Maria Vera creates contemporary kinetic sculptures of light, using lenses and refraction to transcend the physical materials at their core.

“As an artist, I explore the beauty of change. I do this through the act of not-forcing, and by searching for resonance between all the moving elements. This process feels like a dance between the mathematical world of physics and the intimate, subjective experience of being alive in it.”

As a creative engineer with a background in Architectural Engineering, Maria has developed and produced light and kinetic installations internationally; she has worked with art studios such as DRIFT, Field and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, creating projects for clients such as Therme Art, Edition Hotel, BMW, and The Guggenheim, for the Venice Biennale and The Armory Show.

She collaborates with architects, light designers, and musicians to create potent sculptures that add a new dimension to the architectural space—one that takes you on an inner journey while being still.

Past Exhibitions

Light Cycles - 2.0, Open Studio Nights, London UK, 2025.
Passage, Public light installation, Thames walk; East side of Greenland Pier, after sunset, London UK, Dec 2024 - Mar 2025.
Passage, The Shipwrights House London, Private Event, Dec 2024
Passage, Audio-visual journey with Viviana Caro (Neuromance), Disruptia London UK, 2024.
Light Cycles, Light In Motion (LDF), The Art House, London UK, 2024
Light Cycles, Open Studio, London UK, 2024
Light Cycles, Open Studio, London UK, 2023
Surrender & Dissolve, Light Fields Exhibition, Open House Hackney, London UK, 2022
Universe of Dreams, Open House Hackney, London UK, 2022
Light Fields & Universe of Dreams, Open Studio, London UK, 2022
The Celestial Void by TSE, Protein Studios, London UK, 2021
Dancers, Public Light Installation, Bridge Houses Koninginnebrug Rotterdam, 2018-2023
50K, Ventura Interior Design Fair, Kortrijk BE, 2012