Bio

“My work in the visual arts is deeply connected to my life experiences; it allows me to revisit them, sublimate them, and give them a place. Within my pieces emerge moments of political struggle and repression, the sea as my element, the landscapes I have traveled, the traces of women and children, the closeness to death I have experienced, and the pursuit of the joy of life that I am always seeking. Above all, however, my work has increasingly turned toward environmental activism, shifting from an anthropocentric to an ecocentric perspective, in response to the existential threats to our planet posed by climate change, pollution, and the loss of biodiversity.”

GUILLERMO DEL VALLE ARTISTA CHILENO

  • 1970–1995: Active commitment, since the age of 15, to the process of social justice led by Allende in Chile.

    Since the 1973 coup d’état, he has fought against Pinochet’s dictatorship, taking on leadership roles in clandestinity, promoting the renewal of socialist forces and a peaceful strategy of social mobilization, and being detained on several occasions by the state’s repressive organs.

    With the return of democracy in 1990, he assumed an active commitment in the process of democratic transition, engaging in grassroots work and through political representation as a founder and leader of the Party for Democracy

  • 1987: Founds and directs PRED (Project for Education for Democracy), with the support of Ricardo Lagos, future President of Chile, and the cooperation of the Swedish Trade Unions. This institution played an important role in training representatives for the monitoring of the plebiscite, which marked in Chile the beginning of the end of the dictatorship. Later, it continued contributing to civil society by supporting local management in the municipality of San Joaquín, a working-class area of Santiago, Chile.

1995–2009: Led strategic planning and management at ENAP, Chile’s state energy company. Implemented management control systems and expanded into the retail energy business in Peru and Ecuador.

1995 – 2009: In parallel with his business management activities, he developed his interest in architecture. He designed and built custom homes in areas of high scenic and ecological value, respecting the natural environment and focusing on the interior living experience.

2010 – present: She emigrates to Barcelona for the first time and begins what she calls “the second half of her life.” Perhaps for this reason, her first works are “a record of the human biographical trace” [Encounters, Traces, Memories of the Body],

Then, since 2021, he has reconnected with his more political side, developing art projects that bring visibility to social and environmental issues, such as the destruction of natural habitats and the forced displacement of species [Displaced I and II]. From there, he invites us to reflect: “And what if we were the species displaced from its habitat, as is surely already happening in some places—and will happen even more if we continue destroying the planet, which is everyone’s home?”

Bio

“My work in the visual arts is deeply connected to my life experiences; it allows me to revisit them, sublimate them, and give them a place. Within my pieces emerge moments of political struggle and repression, the sea as my element, the landscapes I have traveled, the traces of women and children, the closeness to death I have experienced, and the pursuit of the joy of life that I am always seeking. Above all, however, my work has increasingly turned toward environmental activism, shifting from an anthropocentric to an ecocentric perspective, in response to the existential threats to our planet posed by climate change, pollution, and the loss of biodiversity.”

GUILLERMO DEL VALLE ARTISTA CHILENO

  • 1970–1995: Active commitment, since the age of 15, to the process of social justice led by Allende in Chile.

    Since the 1973 coup d’état, he has fought against Pinochet’s dictatorship, taking on leadership roles in clandestinity, promoting the renewal of socialist forces and a peaceful strategy of social mobilization, and being detained on several occasions by the state’s repressive organs.

    With the return of democracy in 1990, he assumed an active commitment in the process of democratic transition, engaging in grassroots work and through political representation as a founder and leader of the Party for Democracy

  • 1987: Founds and directs PRED (Project for Education for Democracy), with the support of Ricardo Lagos, future President of Chile, and the cooperation of the Swedish Trade Unions. This institution played an important role in training representatives for the monitoring of the plebiscite, which marked in Chile the beginning of the end of the dictatorship. Later, it continued contributing to civil society by supporting local management in the municipality of San Joaquín, a working-class area of Santiago, Chile.

1995–2009: Led strategic planning and management at ENAP, Chile’s state energy company. Implemented management control systems and expanded into the retail energy business in Peru and Ecuador.

1995 – 2009: In parallel with his business management activities, he developed his interest in architecture. He designed and built custom homes in areas of high scenic and ecological value, respecting the natural environment and focusing on the interior living experience.

2010 – present: She emigrates to Barcelona for the first time and begins what she calls “the second half of her life.” Perhaps for this reason, her first works are “a record of the human biographical trace” [Encounters, Traces, Memories of the Body],

Then, since 2021, he has reconnected with his more political side, developing art projects that bring visibility to social and environmental issues, such as the destruction of natural habitats and the forced displacement of species [Displaced I and II]. From there, he invites us to reflect: “And what if we were the species displaced from its habitat, as is surely already happening in some places—and will happen even more if we continue destroying the planet, which is everyone’s home?”