*1999 Santander, Spain, currently lives in Munich, Germany
Carmen Arias’ work is defined by a sculptural approach, often combined with spoken text or performative activations. Her pieces explore the relationship between the city and its users, focusing on specific real-life examples. Questioning the aspect and function of urban landscapes is a recurring motif in her work that she presents through site-specific interventions or by reproducing and dislocating elements of these landscapes into the exhibition space.
Her process involves casting shapes and reinterpreting industrial methods within a more delicate, craft-oriented approach. Concrete, plaster, and ceramics are some of the materials that frequently appear in her sculptural work, making a reference to the casting techniques and architectural constructions that she conceptually thematises.
Carmen Arias’ work is defined by a sculptural approach, often combined with spoken text or performative activations. Her pieces explore the relationship between the city and its users, focusing on specific real-life examples. Questioning the aspect and function of urban landscapes is a recurring motif in her work that she presents through site-specific interventions or by reproducing and dislocating elements of these landscapes into the exhibition space.
Her process involves casting shapes and reinterpreting industrial methods within a more delicate, craft-oriented approach. Concrete, plaster, and ceramics are some of the materials that frequently appear in her sculptural work, making a reference to the casting techniques and architectural constructions that she conceptually thematises.
Education
(selection)
(selection)
Freie Kunst Prof. Gabriel Kuri Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
2026
Bellas Artes Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2021
2026
Bellas Artes Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2021
Solo & Duo Shows
2025
Wasser Kauen
AkademieGalerie
Munich
2023
Fair Play: A Lecture on Prominent Forms
Public Art München (Olympiapark)
Munich
Wasser Kauen
AkademieGalerie
Munich
2023
Fair Play: A Lecture on Prominent Forms
Public Art München (Olympiapark)
Munich
Group Shows
(selection)
(selection)
2023
Can you tell me a joke?
Eres Projects
Munich
Communal listening with possibilities of regeneration
The Listening Biennale
Munich
2022
Kein Plan wiedersteht der ersten Berührung
Kunstpavillon
Munich
Karl & Faber Stiftung Kunstakademiepreis
Karl & Faber
Munich
Can you tell me a joke?
Eres Projects
Munich
Communal listening with possibilities of regeneration
The Listening Biennale
Munich
2022
Kein Plan wiedersteht der ersten Berührung
Kunstpavillon
Munich
Karl & Faber Stiftung Kunstakademiepreis
Karl & Faber
Munich
Scholarships/prices
2024
Finalist | 27. Bundespreis für Kunstudierenden.
Stipendien für ausländische Studierende des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für
Wissenschaft und Kunst.
2023
“Fair Play” selected for „Public Art München“.
2022
Finalist | Karl & Faber Stiftung Kunstakademiepreis .
2020/2018
Becas de estudios universitarios Fundación Botín.
Finalist | 27. Bundespreis für Kunstudierenden.
Stipendien für ausländische Studierende des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für
Wissenschaft und Kunst.
2023
“Fair Play” selected for „Public Art München“.
2022
Finalist | Karl & Faber Stiftung Kunstakademiepreis .
2020/2018
Becas de estudios universitarios Fundación Botín.