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" her AV laboratory and label. Laura specializes in experimental audiovisual projects, light installations, and live performances. Her work operates at the intersection of art, technology, and activism, having been showcased at festivals and institutions across Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.
In 2007, she founded Optikal Ink Lab, a creative studio through which she has developed live visual experiences, VJ performances, video mapping, fulldome, and media facades. She is also a dedicated educator for international audiences, consolidating her position as one of Latin America's most active creators in electronic arts and receiving numerous international awards.
Her practice includes large-scale public interventions, LED design, and DMX programming for clubs and interactive installations. She has created visual stagings for concerts, ballet, and opera—most notably in collaboration with Colombia's Teatro Colón. In 2021, she founded the AV Síntesis Festival, a premier platform for promoting electronic arts in Colombia.
Notable Appearances
VJ University – SAO PAULO, BR (2010) , Mapping Festival – GENEVE, CH (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015), Vision-R – PARIS, FR (2012), La Noche en Blanco / Nuit Blanche – BOGOTA, COL (2013, 2014), LPM – ROME, IT and AMSTERDAM, NL (2014, 2016), Narrating Structures – Londres (2016), Sao Paulo Urban Festival – SP SAO PAULO, BRA (2016), SSA Mapping Fest – SALVADOR BAHIA, BR (2017), Splice Festival – LONDON, UK (2017), Projection Mapping Association – TOKYO, JP (2018), Visual Brasil / Telenoika – BARCELONA, ES, (2019, 2022), Brasilia Mapping Fest – BRASILIA, BR (2019), Escalona – Torre Colpatria – BOGOTA, COL (2015), IMERSA – MONTREAL, CA (2022), Visiones Art Festival – Perú (2022), FILE Festival – São Paulo (2022), Canvas – SAO PAULO, BR (2023), Terang / Filamen – PENANG/KUALA LUMPUR, MY (2025)
As a VJ has reached renowned clubs and festivals across South America, the USA, Europe, and Asia. Her international trajectory includes performances at iconic venues such as REX Club (Paris), TRESOR (Berlin), TBA CLUB, and RESOLUTE (New York), and AgeHa (Tokyo), while her video art has been exhibited at the Art Museum of Rio de Janeiro and International Mobile Innovation in New Zealand. As a specialist in large-scale mapping and visual direction, she designed and directed the AV Invader in Bogotá (2011) and the 480 m² VIP stage for Katy Perry’s concert in Colombia.
A member of the international collective UNITED VJ'S Laura’s practice spans DMX/LED systems, CLUBS DESIGNING, award-winning FULLDOME pieces, and interactive installations. Her versatile portfolio also features stage designs for BALLET, CLASSIC and CONTEMPORARY OPERA in collaboration with institutions like the Teatro Colón, seamlessly blending live VJing with architectural intervention. Deeply committed to the intersection of technology and social change, she continues to utilize PUBLIC SPACE as a canvas for ART+ACTIVISM, supporting social movements in Colombia through immersive digital narratives.
Interviews and reviews
BRASILIA MAPPING FEST - (Portuguese) LINK
NACLA REPORT - (English) LINK
GERMANY EMBASSY (Español) LINK
SSA MAPING FEST (Portuguese) LINK
ARTCETERA BRASIL (Portuguese). LINK
ALTERNATIVA MAG - (Español) LINK
VICE MAG- (Spanish) LINK
MAD MAPPER (English) LINK
CREATE DIGITAL MOTION (English) LINK
VJ TORNA BRAZIL (Portuguese) LINK
MAD MAPPER (French-English) LINK
VJ TORNA BUDAPEST (English - Portuguese) LINK
VISION R PARIS (French) LINK
MINA NEW ZEALAND (English) LINK
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