Photo by Manon x studios
Dunia Barrera- (b. Madrid, 1979) is a conceptual artist, currently living and working in Munich, Germany. Barrera comes from an analog photography background, with her work having been exhibited in a solo exhibition at Photo España in 2002. Her work has been exhibited at the Carriage Barn Arts Center, at Silvermine Galleries both in New Canaan, CT, in the United States and at the Industrie Museum in Gent, Belgium, among others. She has been featured by Contemporary Collage Magazine and in the publications of Fragmented Collective and Kolaj Magazine Artist’s Tradings Cards. She is a member of the Silvermine Guild of Artist and the Berufsverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler München Oberbayern e.V. She was also awarded as a highly commended artist by the Homien Art Prize Summer 2024.
Her work is in the collections of the Anthropology Museum of Madrid, the Subway System of Madrid and the Museum Cristobal Gabarron in Valladolid.
My work examines themes of womanhood, self-worth, desire, aging, and the influence of media. I explore how everyday objects can reveal the layered complexities of personal experience. Each piece takes the form that best serves the idea—whether repurposed objects, paper, textiles, wood, ceramics, or beads—allowing the medium itself to become part of the narrative.
Have a peek in my studio through the photos from Manon x studios.