SomosNosotros is a collaborative duo formed by Begonya Garcia (Barcelona, 1983) and Alfonso Fernández (Seville, 1983). Both hold degrees in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona (2012), a Postgraduate Degree in Education and Culture from the University of Girona (2013), and a Master’s Degree in Research and Artistic Creation from the Complutense University of Madrid (2015).

Their work has been shown at the Spanish Cultural Center in Panama, Arte Lateral, Galería Marta Cervera, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (performance), Estampa Art Fair, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, La Térmica, Galería Fran Reus, LABoral, DA2, the Antoni Tàpies Foundation, and Trama Centro (Mexico), among others.

They have received numerous awards and grants, including the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum’s Art Education Residency, Contemporary Creation Grants from the Madrid City Council and the Region of Madrid, the ArteLateral-OpenStudio Prize, the Las Clínicas d’Es Baluard Fellowship, Can Felipa Grant, the XXVI Circuitos Art Prize, the Injuve Creation Prize, Sala d’Art Jove, the Vad-Metrópolis RTVE Prize, and the Hamaca–Museo Reina Sofía Award, among others.

Their work has been selected for various competitions such as Obra Abierta, EAC 2018, Open Studio, La Situación, and the UCM Young Art Award, among others. They have led workshops at MNCARS (Museo Reina Sofía), the Carmen Thyssen Museum, the CCE in Panama, Art Madrid, and Injuve, among others. They have also been selected as artists-in-residence at La Térmica, the Thyssen Museum, Espacio Oculto, Arte y Desarrollo, Fabra i Coats, and NauEstruch.

Statement
Our work begins with the processes of subjectivity, exploring how class condition affects the precarious, exhausted body—both cognitively and physically. We are interested in the bureaucratization of stress in relation to the paradoxes and contradictions of contemporary society. Our research touches on ideas such as false positivity, escapism, productivity, and resilience as applied to the world of work.
We work with performance, sculpture, installation, video, sound, and text.