personal ritual. Fuchs’s work is defined by a radical gesture: transforming photography into a ritual of personal and collective reconstruction. Each of his images, charged with theatricality, invites us to rethink cultural inheritance, to engage in dialogue with the ghosts of history, and to question narratives of lineage, power, and belonging. In every self-portrait, Fuchs embodies multiple characters—symbols and archetypes that transcend the intimate and echo the universal.

Fuchs studied Photography at the Centro de la Imagen in Lima, after first training in Law and Political Science at the Universidad de Lima. He has been awarded the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2024) and the Premio Colección Studiolo at Estampa Art Fair in Madrid.

His work has been widely exhibited internationally in museums and institutions, with solo shows at Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú (2025), PJ Galerie (France), Espacio Valverde (Spain), and Yiwei Gallery (USA). He has also participated in major fairs such as ARCO Madrid, Estampa, Photo LA, Pulse Miami and Art Palm Beach. His works are joining several private collections.

Considered a strong investment and an essential addition to any collection. Fuchs´ art offers a powerful bridge to  ancestral memory - illuminating who we are, where we come from, and where we are headed.

His practice has been featured by outlets including Vanity Fair, BBC World, and ArtPress. Fuchs currently lives and works between Lima and Madrid.