Maria Alcaide
Part of the cross-residency program in partnership with Hangar, an artistic research and production centre based in Barcelona (Spain).
Maria Alcaide is a visual artist working with installations, film, and text, exploring alternative methodologies and non-conventional references. Her work is deeply rooted in her personal experiences and physical and economic limitations, using performativity as a tool to uncover social, economic, and political fictions. She combines epic narratives with recycled materials like textiles and plastics, transforming everyday objects and creating unexpected connections between the personal and the political. Alcaide encourages viewers to reflect on their social positioning.
She holds a Fine Arts degree from the University of Seville, studied at Université Paris VIII, and completed a Master’s in Research in Art and Design at Eina-UAB. Her research has been presented at institutions such as EHESS (Paris), Universität Der Künste (Berlin), and MACBA (Barcelona). Internationally, she has exhibited in Berlin (Bauhaus Archiv, ACUD), Frankfurt (Frankfurter Kunstverein), IMAI in Düsseldorf, and Reed College in San Francisco. Alcaide has received awards such as Generación 2021, the LaCaixa production grant, Jeune Création, and the Salon de Montrouge in Paris. Recently, she won the Barcelona Producció award and worked on a contemporary art and ruralities project at the Centre Pompidou.
