BLUEPRINT
Studio Lemercier (Joanie Lemercier and Juliette Bibasse), with music by James Ginzburg and Yair Elazar Glotman
Belgium

From 12 to 14 March
From 7.30pm to midnight

Façade of El Águila Cultural Complex
FREE ADMISSION UNTIL CAPACITY IS REACHED

Blueprint explores the notion of architecture as a repetition of cosmic order and a refuge of the infinite, a human creation that puts the unpredictability of nature into perspective. The installation involves light and sound and is located on the façade of the El Águila complex. The audio is based on double bass notes recorded by Yair Elazar Glotman and processed electronically by James Ginzburg. The work, which was especially adapted by Studio Lemercier for LuzMadrid 2026, establishes an exchange between its sensory narrative and the complex’s industrial history.

Based in Brussels and co-directed by Joanie Lemercier and Juliette Bibasse, Studio Lemercier works with light as a medium and space as a canvas. Its practice focuses on light projections cast on unconventional surfaces which explore the relationship between nature, technology and perception. A leading name in contemporary light art, Studio Lemercier has presented installations at major international festivals and exhibitions.

Blueprint
Studio Lemercier (Joanie Lemercier and Juliette Bibasse) with James Ginzburg and Yair Elazar Glotman
Audiovisual Installation (2015–2025)
15 minutes
Production: Martin Pirson
Local Production and Editing: René Athiel
Software Development: Nikolay Matveiev
Media Server Development: Tom Butterworth
Original version commissioned by Angelique Spaninks for the STRP Biennial 2015
New version created for LUZ Madrid 2026
https://joanielemercier.com/blueprint/

Location

El Águila Cultural Complex is one of Madrid’s most important industrial heritage sites. Built as a brewery in the early 20th century, it was designed by Eugenio Jiménez Corera and later expanded by Luis Sainz de los Terreros. It features a Neo-Mudéjar industrial style. Today, following a renovation carried out in the late 20th century by the firm Mansilla + Tuñón, the complex retains its historical identity and is integrated into the city’s urban landscape. It houses the regional library and archives of the Community of Madrid.