Laura Ramirez  [Optika VJ]
Av Director - Visual artist - VJ

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Laura is a visual arts lover dedicated to direct and produce live visuals projects and experimental
pieces for commercial brands, art exhibitions and worldwide academic presentations. She produces herself and host her work under the name of "Optikal Ink Lab"  an AV laboratory and label.

In 2007 she started to develop live performances as Optika VJ (Video Jockey), to directs video mapping projects, organises workshops and conferences and creates light experiences which have leading her to participate in electronic art festivals like VJ UNIVERSITY- Sao Paulo 2010, MAPPING FESTIVAL -Switzerland 2010/11/12/15, LPM-Rome and AMSTERDAM 2016 , Vision'R Paris 2012, NARRATING STRUCTURES London 2016, SPLICE Festival London 2017, institutions such as the PROJECTION MAPPING ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN in Tokyo 2018 and the VISUAL BRASIL/TELENOIKA 2019.

As VJ Laura has performed in events, concerts and renowned clubs in different countries of South America, USA, Europe and Japan, in clubs like the "REX Club" in Paris, the ""TRESOR" in Berlin, TBA CLUB, RESOLUTE, NewYork and AGEHA,, Tokyo among others, additionally their video art pieces have been exhibited at the Art Museum of Rio de Janeiro and the International Mobile Innovation in New Zealand.

As video mapping director she designed the AV Invader Bogota (2011) for 90,000 people with 140 m2 of video projection and directed/produced the VIP stage area for Katy Perry (2016) concert in Colombia with 480 m2, also she is part of the international crew  UNITED VJ'S and is constantly working on intervention of PUBLIC SPACES doing commissioned works for festivals like the NUIT BLANCHE BOGOTA, the SSA MAPPING FEST in Salvador, BR. and the BRASILIA MAPPING FEST, also Led media Facade projects in Colombia and  SP URBAN FESTIVAL. In recent years Laura has dabble into the creation with DMX / LED systems, DESIGNING CLUBS, creating INSTALLATIONS and CLOTHING, she has recently created pieces for FULLDOME winning local awards among projects to design visual stages for BALLET, CLASSIC and CONTEMPORARY OPERA mixed with VJing and video mapping.

Interviews and reviews

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    Modul8 and Mad mapper (English)
    MAD MAPPER - AV INVADER
    MODUL8 - AV INVADER
    MAD MAPPER - ENTER THE WALL

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    Create Digital Motion (English)

    CREATE DIGITAL MOTION - AV INVADER

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    Review VJ Torna Brazil (Portuguese)

    VJ TORNA BRASIL UNITED VJ'S CHANNEL

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    The Creators Project  (French and Portuguese)

    THE CREATORS PROJECT - AV INVADER
    THE CREATORS PROJECT - AV INVADER
    THE CREATORS PROJECT - ENTER THE WALL
    THE CREATORS PROJECT - AVENIDA PIXEL

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    Review Madmapper  (French-English)

    GARAGE CUBE VIMEO CHANNEL

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     Review VJ Torna Budapest (English - Portuguese)

     VJ TORNA BUDAPEST
     MTV BUDAPEST CHANNEL

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    News VJspain ( English )

    VJ SPAIN - AV INVADER


ART SELECTIONS
Selections, Exhibitions, talks and presentations.

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- MAPPING FESTIVAL Official Selection. Geneve / Switzerland. 2012. VJ set for clubbing and VJ contest. 4th place in competition.

http://mappingfestival.ch/2012/en/types/

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VISION'R 2012. Showcase / Lecturer  "Optikal Ink Lab". Paris, France.

 http://www.vision-r.org/?p=714&lang=en

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VJ UNIVERSITY.  Lecturer - Presentation of Optikal Ink Lab and  "AV Invader" . São Paulo

  http://vjuniversity.com.br/

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"International Mobile Innovation Screening 2011 & MINA Mobile Creativity and Innovation Symposium" Film Archive, Wellington, New Zealand. Screening - Video art. MINA

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VJ torna International contest. Official Selection Brazil. São Paulo. 2010. VJ contest.

http://vjtorna.com.br/

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404 Post Electronic Art Festival. Official Selection Buenos Aires - Switzerland - Italy
2008. VJ set
http://www.404festival.com/eng/autores2008.htm  # 75

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  • Official Selection 2010 Videopolis Europe. Traveling exhibition by different European cities. VJ set and video art.
  • Universidad de los Andes - Speaker "Visual Culture and VJ concerts " 2011
  • Universidad Javeriana - Speaker VJ workshop "I'm not MTV VJ" / 3D Video projections. 2010
  • Film Development Fund. Electronic Cinematography Fellow. Digital cinema and new technologies. 2010
  • Salon International de la Luz - Lecturer. Art, video projection and interactive light . 2010
  • Festival ALGOIMAGEN 2010, VJ set.
  • Official Selection Animalario TV. Spain 2009. VJ set and Video Art.
  • Intersonora - Speaker - Meeting of visual artists. Colombia 2009.
  • Hacking Night - Speaker - Hackers Meeting in Colombia 2009.
  • Campus Party Colombia -Jury Twingo Net Design Contest - 2009.
  • Colombia and LARV - Laboratory Creating virtual reality environments. 2009 - 2010

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- LPM Rome and VJ Torna International. Showcase "Optikal Ink Lab" , VJ Torna and Live Mapping contest.Optika VJ 2 place in competition

Link 1 : LPM 2012  -    Link 2 :VJ TORNA ROME

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Member of the United VJ's - International Team with partners in São Paulo, Brazil and Europe, performing around the world.
http://www.unitedvjs.co.uk/

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- FESTIVAL  CULTURA DIGITAL BRAZIL 2011 - Official Selection. Museum of Arts in Rio de Janeiro /Brazil. Digital Exhibition - VJ set.

http://culturadigital.org.br/project/optikal-nation/

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MAPPING FESTIVAL 2011 Official Selection. Geneve / Switzerland. 2011. VJ set for clubbing and contest.
http://mappingfestival.ch/2011/types/?artist=1280&lang=en

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 Cinetrip VJ TOURNAMENT 2010. Official Selection Budapest / Hungary. VJ set and contest.

http://www.cinetrip.hu/en/vjtournament

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 PROPAGANDA Barranquilla - Col. Electronic Art. Allianza Francesa 2010. Interactivity, VJ , digital cinema. http://barranquilla.alianzafrancesa.org.co/spip.php?article281

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Campus Party Colombia - Lecturer and VJ. History and Current Trends. 2009 and 2010
 http://www.campus-party.com.co/2010/campuscrea.html