Marina Olivares is a transdisciplinary artist from Barcelona. Her projects often pose questions about the relation between culture and affects, and culture and nature. She combines her work as an artist, performer, actress, creative director and member of the creative collective Matriu.id (which she also co-founded).




Matriu.id is a collective formed by a group of young creatives who come from various fields: the humanities, law, fine arts, engineering, acting and the audiovisual scene. They all share the same interest in the collective act. They usually make performing interventions that result from a mindful reasearch process. Also, as a horizontal structure collective, they are constantly improving their modus operandi. They have been invited to participate as speakers in the Thought Bienal of Barcelona 2022, as members of the jury for Teatronika 2022, and presented an interactive installation at Sonar+D 2022, among other artistic interventions and collaborations. 





Performances

¡Sé Nueva!  
by  Lúa Coderch
        Galeria Àngels Barcelona
       2024
Interior Acondicionado by Natalia Domínguez
        Espai19, Barcelona
        2024
Aclucalls by LaSadCum
        Teatros del Canal, Teatre CCCB, Teatre de Sant Andreu, Castell de Montjuïc, and other venues in Spain
        2022-2024
WARE Reinforced by Matriu.id
        Sala Beckett, Barcelona
        2022
Hay Que Ver Cómo Resisten Los Árboles by LaVertebral
        La Bonita, Fabra i Coats, Barcelona
        2021
Campanula Speciosa by 11a  
        El Corralito, Terrassa
        2021
Ware by Malnascudes Audiovisuals
        Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
        2019
El arte como encuentro 
        Casa Susanna van Roessel, Barcelona
        2018
Tinc les neurones frites! Performance Show
        Can Batlló, Barcelona
        2018
Yes We Wrong by Julia Calvo 
        La Escocesa, Barcelona
        2017
Synthesis by David Mutiloa
        La Capella, Barcelona
        2017
La Mirada Lúcida by Mertxe Hernández
        Barcelona
        2015


Exhibtions

Foc group exhibition organized by Lluerna
         Fundació Miró, Barcelona
         2023
Las Ruinas Son Hoy Nuestros Jardines group exhibition
         Sala d'Art Jove, Barcelona
         2022
Contactes group exhibition with M10 Space. Art Nou Primera Visió
         TKM Room, Barcelona
         2019
It’s Always 5pm Somewhere group exhibition
         Link Gallery, Manchester
         2019
Academix group exhibition
         La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Barcelona
         2017
Béns pel Bé group exhibition
         Espacio Crea, Barcelona
         2017
A Picture of You and Me by the Other Side solo exhibition
         Galeria Planeta Bea, Barcelona
         2017


Art residencies and grants

Production residency
        Gat Groc, Les Cabanyes
        2024 
Sala d'Art Jove full grant to attend the two weeks 's festival Climate Care: Theory and Practice on a Natureculture Learning
         Floating University, Berlin
         2023
Creation Laboratory as a member of Matriu.id
        Sala Beckett, Barcelona
         2022 - 2024
Art residency as a member of the collective Onzena Edició
        El Corralito, Terrassa  
         2021
Production Grant  
        Sala d'Art Jove, Barcelona
        2021
Art residency as a member of the collective Matriu.id
        Konvent.zero, Cal Rosal
        2020
Winner of the art contest for the creation of the ASPÀSIA Award
         2019
Erasmus+ Intership Scholarship
         2019
Scholarship MOBINT (AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya) for international mobility
         2018


Creative Collectives

Co-founder and member of the collective Matriu.id
         2020 - currently
Member of the collective La Vertebral
         2021-2022
Co-founder and member of the collective Onzena Edició
         2020 
Member of the collective Malnascuts 11 at Sala Beckett
         2020 
Member of the collective Malnascudes Audiovisuals at UPF
         2019


Press

Marina Olivares o la naturaleza de plástico interview for Vein Magazine
         2022
Proyecto Bosque featured in QuoArtis
         2022


Comissions

Escenic directior for the performance “Interior Acondicionado” by Natalia Domínguez at Espai19.
        Barcelona
        2024
Interviewer and Prompter for Domestic Data Streamer's “Synthetic Memories Citizens Office” at Disseny Hub
        Barcelona
        2024
Member of the jury (representing Casa Piera) for the  painting competition Arts Aplicades al Mur
        La Massana, Barcelona
         2023
Art mediation for Domestic Data Streamer's intervention Les coses canvien, però jo vull viure a casa meva
        L’Hospitalet
         2022



Education 

Master in Critical Contextual Design, Elisava (awarded a scholarship based on portfolio)
        Barcelona
        2024-2025
The Affective Turn course by Insitut d’Humanitats del CCCB
        Barcelona
        2024
Documental theater course Mis Documentos by Lola Arias at Sala Beckett
        Barcelona
        2024
New Ecologies course by The Institue For Postnatural Studies
        Online
         2023
Internship (extracurricular) at De Appel Art Centre
         Amsterdam, NL. 
         2019
Exchange at Manchester School of Art
        Manchester , UK
         2018 
B.A. in Fine Arts, Universitat de Barcelona
        Barcelona , ES
         2014-2019 
Professional Actors Training level III at Estudi Laura Jou
         Barcelona, ES
         2017-2018
Professional Acting Degree at Nancy Tuñón-Jordi Oliver
         Barcelona, ES
         2014-2017








Aquesta actuació està impulsada i subvencionada pel Departament d’Empresa i Treball 
i cofinançiada per la Unió Europea mitjançant el Fons Social Europeu Plus.