Marina Olivares’ artistic practice delves into the entanglements of bodies — both human and other-than-human. She often incorporates elements of fiction to imagine postnatural desirable futures inspired by queer ecology as a political tool for present transformation. Her background in both visual and performing arts nurtures her transdisciplinary artistic expression –which unfolds through performance, installation, video, and photography, among other media– as well as an understanding of creation as a collaborative process.

Additionally, she has been part of several multidisciplinary scenic collectives. She was a co-founder and member of the horizontal collective Matriu.id (2020-2024), composed of nine professionals from different fields, united by a shared interest in experimental and multimedia theatre creation with a focus on care and new technologies.
Performances

Els Androides Somien amb Xais Elèctrics?
by Domestic Data Streamers (creative co-direction and performer)
      Plenària Mutare,  Barcelona
       2025
¡Sé Nueva!  
by  Lúa Coderch (performer)
      Galeria Àngels Barcelona
       2024
Más allá de la piel by Serge Attukwei Clottey (performer) 
        Fundació Tàpies, Barcelona 
        2024
Interior Acondicionado by Natalia Domínguez (performance director and performer)
        Espai19, Barcelona
        2024
Aclucalls by LaSadCum (performer)
        Teatros del Canal, Teatre CCCB, Teatre de Sant Andreu, Castell de Montjuïc, and other venues in Spain
        2024 -2022
WARE Reinforced by Matriu.id (co-director, co-author and performer)
        Sala Beckett, Barcelona
        2022
Hay Que Ver Cómo Resisten Los Árboles by LaVertebral (co-author and performer)
        La Bonita, Fabra i Coats, Barcelona
        2021
Campanula Speciosa by 11a  (co-director, co-author and performer)
        El Corralito, Terrassa
        2021
Ware by Malnascudes Audiovisuals (co-director, co-author and performer)
        Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
        2019
El arte como encuentro (performer)
        Casa Susanna, Barcelona
        2018
Tinc les neurones frites! Performance Show  (co-author and performer)
        Can Batlló, Barcelona
        2018
Yes We Wrong by Julia Calvo  (performer)
        La Escocesa, Barcelona
        2017
Synthesis by David Mutiloa  (performer)
        La Capella, Barcelona
        2017
La Mirada Lúcida by Mertxe Hernández  (performer)
        Barcelona
        2015


Exhibitions

MA Critical Contextual Design Grad Show
        Tres Xemeneies de Sant Adrià del Besòs
        2025
Foc group exhibition curated by Lluerna
         Fundació Miró, Barcelona
         2023
Las Ruinas Son Hoy Nuestros Jardines group exhibition
         Sala d'Art Jove, Barcelona
         2022
WARE PROTOTYPE 1 interactive installation (with collective Matriu.id)
        Sonar+D, Barcelona
        2022
Contactes group exhibition with M10 collective for 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 
         Planeta Bea, Barcelona
         2017


Art residencies and grants

Art Residency Provisional School for Nothing - Systema
       Palais Carli, Marseille
        2025 (upcoming)
Art residency
        Gat Groc, Les Cabanyes
        2024 
Art residency by Sala d'Art Jove Climate Care: Theory and Practice on a Natureculture Learning Site
         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+ Internship Scholarship
         2019
Scholarship MOBINT (AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya) for international mobility
         2018


Creative Collectives

Co-founder and member of the collective Matriu.id
         2020 - 2024
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

Artist assistant for hacktivist Paolo Cirio
        2025
Speaker at the Design Marathon, with Natalia Santolaria, on Synthetic Memories Citizens Office by Domestic Data Streamers 
       DHub, Barcelona
       2024
Escenic directior for the performance Interior Acondicionado by Natalia Domínguez 
        Espai19 Gallery, Barcelona
        2024
Interviewer and Prompter for Domestic Data Streamers Synthetic Memories Citizens Office - Project winner of the Ars Electronica Award for Digital Humanity 2025
        Design Hub, Barcelona
        2024
Member of the jury for the  painting competition Arts Aplicades al Mur
        La Massana, Barcelona
         2023
Art mediation for Domestic Data Streamers intervention Les coses canvien, però jo vull viure a casa meva
        L’Hospitalet
         2022
Speakers in the conference about desirable metaverses (with collective Matriu.id)
        Thought Bienal of Barcelona 
        2022
Members of the jury for Teatronika (with collective Matriu.id)
        Barcelona
        2022



Education 

Master in Critical Contextual Design, Elisava UVIC-UCC (awarded a scholarship based on portfolio)
        Barcelona
        2024-2025
The Affective Turn course by Institut 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








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i cofinançiada per la Unió Europea mitjançant el Fons Social Europeu Plus.