Raquel Buj is an artist whose practice explores the porous relationship between body, matter and landscape. Through biomaterials and hybrid processes that combine artisanal gestures and technological experimentation, she develops sculptural forms and site-responsive installations that investigate transformation, fragility and material disappearance.
Often taking shape as vestimentary sculptures — conceived as expanded “second skins” — her work engages the body as both surface and territory, moving between laboratory research, performative activation and exhibition contexts to propose sensitive ecologies between environment, material and body.
Raquel Buj continuously fosters dialogue between disciplines, engaging in collaborations that explore material, spatial and performative dimensions across diverse artistic contexts.
Teaching and Lectures
Raquel Buj teaches at institutions such as IED, IE, and BAU, and offers workshops and lectures at national and international levels. She currently leads the Master in Surface Design and New Materials at IED 2024–2025, training new generations in textile innovation, experimental design, and material exploration.
Selected Recognitions ans exhibitions
Her work has been exhibited at major international centers and galleries, including the sustainable fashion exhibition “CANU, The Sustainable Fashion Exhibition” in Shanghai (2022), the AECID – Academy of Spain stand at ARCO Rome (2024), and the group exhibition “Peninsulares 2025: Iberian Encounters of Contemporary Textile Art.” She was also part of “The STOP DRAWING, Architecture Beyond Representation”, curated by Pippo Ciorra at the MAXXI Museum in Rome, consolidating her recognition in experimental fashion and artistic design.