Biography

Asunción Molinos Gordo is a research-based artist whose practice is strongly influenced by anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. Focusing on contemporary peasantry, she examines how rural communities and farmers are often overlooked within dominant ideas of innovation and progress. Working across installation, sculpture, film, sound, and other media, her work explores land use, rural labour, biotechnology, water management, and the global food trade, highlighting the knowledge and cultural agency embedded within agricultural communities. Her work has been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; CA2M, Madrid; and IVAM, Valencia. She won the Sharjah Biennial Prize (2015) and represented Spain at the 13th Havana Biennial (2019). Molinos Gordo earned a BFA (2003) and a master’s in contemporary art theory and practice (2006) from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She is currently studying anthropology and ethnography at UNED, Madrid.

Artworks

Al Qattara Oasis

Bil Hana wa Al Afia

Asunción Molinos Gordo

Details: Bil Hana wa Al Afia