Laura Lighthouse

Laura Lighthouse is a transdisciplinary artist, researcher, and workshop facilitator based in Spain. The daughter of immigrants, she works across sculpture, textile, and installation to explore the relationships between place, identity, and collective memory. With a background in both philosophy and visual arts, she holds a BFA and a Master’s in the Representation of Multicultural Identities from the University of Barcelona. Recipient of the Ramon Llull Award for philosophical thought, L.L. transitioned from theoretical research to a visual practice that translates complex ideas into material and spatial experiences.

Having lived in London and Berlin, two cities deeply affected by gentrification, Lighthouse’s recent projects investigate urban displacement, the transformation of contemporary landscapes, and the legacy of colonialism. Her works often emerge from lived observation, blending social inquiry with a poetic sensitivity to texture and form.

Since 2022, she has presented her work in solo and group exhibitions across Spain, including venues such as the Rubí Central Library, Unmaking Art Studio, and the Valldoreix Community Center. In 2022, Patricio collaborated with a Venezuelan NGO to create an immersive environment that reimagined maps, color, and textiles as carriers of memory and belonging. Her first solo exhibition in 2023 focused on the tragedy of miscommunication through sculptural reinterpretations of ancient myths. Between 2024 and 2025, she continues to exhibit both individually and collectively, expanding her exploration of material narratives, social transformation, and ecological vulnerability.

She is also an active member of the Vilafranca Firart community and works on commissioned projects while facilitating workshops that promote creative dialogue and shared reflection.

Lighthouse’s practice moves through the conceptual terrain of human geography, cultural memory, and socio-economic change. Her use of cartographic and textile materials operates not only as an aesthetic choice but as a method for evoking collective experience; especially the layered memories of migration, colonialism, and land-use violence. Through abstraction and repetition, her works construct temporal spaces where histories of trauma and resilience coexist, questioning the linearity of historical narrative and proposing memory as a living, shifting process. Through her tactile and conceptual approach, Lighthouse invites viewers to read landscapes as archives; repositories of conflict, care, and possibility, and to recognize contradiction as a vital space for transformation.

Artist Statement

My practice seeks to transmute conflict, ambiguity, and dilemma into landscapes of restoration. A counter cartographic impulse lies at the root of my inspiration. From this starting point, I assemble materials embedded with cultural memory—maps, fabric, yarn, pins and needles, and re-purposed objects—transforming them into sculptures and installations that honor what sustains communities in the face of displacement, in-betweenness, and environmental conflict.

Through this process, my aim is to weave narratives about the many ways colonialism has shaped both the planet and its people, opening a dialogue between the personal and the collective. Individual journeys intertwine with places; spaces that are never neutral. Each conversation that emerges becomes an act of recognition, building toward possibilities of change, repair, and renewal.

I challenge unquestioned political and environmental practices by creating works that reveal injustices, confront problematic policies, or commemorate what flourishes beyond the margins of official histories.

My textile works pay homage to my female ancestors, while my use of maps and cartographic elements honors my male lineage—each thread and line becoming a gesture of continuity and remembrance.

Remaining open to multiple techniques and visual languages allows me to question broader social and cultural conditions while cultivating space for healing and transformation, both within my studio practice and in the public sphere.

Services

Workshops

Laura Lighthouse is available for workshops and collaborative projects that draw on her background in philosophy, visual arts, and urban studies. Her sessions are designed to engage participants in dialogue while exploring creative practice. Standard honorarium is €35/hour plus expenses, with fees open to negotiation for non-profit and community-based initiatives.

Comission of pieces

Laura is available for commissioned projects that reflect her interest in urban life, historical memory, and social change. She welcomes opportunities to create bespoke works for private collectors, public spaces, or community initiatives. Pricing generally starts from €250 for small works, with larger or more complex projects quoted individually. Rates can be adjusted for non-profit or community-based collaborations. Each commission is developed in close dialogue with the client to ensure the final piece is personal and meaningful.

Exhibitions

Laura is open to exhibiting her work in both group and solo contexts. Alongside exhibitions, she welcomes opportunities to contribute through dialogue and discussion — whether through artist talks, Q&A sessions, or panel participation. She is available to attend exhibition openings free of charge, and can return for further engagements at an hourly rate of €10/hour plus expenses.

2024 - Growth of a City

The series Growth of a city aims at rethinking the urban growth experienced by most Western cities throughout the 20th century. A growth that can be partially regarded as a reflection of the rise of the capitalist economic system.

Unmaking Art