Arts at CERN

In her drawings, textiles and video performances, Moraga explores the tensions in the nature-culture binary

Marcela Moraga earned both her BA and MA in Fine Arts from the University of Chile. She later pursued postgraduate studies in audiovisual communication at the HFBK University of Fine Arts Hamburg and completed an MA in Art in Context at the Berlin University of the Arts.

Through her drawings, textiles, and video performances, Marcela Moraga investigates the tensions inherent in the nature-culture binary. Her work features rivers, animals, mountains, plants, and communities impacted by extractive practices as central figures. Employing speculative narratives and fictional methods, informed by spirituality and indigenous knowledge, Moraga creates new stories that foster connections between humans and non-humans.

Her work has been exhibited in numerous spaces, including Galerie Durchgang (2023, CH), Kunstverein Braunschweig (2022/23, DE), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (2022, DE), nGbK Berlin (2021, DE), Espacio Rozenstraat (2021, NL), Villa Romana (2020, IT), Loop Festival Barcelona (2020, ES), and the Bienal de Nuevos Medios Santiago (2015, CL). She has been awarded several prestigious grants from organizations such as Villa Romana e.V., the Senate of Berlin, the Goethe Institute, nGbK Berlin (Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst), and FONDART (Fondo Nacional para el Desarrollo Cultural y las Artes).

In 2023, Moraga was selected for the Connect Chile dual residency, together with Dominique Koch.