Elena Hernando

Director General of Cultural Heritage and Urban Landscape, Madrid City Council

Delia Piccirilli

Artistic Director of LuzMadrid

Delia Piccirilli has extensive experience working as artistic director of cultural programmes and major events in the public space for institutions and foundations. She also has an active career as a visual artist, with exhibitions and works in collections like those of the ICO Foundation, Tabacalera and the Martani Foundation (Bologna). She is an instructor for the master’s programme in Cultural Project Management at La Fábrica.

Santi Vilanova

Artist  (Playmodes)

Playmodes is an audiovisual research studio based in Barcelona that works with custom, self-made technologies. They combine software, hardware and creativity to produce immersive installations, projection mapping, digital set design and sound design. Inspired by natural phenomena, abstract art and contemporary culture, their projects play with the perception of architecture, light, sound and time and have been shown in cities round the world and at internationally renowned cultural events and venues.

Eloi Maduell

Artist  (Playmodes)

Playmodes is an audiovisual research studio based in Barcelona that works with custom, self-made technologies. They combine software, hardware and creativity to produce immersive installations, projection mapping, digital set design and sound design. Inspired by natural phenomena, abstract art and contemporary culture, their projects play with the perception of architecture, light, sound and time and have been shown in cities round the world and at internationally renowned cultural events and venues.

Javier Jiménez

Artist  (Studio Animal)

With offices in Madrid and Barcelona, Studio Animal is a practice specialised in ephemeral architecture and interior design, directed by Javier Jiménez Iniesta, that explores new ways of inhabiting space. Its distinctions include two FAD Awards (2023 and 2024), the ROOM Award (2024) and the FRAME Award (2024).

Laia Torrents

Artist  (cabosanroque)

cabosanroque is Laia Torrents Carulla and Roger Aixut Sampietro. Their sound- and technology-centred work seeks tensions between different disciplines—music, theatre and the visual arts—and interrogates conventional exhibition spaces and formats. Their works have been presented at Centre Pompidou, CCCB, Théâtre Garonne, Cité de l’Architecture and the Cabañas Museum, among other institutions

Gonzalo Borondo

Artist 

Gonzalo Borondo is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Spain and Italy. His practice focuses on memory, tradition and the meaning of places, and he devises site-specific interventions in artistic and symbolic heritage sites that underscore the value of public space. His work has been presented at unconventional venues, festivals and museums across the globe. In 2023, he was inducted into the San Quirce Academy of History and Art.

Fabio di Salvo

Artist (Quiet Ensemble)

Quiet Ensemble is a multidisciplinary creative studio founded in 2009 by Fabio Di Salvo and Bernardo Vercelli. Their research entails observing the balance between chaos and control, nature and technology. They create audiovisual installations and performances that are shaped by the relationship between the organic and the artificial, focusing on insignificant yet amazing things like a fly’s movement or the sounds of trees.

Bernardo Vercelli

Artist (Quiet Ensemble)

Quiet Ensemble is a multidisciplinary creative studio founded in 2009 by Fabio Di Salvo and Bernardo Vercelli. Their research entails observing the balance between chaos and control, nature and technology. They create audiovisual installations and performances that are shaped by the relationship between the organic and the artificial, focusing on insignificant yet amazing things like a fly’s movement or the sounds of trees.

Camille Gross

Artist

Camille Gross and Olivier Magermans are a French artist duo specialised in monumental projection mapping. Their work turns every space into a memorable experience thanks to their attention to detail, lavish visuals and a soundtrack that acts as the driving narrative force. After presenting their first project, LUNA, at Chartres en Lumières in 2016, they have created productions for cities and festivals round the world, including the Grand-Place of Brussels, Mons City Hall, Gallier Hall in New Orleans, and Biarritz en Lumière.

Olivier Magermans

Artist

Camille Gross and Olivier Magermans are a French artist duo specialised in monumental projection mapping. Their work turns every space into a memorable experience thanks to their attention to detail, lavish visuals and a soundtrack that acts as the driving narrative force. After presenting their first project, LUNA, at Chartres en Lumières in 2016, they have created productions for cities and festivals round the world, including the Grand-Place of Brussels, Mons City Hall, Gallier Hall in New Orleans, and Biarritz en Lumière.

Sébastien Lefèvre

Artist

Sébastien Lefèvre is an artist and lighting designer. After training in Paris, he spent decades forging a successful international career at the intersection of the performing arts, architecture and urban space. He has created lighting designs for numerous international choreographers and directors, and his light projects, presented in cities across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia, transform perception of the landscape and activate the urban experience through light.

Maria Güell

Artistic Director of Llum BCN

A set designer trained at the ESAD College of Arts and Design, in 2003 Maria Güell founded La Invisible Lighting Design Lab Studio, where she has carried out major projects for the public and private sectors, including ephemeral art installations and architectural and city lighting. She is currently Artistic Director of the Llum BCN Festival, co-director of the master’s programme in Architectural Lighting Design at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and an instructor at the Elisava and Eina schools in Barcelona. She is also a senior professional member of the Professional Association of Lighting Designers (APDI).

Álvaro Matías

Director of the Madrid Design Festival

Álvaro Matías is a cultural manager and director of the Madrid Design Festival, one of the city’s biggest international design-themed events. As a member of the managerial team at La Fábrica, he promotes cultural initiatives related to contemporary culture, art and design. He works at the intersection of creativity, the city and the culture industry, creating spaces for public participation and reflection.

Javier Peña

Architect and Director of Concéntrico, the urban innovation laboratory

In addition to his activity as an architect, curator and educator, Javier Peña is also the founder and director of Concéntrico, a platform that explores new connections between architecture, design and public space; artistic director of the TAC! Urban Architecture Festival, an initiative of the Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda; and Public Design Commissions Curator of Design Doha 2026. He co-edited Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory (Park Books).

Carlos Torrijos

Co-director and Curator of the Umbra Light Festival 

A lighting designer with over three decades of experience in the performing arts, events and architecture, Carlos Torrijos has been instrumental in consolidating Vitoria’s Umbra Light Festival as co-director and curator, striking the perfect balance of creative boldness and technological precision. He founded StudioandLight and is involved with the Association of Lighting and Video Stage Artists (AAIV), advancing the professionalisation and growth of the industry in Spain.

Esther Torelló

Founder and editor of Lightecture

Esther Torelló is founder and editor of Lightecture, a specialised magazine devoted to light art and architectural lighting. With a solid track record in the cultural promotion of lighting design, she has worked with numerous international platforms and festivals, offering her keen artistic and critical insight. She regularly serves on prize juries in the field and is the ambassador in Spain of Women in Lighting, which aims to support female leadership and raise the visibility of women working in this field.

Ricardo Morcillo

Light artist and critic

Ricardo Morillo holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Alicante and another in Lighting Design from the Hogeschool van Amsterdam. He combines his artistic practice with his activity as an educator at prestigious design schools and universities. He is a member of the Professional Association of Lighting Designers (APDI) and content editor of Lightecture magazine. His work has been presented at Noor Riyadh, Bright Brussels, Invisible Cities Bremen and other festivals.