Martin was born in 1970 in Jersey, the Channel Islands and earned a BA from Goldsmiths College in London. Solo exhibitions have included Schauwerk Sindelfingen, Germany (2017); Museum gegenstandsfreier Kunst, Otterndorf, Germany (2016); Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, Venice, Italy (2013); Le Consortium, Dijon, France (2012); Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy (2009); Es Baluard Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma and Majorca, Spain (2008) and Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga, Spain (2005). Martin was a prizewinner in John Moores 21, Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, UK (1999) and of the Gulf Prize, European Biennial of the Visual Arts, La Spezia, Italy (2000). He lives and works between London and Portugal.