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Ra  Asensi (Bilbao, 1989) 

Much of their work focuses on producing what they calls artifacts, or  body extensions which diversify body possibilities and bonding abilities. They use irony and speculative narratives to question the cultural boundaries between the natural and artificial.

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EDUCATION

• 2015 | Practical Training at Sargadellos O’Castro Factory, Galicia.
• 2014-2015 | MFA in Ceramics, Art and Function, UPV-EHU.
• 2014 | MFA – Art Creation and Research, Increarte, UPV- EHU.
• 2007-2011 | BFA – UPV- EHU, Leioa.
• 2011-2012 | BFA – UB- Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona

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GRANTS AND AWARDS

• Artist Grant – Irun Town Hall – 2022
• ERTIBIL Selection Prizes: “Kiss Me”,  “Granada de Luz”, “Sacculus Plasticus / 2015, 2018, 2020
• Basque Artist Program / Solomon Guggenheim Museum / New York, 2019
• Production and Solo Exhibition Grant Bilbaoarte Foundation / 2018-2019
• Basque Government Production Grant / 2017, 2019
• Grant and Solo Exhibition “Unadapted Resistance” / Montehermoso – UPV-EHU / 2019
• Provincial Council of Biscay Production Grant / 2018
• Arteshop / Third Prize / 2015
• Zintzilik / Second Prize / 2010

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• “Labor Amoris Perditus Est” / Archaeology Museum; Arkeologi Museoa / Iturfest V – Curated by Laura Díez, ANT Collective / Bilbao, 2019
• “Rest[less] Object” / Bilbaoarte Fundazioa / Bilbao, 2019
• “Unadapted Resistance” / Centro Cultural Montehermoso /  Vitoria, 2019

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COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

• Basque Artist Program Exhibition / Guggenheim Bilbao Museum / 2022
• Basquegraphia / FIG Bilbao / Lisboa / 2022
• “Hedera Helix” / Interventions in Bolintxu forest / Curated by Amaia Molinet / EREMUAK / 2021
• “El Brocense” Prize Exhibition / Sala El Brocense / Cáceres / 2021
• Basquegraphia / FIG / The Elizabeth Collective / New York, 2020
• ERTIBIL / Sala Rekalde / Bilbao, 2015 – 2018 – 2020
• Resiliencia y Estamina / Bizkaia Aretoa / Bilbao, 2018
• Oasis #2 / Ant Collective / Limoges, 2018
• Caleuche / ARMAR Collective / Santiago de Chile, 2017
• GETXOARTE / Las Arenas, 2013 – 2014 – 2017
• STRIPART / Barcelona, 2016
• NÓMADA / Foral Parliament of Biscay / Bilbao, 2016
• Cerámica Bajo la Escalera / Cuenca, 2016
• Miscellaneus / Paraninfo de La UPV-EHU / Bilbao, 2015
• Body 1100º / Domine / Bilbao, 2015
• Regreso al Origen II / Pamplona, 2013
• Espejismos -with Sandra Rilova y Andrea Abalia / Barakaldo, 2012

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PERFORMANCES

• “[Ex]tend voice” with Passion Farolas / Getxoarte / 2021
• “Interface to be determined” / MEM / Bilbaoarte Fundazioa / 2020
• “Entre Huertas y Hierros de Colores” / Eureka / Santander, 2020
• “Obsolete Traper” / Bilbaoarte Fundazioa / BIlbao, 2019
• “I’ve learnt your language so that I can keep my tongue” / Inmersiones / Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2018
• “Natural States” / Spoken Word Bilbao / Gutun Zuria – Azkuna Zentroa / Bilbao, 2018
• “Primitivo Civilizado” / Sarean / Bilbao, 2017
• “Object-Subject” / BLV-ART / Bilbao. 2016
• Performance with Ramón Churruca / Mongolia Gunea, Gau Irekia / Bilbao, 2015
• “Las Bastardas” / Histeria Kolektiboa / Bilbao, 2015

BOOKS

• “Artista Ceramista Cíborg. La hechicera, el ornamento, la red.” (2020) [ES-EU]/  ISBN: 978-84-09-18485-9
• “A Tactile Image” (2018) [ES-EU-EN] / Collaborators: Bilbaoarte Foundation. Limited paper edition, RISO printed by Another Press. / ISBN: 978-84-09-06907-1.

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ARTICLES