Marc Badia (Esparreguera, 1984)

He graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona (UB) and has a Master's degree in Artistic Research and Production also from UB. In addition, he studied abroad at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg). Focusing his artistic practice on painting and installations, he usually creates his pieces with elements that fuse classical, contemporary and dystopian elements, filtering through the absurd. This juxtaposition of references turns his artwork into a meticulous collage that functions as an uchronic archaeological project. His latest works focus on the relationship that painting has with the actual space it inhabits through speculative fiction. Through ironic reviews of the notion of the multiverse, he alludes to possible dystopian futures where the exhibition space itself is in ruins. 

He has exhibited at the Centro del Carmen in Valencia, the Fundació Arranz Bravo (Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona), Arco Madrid, Arco Lisboa, Untitled Art Fair (Miami), Lorin Gallery (LA), JPS gallery (Paris), Expositivo Mad (Madrid) and the Galeria Fran Reus (Palma, Majorca), to name a few. Recent residencies include The Free University of Tbilisi (Georgia), DE Kaaij Festival (Nijmegen, Holland), EAN (Galicia) and Major 28 (Lleida). He is currently working at the L21 gallery (Palma, Majorca).

Presentation updated in September 2024