l’Hort de la llum

Maria Güell Ordis

01/10/14. (Sala 312)

The ‘Hort de la llum’ installation is a prominent, striking lamp with a simple structure which on this occasion instead of sheding fruit, sheds light.

Curriculum:
Maria Güell Ordis (Girona, 1970) has a degree in stage design by ESAD. She began her professional career in the showbusiness world and later moved on to architectural and lighting projects for exhibitions and museums.

By 2004 she founded La Invisible, a professional lighting design studio. La Invisble has dealt with varying lighting works all from a different nature, projects, teaching and curatorships. To highlight a few: the Balenciaga Museum, Fad award finalist for the Lamp Awards 2013, the Bar Lux Coffee Bar project, Girona, first prize in the Architecture Awards Girona 2002, nominated for the Fad 2003 awards for the architectural and museum lighting project for the Balenciaga Museum, Guetaria, 2011, Fad award finalist 2013.

She has lead and worked as curator for the festival lighting LumoBCN 2008 and 2009 festival and the 2012-2013 LLUMBCN festival. Head of the editor team for the Public lighting Barcelona scheme. She teaches and co-directs the “Project Light” Master’s degree by the UPC Foundation and postgraduate course in Mexico City. She is also a lecturer at the Elisava School of Design, Barcelona.