Alicia Kopf

Multifaceted artist and writer, her notable novel Brother in Ice won the Documenta Prize 2015

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She holds degrees in Fine Arts and in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature. Her first novel, Brother in Ice (And Other Stories, 2018), reaped the Documenta 2015, Llibreter 2016, Ojo Crítico 2016 and Cálamo “Otra Mirada 2016” awards, and has been translated into ten languages. In her facet as a visual artist, she has presented the individual exhibition Seal Sounds Under the Floor (2013) at the Galeria Joan Prats in Barcelona (GAC/DKV Award) and she has participated in different exhibitions such as Pis(o) pilot(o) (CCCB, 2015) and Nonument (Capella dels Àngels, MACBA, 2014). She is currently collaborating with the art college BAU and she is carrying out the research project and audiovisual production Speculative Intimacy which has been shown at Joan Prats (2019) and Culturgest Portugal (2020-2021).

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