Aïda Gómez was born in Madrid in 1986. She studied sculpting at Kunsthochschule Weißensee in Berlin and fine arts at the UCLM in Cuenca, Spain. Between 2006 and 2011 she worked as part of the La Pluma Eléctri*k street art collective.
As a Spanish street artist, Aïda Gómez redefines her urban surroundings by playing with common viewing habits, working with language games, crossword puzzles and the playful replacement of social codes in her self-appointed playgrounds in the streets of Madrid and Berlin. She uses simple yet subversive techniques and what she calls non-violent materials — placing posters with word search games on billboards, weaving hearts into fences, or playing Tetris with missing pieces in subway station panelling.
What she calls her street work possesses an intuitive ability to recognize hidden stories within urban environments, creating interventions that remind passersby of overlooked details. Her friendly, playful approach to installation engages unexpected viewer interactions that reawaken attention to forgotten aspects of daily life.
Selected Exhibitions
- 2015 · Joy is here · OPEN WALLS Gallery · Berlin
