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Juan Ferrer (he/they) is a Brooklyn-based Chilean designer, curator, artist, and amateur mycologist. His interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of contemporary art, science engagement, digital culture, and the social-ecological crisis, with a particular interest in how museums and experimental platforms can create new forms of public encounter.

His research-driven practice materializes through multimedia artworks, exhibitions, and interspecies collaborations. In 2016, he co-founded Museo del Hongo, or Museum of Fungi, a pioneering pop-up museum that brings together art, mycology, and technology. As its director and curator, Ferrer questions disciplinary boundaries by proposing intersectional approaches to science engagement within and beyond the traditional museum space.

 

His work has been showcased at Tabakalera, Hek Basel, the Telluride Mushroom Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Ars Electronica Festival, Berlin Science Week, the Santiago Media Arts Biennial, and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, among other scientific and artistic contexts. He holds an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies from New York University’s XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement program.

2024

2023

2023

I Encuentro Arte y Ciencia curated by Maria Luis Murillo

Claudio Paredes Chamorro Cultural Center

Observar/Pensar curated by Maya Errázuriz and Ricardo Loebell

Festival Ladera Sur, Parque Santa Rosa de Apoquindo

Observar/Pensar curated by Maya Errázuriz and Ricardo Loebell

16 Bienal de Artes Mediales de Santiago, Cineteca Nacional

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Punta Arenas, Chile

Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile

2023

2021

2020

Bacterial-Fungal Communicative Circles: a biomimetic attempt at exhibition making research published in Mycromag

∞ (Infinita) curatorial essay published in 14 Bienal de Artes Mediales de Santiago's catalog

Reflexiones para una política de arte y ciencia desde el Museo del Hongo short essay published in Cripto: 4to Encuentro de Arte, Ciencia y Cultura Digital

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New York, USA

Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile

2023

2023

2023

El Museo del Hongo: interconectado disciplnas

3 Encuentro Red STEM Latam, Universidad Católica de Chile

 

Planeta Fungi, estrategia para inocular espacio educativos

2 Seminario Arte, Ciencia y Territorio, Casa de la Cultura

 

Symbiotica: discover the message of the lichen

Worlding 2023 Cohort, MIT CoCreation Studio

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Santiago, Chile

Vicuña, Chile  

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