MINCH, Manuel

Manuel Minch’s artistic practice focuses on unveiling the hidden traces of human presence through a process that explores the tension between the visible and the latent. Drawing from personal experiences, he investigates codes, bodies, and materials that remain concealed, revealing them through experimentation with various visual languages. His work addresses the ephemeral and the permanent, expanding the individual toward the collective and uncovering the invisible mechanisms that shape contemporary life. Through this poetics of revelation, Minch invites reflection on what lies at the margins of our perception, reconsidering the traces we leave behind, the systems that pass through us, and the ways in which we inhabit time.

Manuel Minch (Santander, 1993)

Manuel Minch holds a degree in Fine Arts from Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (2011) and a Master’s in Art and Design Research from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (EINA).

He has participated in various exhibition projects, including Asepsia (Galería Juan Silió), ARCO Madrid, Cargo (Galería Juan Silió), Bahía: Un litoral como ágora (Dilalica), Indoor Images (Pas une orange, Barcelona), ExoGallery (EP7, Paris), and Symbole (Hinterland, Vienna).

He has also taken part in residencies, workshops, and presentations such as Merz Akademie (Stuttgart), Jornadas Cráter (Sala de Arte Joven, Madrid), Das Weisse Haus (Vienna), Hash Award (ZKM, Karlsruhe), and Web Residencies #2 (Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart), among others.

His texts and projects have been published in journals and media outlets such as Cita Previa (Blueproject Foundation), Continent.cc (Palais des Beaux-Arts, Vienna), Schlossghost (Akademie Schloss Solitude), and Masters of Media (Universiteit van Amsterdam).