Irma Marco

Irma Marco

PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona Programme of Advanced Studies in Artistic Productions, research line in Image and Design.
Master's Degree in Artistic Production from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, specialising in Contemporary Thought and Visual Culture.
Degree in Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

Teaching / Research

Lecturer for the EINA Degree in Design, teaching the Projects 5 and Theories of Design subjects. She also teaches for the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) in the fields of design and art for the Bachelor's Degree in Arts, the Bachelor's Degree in Design and Digital Creation and the Master's Degree in Design, Branding and Visual Identity. She has taught as an associate professor for the Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona and the Bachelor's Degree at Escola Massana.

She is a member of the interdisciplinary research group “Mediaccions” (2021-SGR-0147) at the UOC. Currently, her research focuses on art's potential to activate citizen dialogues around how digital life is transforming everyday life.

Professional experience

She is the technical manager of the Design & Maker LAB at the UOC. She also practices professionally in the art industry, working from a site-specific perspective, using formats such as installation, text, sound, and editorial publication. She is interested in collaboration, appropriation and exchange as strategies to open up spaces for debate.

She has exhibited and taken part in Feral File (USA/virtual), Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales (Havana), Museo de Arte Moderno de Santo Domingo, INJUVE, Matadero, CA2M, Fundación Telefónica, Galería Blanca Soto (Madrid), CCCC Centre del Carme, Galería SET Espai d'Art, Espai Tactel (Valencia), Bolit Centre d'Art Contemporani (Girona), MAC (Mataró), MACBA, Arts Santa Monica - ISEA2022, Espai Souvenir, SWAB Art Fair, Tangent Projects, Infuencers- CCCB, Festival Sonar, Cinema Zumzeig, and Primavera Pro (Barcelona) among others. She has participated as an artist-in-residence in art and education programmes such as Escola en Residència CCCB (Barcelona 2024), Creadors en Residència (Barcelona 2019-2020), Zona Intrusa (MAC- Mataró, 2019), and Bòlit Mentor (Girona 2017-2018). She collaborates with entities, including MACBA and other independent collectives.

Awards and scholarships

(Only the four most recent are listed)

CMCVaCasa 2023 Cultura Online award, CCCC, Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània Valencia (2023).
UMH Permanent Collection Award, Miguel Hernández University, Elche (2022).
Award for work selected for the International Symposium on Electronic Art ISEA 2022, CCCB and Centre d'Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona (2022).
Finalist in the Vila Casas Painting Award, Fundación Vila Casas, Museo Can Framis, Barcelona (2022).

Publications

(Only the five most recent are listed)

Marco, I. (2023). «Are Smart Machines Alive?», in Blaya Estrada, N. & Pérez Pont J.L., Cultura online 2023 (pp. 42-43), Centre Cultura Contemporània del Carme.

Marco, I. (2022). «#internetfags. Del confinamiento al espacio público», in Parramon, R., Agusti, E. & Puig, E., Arte y espacio social en tiempos de control, descontrol y aislamiento (pp. 72-73),

IDENSITAT & University of Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-09-43330-8. DL B 16118-2022

Marco, I. (2021). Formes de publicació i projecte artístic. https://arts.recursos.uoc.edu/formes-publicacio/

Marco, I. (2018). «30 Days 30 Songs», in Santa Olalla, P., Desbordando el archivo. Tecnologías de acumulación como metodología de investigación artística (pp. 20-21), Global Art Archive & University of Barcelona.

Coloma, J. & Marco, I. (2017). «Los (otros) libros. Bibliofilia underground», in Societat Bibliogràfica Valenciana Jerònima Galés (Ed.), Pasiones bibliograficas II (pp. 23-34), Societat Bibliografca Valenciana Jerònima Galés. ISBN 978-84-697-3011-9

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