Mar Guerrero

Comprising the production of both an audiovisual piece and a series of graphic works, the project explores the role of the sheepdog as a mediator between the human and the animal. Set within the natural area of La Pedriza and the urban environment of Madrid, the research explores how the instinct, behaviour, and perception of these animals change according to the territory, and how these variations reflect different forms of adaptation, learning, and agency.

Grounded in contemporary animal ethics, the project reflects on the legal and symbolic conditions affecting working animals, and on how they are presented within current visual culture. Through a narrative that combines observation, recording, and landscape analysis, Mar questions the aesthetic role of the dog in contemporary society and proposes new forms of interspecies relationship.

Biography

Mar Guerrero (Palma, 1991) holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Castilla-La Mancha and a master’s degree in Artistic Production from the Polytechnical University of Valencia. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Cognition and Society at the University of the Balearic Islands. She has exhibited her work at the Formato Cómodo Gallery (Madrid), the Juan March Foundation (Palma), the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM - Valencia), the Vila Casas Foundation (Barcelona), and the Condeduque Centre for Contemporary Culture (Madrid). She has participated in artistic residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Canada), the Wayaka Current (Atacama), and the Weil Studio (New York). She was a recipient of the VEGAP 2023 Visual Arts Grants and the Generaciones 2023 award from La Casa Encendida and the Montemadrid Foundation.

Mar Guerrero is a recipient of the 2026 Three-month residencies for visual artists.