Traffic Jam Zoom

2025

Artists

This installation is not advisable for people with special visual or hearing sensitivity.

Teatre Nacional de Catalunya - Pl. Arts, 1

Author:
Laura Clos "Closca"

Laura Clos “Closca” presents Traffic Jam Zoom, an installation in the side garden at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya where half a dozen vehicles are arranged haphazardly, all at a standstill, forming an unsettling urban landscape. A project that brings together art and sustainability, thanks to a collaboration between the Gremis de Recuperació and the CATs Association, who provided the recycled vehicles.

The cars, fitted with their own light, sound and smoke installations, become symbolic spaces where the tensions of modern life converge: stress, anxiety and the anguish of daily life. From inside the 600 m² perimeter, the observer can contemplate this metaphor of today's society while discovering the specific features of each piece. At a given moment, all the vehicles light up and beep in unison before returning to their individual trajectories, thus demonstrating how, in today's society, we swing between individualism and collective synchronisation. In this way, Traffic Jam Zoom becomes a reflection of the conformism and alienation that define the frenetic pace of urban life.

Laura Clos ‘Closca’ is a stage and lighting designer who trained at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona and the UPC, earning a master's degree in lighting design. Her career includes more than fifty productions, and she has played a prominent role in festivals and theatres both at home and abroad. She has worked with some of the country's most widely acclaimed directors and prestigious institutions, establishing herself as a key figure in the design of spaces and lighting in the world of the performing arts in Spain.

She has won numerous awards, such as the Premi Max de les Arts Escèniques (Best Lighting 2023, Best Stage Design 2022). Today, she continues to offer a fresh and innovative approach to the world of live art, while constantly researching and updating her fields of expertise. Her interest in new technologies and constant search for innovative ideas allows her to bring something uniquely distinctive to each of her projects. It is her ability to explore different perspectives that enables her to achieve such outstanding results.