I am Maria Paz, a solo creative who designs meaningful experiences in digital, physical and hybrid realms. I collaborate with brands, studios and curators to communicate ideas and connect people through emotions and sensations.
Drop me a line at maria@virtualvacuum.net
I would love to help!
For many years I have had a consistent practice as an artist (aka Exotikdot) and designer, through a hybrid wide lens and led by the experiential aspect of creative work.
Immersive installation, micro-optics, interactive sculptures and costumes, light, sound and 3D motion, are media I am passionate about, while it is in my nature to continue expanding.
France, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Sweden and Spain are countries where I have lived and worked, making adaptability and fast learning some of my biggest strengths.
Versatility and giving the right feeling to a concept are my main superpowers.
When I am not at the studio, I am either being a mom, practising yoga, playing with my synths, or trying out new food in sunny Barcelona.
I received an Honorary Mention for the Collide Award 2021 and became part of their featured artist community.
FEATURES
About my guest artist stay at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland) following the Collide Award.
An interview about an edible light installation I did together with Ami Izaki in Stockholm (Sweden) for Underverk’s season 2
An article about a group exhibition I participated, as part of Tartu light Festival 2021 (Tartu, Estonia), featuring my work (in Estonian)
Article about an Installation work presented at File Festival (São Paulo, Brazil), previously commissioned for Tokyo Wonder Site (Tokyo, Japan)
TESTIMONIALS
"We were commissioned by Louis Vuitton the travelling sculpture for the launch of their new Fragrance “Coeur Battant”. It was an immense challenge as it needed to travel to many cities with very different technical specifications: Naples, Paris, London, New York and Shanghai. We hired Maria to develop the internal luminaire of the sculpture, the beating heart of it all. The reason we hired her is for her incredible creativity and her domaine in the tech world in order to fulfill all the briefings, the creative and the technical one. Maria´s work was sharp, precise and impeachable. The campaign was a success."
Inti Velez Botero
Founder and Producer at Wanda Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
"Maria is the go to person when you need fun and experimental ideas that give your brand that unique touch. She has long experience of working with international brands and will deliver high quality designs capturing the essence of the brand in question. She is very easy to work with and is the person you want in your creative team. She is great at brainstorming ideas, giving and receiving feedback and delivers on time with high quality in everything she does".
Souzan Youssouf
Former Design Manager at Rolling Optics
Stockholm, Sweden
"Working with Maria was a new experience. She listens attentively and her experience is notorious when her proposals combine dreams, needs and limitations to create fantastic works."
Claudia Adeath
Project Manager at Ckultura
Copenhagen, Denmark