Claudia Montes

Claudia Montes was born in Barcelona in 1992.

As a visual artist she creates analog collages, stop motion films and illustrations.

She studied Arts at La Massana Escola d'Arts i Disseny School and graduated from Filmmaking studies at Ramon Llull University. After studying an Erasmus in Belgium, she moved to London, where she lived a year and a half, and graduated from a MA in Critical Media & Cultural Studies at SOAS University. Her passion for Japanese culture brought her to specialize in East Asian studies at Barcelona University and to study in Tokyo.

She lived in Paris for four years, working within the culture and media industries, as a curator, journalist and production.

Her collage work has been exhibited in Madrid, Barcelona, L'Hospitalet and different online events. She won de Japan House London Kokeshi design competition, 2020 and participated at L'Alternativa Film Festival with her short film Arte (Where Is Art?).

Her work is inspired by old memories or experiences related to social relationships, living away from home and womanhood.

MA in Business & Cultures of East Asia (2019) - University of Barcelona

MA in Critical Media and Cultural Studies (2015) - School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS, University of London)

BA in Filmmaking Studies - Ramon Llull University

2021 Dona Subjecte - Espai Jove la Fontana, Barcelona

2021 El privilegio de vivir - Inusual Project, Barcelona

2021 Els nostres cossos - Espai Jove la Fontana, Barcelona

2021 21a Edició d'Art en Femení - Auditori Barradas, Hospitalet

2020 Collage y palabra - La noche de de los libros | Central del Diseño - Matadero Madrid

2020 Hogar - Online project

2020 La Purga - fanzine

2017 Bloom - Galerie Chappe in Paris