Laura Ramirez [Optika VJ]
Av Director - Visual artist - VJ
Av Director - Visual artist - VJ
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 and public space interventions related to ART+ACTIVISM supporting the protest in Colombia against the government injustices.
Interviews and reviews
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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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ART SELECTIONS
Selections, Exhibitions, talks and presentations.
- MAPPING FESTIVAL Official Selection. Geneve / Switzerland. 2012. VJ set for clubbing and VJ contest. 4th place in competition.
http://mappingfestival.ch/2012/en/types/ 
VISION'R 2012. Showcase / Lecturer "Optikal Ink Lab". Paris, France.
http://www.vision-r.org/?p=714&lang=en 
VJ UNIVERSITY. Lecturer - Presentation of Optikal Ink Lab and "AV Invader" . São Paulo
http://vjuniversity.com.br/ 
"International Mobile Innovation Screening 2011 & MINA Mobile Creativity and Innovation Symposium" Film Archive, Wellington, New Zealand. Screening - Video art. MINA
VJ torna International contest. Official Selection Brazil. São Paulo. 2010. VJ contest.
http://vjtorna.com.br/ 
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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- 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 
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/ 
- 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/ 
MAPPING FESTIVAL 2011 Official Selection. Geneve / Switzerland. 2011. VJ set for clubbing and contest.
http://mappingfestival.ch/2011/types/?artist=1280&lang=en 
Cinetrip VJ TOURNAMENT 2010. Official Selection Budapest / Hungary. VJ set and contest.
http://www.cinetrip.hu/en/vjtournament 
PROPAGANDA Barranquilla - Col. Electronic Art. Allianza Francesa 2010. Interactivity, VJ , digital cinema. http://barranquilla.alianzafrancesa.org.co/spip.php?article281
Campus Party Colombia - Lecturer and VJ. History and Current Trends. 2009 and 2010
http://www.campus-party.com.co/2010/campuscrea.html |
