Val Solari is a Chilean – Italian artist and designer based in Berlin, with a degree in Multimedia Design at Viña del Mar University. Growing up near the coast, she developed a strong connection with nature, drawing early inspiration from the morphology and growth patterns of marine organisms. Her artistic practice involves collaboration with microorganisms and biomaterials, using these living agents to question established notions of social and biological superiority. Through installations, performances, and video, she explores ecological systems, hybrid embodiments and identities, and speculative approaches to the future of materials. Her current work investigates algae-derived biopolymers with conductive properties, applying them in the development of experimental textiles and wearable structures that operate as interfaces between inorganic matter and living systems, facilitating interaction and communication between human and non-human entities.
