Raquel Maulwurf

Raquel Maulwurf (Madrid, 1975) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work examines destruction, memory, and humanity’s environmental impact. Best known for her large-scale charcoal drawings, she also creates sculptures and site-specific installations. Her art captures the aftermath of ecological disasters and other disruptive events, exploring their lasting traces on both natural and cultural landscapes.

Raquel’s process often involves physically altering her materials—scratching, cutting, and marking museum board—to convey a sense of damage and loss. This approach adds a tangible, textural dimension to her work, blending medium and message to emphasize the fragility of the world she depicts. By distilling complex events into strikingly abstract yet evocative images, she encourages viewers to confront the consequences of human actions on the environment.

Raquel's art has been widely exhibited in Europe and beyond, with notable museum shows including The Carbon War Room at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Size Matters - Monumental Drawing Now at the Museum MORE, Burdened Landscape at Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, and Danger & Beauty: Turner and the Sublime at Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle and Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede.

Her work is represented in significant collections such as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Museum More, the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, and Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar. Corporate collections also feature her art, including The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Art Collection, the Achmea Art Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank Collection, and the Ekard Collection, among others.