From architecture to public art, Lorena Perez Villers’ work is defined by the exploration of existing structures, transforming them into immersive experiences. Through simple materials and precise techniques, she creates compositions that shift with light, perspective, and movement. Her practice is rooted in the search for new ways of inhabiting and perceiving space.

What is your earliest memory of intuitively intervening in spaces?

Since childhood, I was drawn to transforming spaces. I remember a game with my friends where we filled a room with ribbons, creating something like a web. It was a way of exploring the environment intuitively.

You’ve worked across multiple cities and spaces. How does your creative process change when working in an unfamiliar place?What excites me most is adapting the work to its environment. Every space has its own influence—wind, light, sound. These conditions allow the piece to evolve and transform in a unique way.

Your technique creates visual structures through tension. Where did your fascination with threads and lines originate?

I’ve always been interested in the line as an essential element in art and architecture. I’m fascinated by how a straight line, when repeated and stretched, can generate organic forms and structure new spaces.

What role does improvisation play in your installations?

It’s fundamental. Even with a plan, unexpected elements always arise—an unforeseen structure, changes in light, or technical limitations. The work continuously adapts to the space, allowing each installation to remain unique and responsive to its context.

You’ve worked in urban spaces and art fairs. What differences do you find between intervening in a city and an artistic event?

Art events are ephemeral and part of a collective exhibition, which has its own appeal. However, working in public spaces feels more meaningful to me, because it allows people to experience and interact with the work in their daily lives.

What role does intuition play in your creative process?

It’s essential. I work with existing structures and, from them, imagine new forms and spaces. Intuition guides how lines and tensions create volumes and visual dynamics.

In your installations, thread and tension are central. How did you discover this material as your artistic language?

While studying in New York, I would come across discarded materials that I saw as treasures. I began with small installations and gradually evolved toward large-scale pieces. I’m interested in how a simple material can transform into something both monumental and transportable at once.