Marcel·lí Antúnez Roca

• Name — Marcel·lí Antúnez Roca • Born — 13 December 1959 • Birthplace — Moià, Barcelona, Spain • Occupation — Artist • Education — University of Barcelona • Known for — using digital technologies in the fields of mechatronic performance and installation art

While pursuing his studies in fine arts at the University of Barcelona, Marcel•lí Antúnez co-founded the collective La Fura dels Baus with Carles Padrissa, Pere Tantinyà, Quico Palomar, and Teresa Puig. The works of La Fura dels Baus were primarily performed on the streets of Barcelona. Town councils in the city would arrange for the group to perform in parades. He was part of the collective from 1979 until 1989 as a performer, musician and artistic coordinator in the first three performances of the group: the trilogy Accions (1984), Suz /o /Suz (1985) and Tier Mon (1988).

With Sergi Caballero and Pau Nubiola, he founded the group Los Rinos, initially focusing on graffiti. Later, his activity extended to painting, video action performances, concerts and wall installation, such as Rinodigestió (1987), a system of interconnected wooden and glass boxes containing decaying organic matter.

Since 1992, Marcel•lí Antúnez has developed a series of works in various formats exploring biology, technology, society, and culture. Using drawing and painting as the basis of his work, he used techniques such as interactive sculpture of both organic and artificial materials, growing microorganisms, and interactive performance art incorporating cinematic elements such as animation, as well as multiple projection screens and sound systems.

• Epizoo (1994) • Afasia (1998) • POL (2002) • Transpermia (2003) • Protomembrana (2006) • Hipermembrana (2007) • Cotrone (2010) • Pseudo (2012)

• JoAn, l'home de carn (1992) • La vida sin amor no tiene sentido (1993) • Agar (1999) • Alfabeto (1999) • Requiem (1999) • Human Machine (2001) • Metzina (2004) • Tantal (2004) • DMD Europa (2007) • Metamembrana (2009)

• Epifania (1999) • Interattività furiosa (2007) • 43 somni de la raó (2007) • Outras peles (2008) • Hibridum Bestiarium (2008) • Salón de Juegos (2009)

Marcel·lí Antúnez has described his work using some unique terminology: Dreskeleton: an active scenic component using software created by the artist for the purpose of controlling the dynamics and interactions between the different elements of scene. Sistematurgia: dramaturgy of computer systems. Fembrana: costumes with range, position and touch sensors embedded in latex prosthetics.