RODRÍGUEZ, Belén

Belén Rodríguez (Valladolid, 1981) holds a Master of Art from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where she studied under Professor Heimo Zobernig, and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid.

She is currently working on a project supported by a grant from the Marcelino Botín Foundation, which will be part of Itinerarios XXIX in 2024. In 2023, she inaugurated her solo exhibition Sal metálica (“Metallic Salt”) at the Museo Patio Herreriano in Valladolid and took part in the group exhibition ¡Doblad mis amores! (“Fold My Loves!”), curated by Chus Martínez at Collegium, Arévalo.

Her work has been included in exhibitions at institutions and museums such as TBA21, CA2M, Tabacalera, Matadero, and La Casa Encendida in Madrid; Can Felipa and Fabra i Coats in Barcelona; CCA Kunsthalle and Casal Solleric in Mallorca; Korea Kulturhaus and das weisse Haus in Vienna; Mogosoaia Cultural Center in Bucharest; and Yokohama Creative City Center in Yokohama, among others. Her works are part of collections including TBA21, La Caixa, and CA2M, among others.

She has participated in several international artist residency programs such as Flora ars + natura in Bogotá, El Ranchito at Matadero Madrid, Artista X Artista in Havana, Hooper Projects in Los Angeles, Atelier Salzamt in Linz (Austria), the Spanish Academy in Rome, Hangar + GlogauAir in Berlin, and BMUKK in Tokyo.

Belén Rodríguez’s work is imbued with a unique form of innocence that is at the same time fully aware of the contradictions of the world it inhabits, skillfully integrating them in a practice that nurtures our present. Her research blends the empirical with the intuitive to build a body of work where the material and the poetic are unified. Her pieces are often presented as installations that create an atmospheric context with a precise and refined aesthetic, inviting viewers to engage on an instinctive, pre-verbal level.