Vicens Casassas Canals (Barcelona, 1966). Degree in Art, specialising in Sculpture, from the University of Barcelona in 1992; MA in Ephemeral Architecture and Temporary Spaces from the Elisava School (Polytechnic University of Catalonia); and PhD in Art in the Digital Age from the University of Barcelona. This multidisciplinary artist combines interventions in the public space with sculptural installations and video and photographic works. Founder and member of several art groups: Bartrab (1991-93), Vida Làctea (1998-2000), and MIOP (since 2005). From 2005 to 2010, he lived in Dakar (Senegal), where he combined creative work with cultural cooperation. The outstanding results from this experience include the exhibition Barça ou Barzakh.

His works are present in several public collections, such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Government of Andorra Culture Ministry, Cajamadrid Foundation and the National Sculpture Factory (Cork, Ireland). His recent exhibitions include: Cicles naturals, at La Cuina exhibition centre (La Seu d'Urgell, 2011); Le Jardin du Mont-Arès (Nestier, France, 2011); Living Across - Spaces of Migration, at the Xhibit-Academy of Fine Arts (Vienna, Austria, 2010); Chinese Fantasy, at the Yongkang Lu Art Gallery (Shanghai, 2010) and the MIOP group.

Biography written in 2011