Marina Burana 明蓮花​​ is an Argentinian writer based in Taiwan.

 

She is also a painter and puppeteer/puppet builder, and a facilitator of participatory art projects for different types of communities.

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Marina writes both in English and Spanish. She has published 3 books of short stories and her poems, works of fiction and nonfiction appear in various anthologies, journals and magazines worldwide. Her plays (with and without puppets) have had stage readings and full productions in the US, the UK, Argentina, Uruguay, Canada, Peru, Portugal and Taiwan. She is currently a poetry reader for The Adroit Journal.

 

Often inspired by literature, memories and the natural world, Marina explores painting as a narrative of longing and remembrance, conjuring an intimate storytelling that extends to the universality of being humans and being intrinsically connected with one another as part of nature. She has exhibited in public and commercial galleries in the US, the UK, Australia, Taiwan, Spain, Argentina, Mexico and Italy and in museums such as Tamsui Historical Museum in Taipei and in the Museum of the City of Móstoles, in Madrid.   

 

Marina makes barkcloth from the Paper Mulberry tree to build her puppets and performs with them, mainly for adult audiences (sometimes for younger audiences too). She is interested in all forms of puppetry, particularly the intersection of shadow puppets, object theatre, moving panoramas and pop-ups. 

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Marina often plays her violin & viola in her performances, and for the writing/puppetry workshops she facilitates.

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CV

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WRITING CV: HERE

PAINTING CV: HERE

PUPPETRY CV: HERE