Born and raised in the tropical Paraiba Valley in Brazil, Wirz is influenced by the region’s massively changing ecologies, demographics, mythologies, and superstitions. In the face of environmental decline, Wirz investigates the interwoven realm of the organic, the synthetic, and the technological, as each become forces for both extinction and renewal.

Wirz, who lives and works in Zurich, was awarded the Gramercy International Prize for his exhibition at the New York Armory Show in 2020 and was the 2018 recipient of the ProHelvetia Cahier d’Artistes Prize. The artist’s sculptures were also included in KölnSkulptur #9 at Skulpturenpark Köln in 2017.