Sophia Muriel (*1986 in Berlin) is a freelanceartist living and working in Berlin. She holds a Master of Arts in Design andMedia as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Costume Design, both from the Universityof Applied Sciences and Arts in Hanover, where she studied under BarbaraHindahl, Prof. Bernhard Garbert, and Prof. Maren Christensen. Her exhibitionsinclude solo and group shows in Athens, Berlin, Bremen, Hanover, and Leipzig.In addition to her artistic practice, Sophia Muriel has been awarded several artistresidencies, including at Künstlergut Prösitz, Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, andKuranstalt Biesenthal. She has also served on juries for the sculpturescholarship at Künstlergut Prösitz and for short-term grants at KünstlerhäuserWorpswede. Sophia is also active as a cultural advocate and is a co-founder ofthe collectives Aktionsgruppe Retreatand Adalbert Neun bleibt, both ofwhich are committed to preserving endangered studio spaces in Berlin.SophiaMuriel is a multidisciplinary artist who works with everyday objects andtextiles, particularly worn clothing, which she transforms into sculptures andinstallations. Drawing on her own biography, her artistic practice addressesthemes such as vulnerability, resilience, transience, and mortality. By usingfamiliar materials, she invites a wide audience to form a personal connectionwith her work and to reflect on their own experiences. Her pieces, oftenfragile in appearance, conceal an inner strength—both of the materials and thesubjects they explore.Sophia’swork engages with issues that are often overlooked in a society driven byefficiency and performance, creating space for encounters with aspects thatfrequently fade into the background. Her artistic research centers on identity,transformation, and materiality—often explored through collaborative andexperimental formats.