Mikha-ez

Gijon, Spain

b. 1991

Mikha-ez is an academically accomplished Spanish contemporary artist whose multidisciplinary practice centers on concepts of space, dialogical mapping, and the ephemeral.

Biography

Mikha-ez is an acclaimed Spanish contemporary artist and researcher, born in Gijón, Spain, in 1991. He is heavily celebrated for his intellectual and deeply reflective approach to visual arts, mapping, and the physics of light.

Artistic Philosophy and Focus

The Ephemeral and Space: His work routinely investigates how intangible concepts like time, space, and transient moments can build tangible, physical form.
Light and Physics: A hallmark of his creative research is exploring scientific optics. For example, his renowned artist's book, Kālā, was built around Isaac Newton’s Opticks and features an interactive rainbow spectrum printed directly onto shifting glass panels.
Geographical Dialogues: He frequently works with themes of distance and cartography, most notably in his international project 9,806 km alongside South Korean artist Soomin Kim, which maps out the distance and artistic correspondence between Spain and South Korea.

Education

PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca (2015-2019), Master's degree in Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture from the Reina Sofía Museum at the Autonomous University of Madrid (2014-2015), and Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca (2009-2014).

Exhibitions & Awards

He has carried out artistic research stays at Factoría Cultural (Avilés, 2022), Centro de Investigação e de Estudos em Belas-Artes de la Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, 2018), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon, 2018), Fundação Serralves (Oporto, 2018), Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart (Berlin, 2017), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, 2017), Institut Valencià d’Art Modern IVAM (Valencia, 2017) and NMAC Foundation (Vejer de la Frontera, 2016).