RADIANCE, LA Philharmonic, Los Angeles, California

RADIANCE is a light sculpture inspired by one of the four classical elements of nature – fire. The work takes the form of a spark, pulsing and moving as flame does when exposed to the elements, as if it were alive. This lighting sculpture explores how light can bridge the material and the metaphysical.

Amoros draws from Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Op. 60 (1910) as inspiration for this monumental sculpture. As Scriabin sought to unite music and color in his composition, RADIANCE merges light and space to create an experience that transcends the tale of Prometheus, the discoverer of mankind’s origins, and the Incan god Viracocha, the creator and giver of wisdom. Both godly figures symbolize the act of working with illumination as a pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment.

Prometheus, a Titan, shared the gift of fire with humanity, sparking technological advancement and human progress. Viracocha bestowed knowledge upon his people, teaching them the arts and guiding them toward civilization. Both are otherworldly, and both are catalysts in the unification of humanity. RADIANCE challenges boundaries and transforms its surroundings, positioning light as both a medium and a metaphor for connection and communal discovery.

In the spirit of Prometheus’s sacrifice, Viracocha’s gift, and Scriabin’s visionary creation, RADIANCE serves as a visual journey for viewers of what it means to ‘play with fire.’ Just as fire was crucial for civil advancement, the artwork is a guide to inspire a more profound exploration of identity, wisdom, and human potential. In this light sculpture, Amoros links the past with the present while honoring the enduring influence of the natural world.

PERFECT TIMING, Printemps, New York City

PERFECT TIMING was installed at the entrance of the Parisian department store Printemps, located at its US headquarters in the historic Wall Street district of New York City.

This installation upholds Amorós’s ethos of composing light like music, shaping each sequence ‘note by note,’ in her New York studio. The installation responds to the building’s architectural lines and Printemps’s Parisian heritage, bringing together history and urban energy. Cities, like Paris and New York, are defined by their cadence. In New York, green accelerates, yellow questions, and red becomes a suggestion. The streets pulse with honking horns and hurried footsteps, forming a choreography that captures the essence of ‘The City.’ Within this dance lies New York’s actual heartbeat, a perpetual negotiation between stillness and speed.

This artwork universally transforms light and time into signals of language. The lights are a measure of time itself, a dance of pause and motion. Clients may be seen waiting with the signature Printemps bag, hailing a yellow cab, or stopping at a red light, which is a vivid cycle of color that mirrors New York’s vibrant atmosphere.

PERFECT TIMING is a continuation of Amorós’s exploration of time and its ephemerality. It is an interactive installation in response to the Printemps Art Deco architecture and the house’s entry into its New York chapter, its own ‘New York Minute.’

PASSAGE, The Peninsula Hotel, Istanbul

The Bosphorus has long served as a conduit between East and West, a vital passage shaped by centuries of migration, trade, and cultural exchange. These flows of movement have imprinted themselves onto the strait’s geography, making time not just a measure but a force that governs how people navigate both space and memory.

PASSAGE becomes a part of The Peninsula Hotel’s clock tower. The building was once home to Çinili Han – the former passenger hall where travelers awaited transit. This space was deeply embedded in the rhythms of migration, serving as a site that regulated human flow. By reactivating this location through light, Amorós highlights how built environments retain collective histories, even as their functions evolve.

The 1910s clock tower, once a practical anchor for those in transit, has become symbolic. The work extends from the uppermost point of the building, the first terrace, where travelers once stood to wave goodbye or hello to loved ones. Walking through the lobby of The Peninsula echoes the physical and trajectories of those who passed through. The work speaks to the dualities of passage: inside and outside, departure and arrival, memory and presence. Red is drawn from Turkey’s cultural and historical glossary and becomes a bridge across time. It speaks of the city’s imperial legacy, revolutionary fervor, and contemporary dynamism. Red is the pulse of Istanbul, from the Turkish flag to the tiled interiors of mosques and the vibrant markets that continue to welcome newcomers.

PASSAGE is a meditation on migration and the preservation of cultural heritage that illuminates how cities absorb and reflect the countless crossings that shape them.

MARITIME, The Peninsula Hotel, Istanbul

MARITIME, deriving from the Latin word maritimus, meaning ‘of the sea,’ rhythmically explores the oceans and waters. In this artwork by Amorós, the light formation becomes a vessel, one that carries memory, movement, and light across expanded geographies. Referencing nautical history and ancient modes of navigation, the piece invites viewers to consider how journeys – physical, historical, and emotional – are charted across both water and time, along with the untold and spoken stories of the waves of adventure, while also commenting on the unbalanced state of our seas.

The light sculpture’s form suggests a globe yet resists fixed borders, alluding instead to the fluidity of identity. The piece twists and turns internally, exploring the delicate ecosystem of the sea. This ever-shifting artwork holds not only the stories of waters and waves, but the pressing responsibility to protect them. The light component of the sculpture explores its surface like waves or constellations, echoing the way early travelers once relied on stars and tides to cross unknown distances. MARITIME reminds us all of the rise of tides and the regression of coastlines, often accelerated by our trade, travel, and neglect.

This artwork prompts us to confront what is vanishing. It’s the light sequence, like its form, pulses as if a siren from the ocean calls us all to remind its viewer that change is possible and necessary.

MARITIME reflects on the human spirit’s quest to seek, or as the artist calls it, to embrace the ‘romance with the unknown,’ becoming a nexus of past, present, and future, embodying movement and the intangible routes through which we navigate our identities and places that inspire us.

HEDERA, BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, New York

Created in honor of BRIC’s 40th anniversary season, and coinciding with the Celebrate Brooklyn! festival, HEDERA draws inspiration from the Prospect Park Bandshell and the natural beauty of the vegetation in the park. Because of this, the sculpture is raised above the grass while its dome shape envelopes the audience.

The work is a lighting sculpture that interacts with the community, as it does not interrupt the flow of the environment with its lighting sequence but rather amplifies it. When the viewer walks into the center of HEDERA, they see their reflection in the dome. Thus, the piece cultivates a relationship between public space and community through the conversation it generates. At the nucleus of the piece, visitors see smaller protruding domes to relate to a plant’s central bud. With groups of people under the structure, the reflective shadows give an image of a flower blooming.

HEDERA creates a space where concepts, thoughts, and experiences converge to inspire change. It is a wish for the sculpture to coexist with its viewers, bringing them closer to an ideal world where individuals can unite in celebration of diversity and shared humanity.

SISTRUM, Villa Escandón, Mexico City

A site-specific lighting sculpture combining ancient Egypt’s mystical power with ceremonial music, SISTRUM draws inspiration from the commissioner’s passion for music and the ancient world, aiming to create a timeless and immersive experience for viewers.

The piece transports its audience into a divine space. Amorós has learned about the different afterlife concepts through her travels in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas; they all have in common a guide on what’s to come. The artwork offers a sanctuary from modern life, where moments of independence and solitude invite viewers to reflect and connect with themselves.

The sculpture’s interactivity centers around a reflective dome, which captures and refracts a custom light sequence. Through their reflection, viewers are drawn into a meditative space that transcends the physical world, prompting contemplation on life, death, and the journey beyond.

GOLDEN ARRAY, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India

With her artwork, GOLDEN ARRAY, Amorós invites viewers to imagine and reflect upon the intricate and complex array that interconnects us all. While journeying throughout India, she was captivated by the sprawling expanse of cable lines that adorned the horizon – wires upon wires laid atop one another, stretching in every direction from every vantage point. Some were thick, others thin, twisted, knotted, or perfectly straight. Each wire followed its unique path through unknown trajectories – a tangled web, yet a web that served a vital purpose.

Believing that communication forms the foundation of human bonds, Amorós found herself fascinated by the intricate nature of wires, which inspired GOLDEN ARRAY, located within the Bandra Kurla Complex in collaboration with Reliance Group and Maker Maxity. The sculpture, suspended weightlessly in space, serves as a visual metaphor, urging contemplation of the profound web that binds humanity and the myriad ways we communicate and connect. These threads of connectivity bridge gaps, allowing the world to stay interconnected and enabling people to communicate and relate to one another.

RACIMO, Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean

A site-specific monumental outdoor lighting sculpture installation, RACIMO can be seen from various decks of Allure of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, sponsored by ICART, the art advisor for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Created with meticulous attention to detail, RACIMO features silk-screened domes with drawings depicting vineyards in Peru, a heartfelt homage to Amorós’s childhood memories of strolling through the rows of vines in Pisco. RACIMO, which translates to a cluster of fruits from the same vine, signifies the grapevine’s inherent growth pattern and captivating structure.

Amorós draws inspiration from the shapes and allure of grapes, infusing RACIMO with a sense of wonder and nostalgia. RACIMO seamlessly integrates into the awe-inspiring ambiance of Allure of the Seas, enchanting travelers and celebrating the beauty of our world’s diverse cultures.

GOLDEN WATERS, Scottsdale, Arizona

The Hohokam people’s ancient ingenuity and groundbreaking irrigation canals transformed lives and shaped civilizations. GOLDEN WATERS, a monumental light installation commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, floats across the water, representing the twists and turns of the Hohokam‘s ancient innovations. Through a brilliant fusion of the Soleri Bridge’s spine by architect Paolo Soleri and innovative light tubing structures, Amorós creates a truly immersive experience.

Amorós’s artistic journey is deeply intertwined with the human body’s response to environmental conditions. By forging a profound connection to nature, one can sense the presence of water and the essence of the natural world by standing in its proximity. Harnessing this elemental connection, GOLDEN WATERS emerges from the tranquil canal waters, seamlessly blending with its surroundings as if it were an intrinsic part of the waterway. The lines of the artwork symbolize the delicate equilibrium between the forces of urbanization and the enduring power of the natural world, reflecting a harmonious coexistence between the two.

GOLDEN WATERS captures the essence of the human body’s response to the environment – symbolizing the delicate equilibrium between urban development and the timeless forces of the natural world.

BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE, Time Equities Building, New York

The concept of BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE evokes a sense of exhilaration, capturing the essence of the bustling New York lifestyle where individuals navigate an abundance of stimuli each day. The viewer becomes captivated, heightening their awareness of the environment.

Amorós delved into the history of Maiden Lane, learning that this winding path was steeped with romantic lore. She discovered the unique street patterns of Lower Manhattan – unlike the grid pattern imposed on much of the island, the streets of the Financial District followed the pre-existing waterways, resulting in an organic and seemingly chaotic layout.

Inspired by the energetic surroundings and the lively presence of people, BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE comes to life. The monumental light sculpture installation mesmerizes viewers with its dynamic composition of white and gold LED lighting tubes, elegantly activating the façade of the Times Equity Building. BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE awakens the senses and unveils the bustling cityscape’s hidden beauty.

GOLDEN CONNECTION, Harper’s Bazaar Art Night, Art Basel Hong Kong

Illuminating the interplay between cultures and the significance of technology in bridging boundaries, GOLDEN CONNECTION is a testament to Amorós’s enduring commitment to creativity and cultural exchange, infusing a touch of the divine into modern technology.

GOLDEN CONNECTION was featured at Harper’s Bazaar Art Night at the Four Seasons Hotel – a gala celebrating the inaugural edition of Art Basel Hong Kong and solidifying the city’s role as a significant player in the global art market. This notable event, organized jointly by Harper’s Bazaar Art, one of the most popular and influential art magazines in Asia, and The Royal Academy of Arts, aligns with Amorós’s artistic vision and philosophy that ‘art changes the world,’ transcending borders and fostering a profound appreciation for the value of art.

PINK LOTUS x The Peninsula Hotel, New York

The Lotus flower symbolizes enlightenment, transformation, and rebirth; the delicate lotus flower sprouts through the opaque pond. This flower is a metaphorical commentary – a meditation on the dynamic powers of the natural world.

PINK LOTUS, a large-scale monumental light sculpture by Amorós, assumes the shape of this symbolic flower, emphasizing harmony as it gracefully sits between two idols of femininity adorning The Peninsula Hotel’s landmark facade on 5th Avenue. Ceres, the goddess of fertility, and Diane, the goddess of the hunt, represent its power and softness, while PINK LOTUS connects the two with its balancing qualities.

This women empowerment piece, aimed to show the multifaceted definition of femininity, is part of ‘The Art of Pink,’ an international Breast Cancer Awareness Month arts initiative sponsored by The Peninsula Hotels worldwide. Inspired by the theme of femininity, Amoros embarked on her exploration, culminating in the creation of PINK LOTUS, an exclusive masterpiece curated by Circa 1881.

LOTUS x Moët Hennessy, Miami

In order to celebrate Hennessy’s ultra-refined expression, Paradis Impéria, Quintessentially partnered with the legendary French Maison de Cognac and Amorós to co-host an event in the penthouse of the Residences at The Miami Beach EDITION during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Bringing together select Quintessentially Members and Cognac connoisseurs, Hennessy, which has been crafting the world’s finest Cognacs since 1765, was able to indulge invitees to a culinary moment like no other with curated bespoke and intimate experiential tastings.

OCUPANTE, Ludwig Museum, Germany

The Ludwig Museum is a significant historical landmark at the iconic ‘Deutsche Eck’ (German Corner). Within this symbolic space, fragments of the Berlin Wall pay tribute to the victims of the division, reminding us of the detrimental consequences of borders on human connections and cultural exchange.

OCUPANTE aims to transcend these barriers and forge meaningful connections between individuals and cultures. This sculpture embodies the aspirations of a harmonious and interconnected world where dreams and realities coexist, and cultural exchange thrives. By inviting viewers to enter the museum space, OCUPANTE blurs the line between observer and occupant, encouraging active participation and engagement. It serves as a poignant reminder of the transformative potential when we bridge divides and embrace the richness of diverse perspectives.

ARGENTUM, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York

ARGENTUM contemplates the city’s essence, recognizing steel as one of its fundamental building blocks. Within the composition of ARGENTUM, two distinctive sections converge, symbolizing the juxtaposition between the island of Manhattan and the neighboring borough of the Bronx.

The left section embodies Manhattan, serving as the starting point for New York’s relentless expansion throughout the ages, eventually reaching the vibrant landscapes of the Bronx. This dual representation encapsulates the dynamic growth and profound development that have characterized the city’s evolution.

ARGENTUM connects with The Bronx Museum’s main aim: to connect the vibrant New York City artist community to all the citizens and its boroughs.

The Museum has many initiatives for the artist community, one of them being The AIM Program, which, since the 1980s, has supported emerging artists with career management and professional practices, with a transformative presence in Manhattan, which is close to Amoros’s heart, who was a participant in the program. ARGENTUM is a lighting sculpture expressing its vibrant community’s connection and essence.

Derived from the Latin word for ‘knowledge,’ SCIENTIA encapsulates the essence of seeking and sharing wisdom within a socially interactive context. This lighting sculpture by Amorós delves into human connection, drawing upon our elemental understanding of the world – fire, water, earth, and light. By immersing viewers in these primordial elements, SCIENTIA is a gateway to accessing our emotional selves, nurturing a sense of well-being, and fostering community engagement.

With a deep understanding of this dynamic, Amorós delves into the profound interplay between our environment and state of mind. SCIENTIA is a catalyst for engaging visitors in a transformative dialogue with architecture and community. Through the interplay of light, the artwork ignites moments of realization, fostering connections that transcend physical boundaries.

THE MIRROR CONNECTION, Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, China

Amorós’s site-specific commission at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Beijing, THE MIRROR CONNECTION, replicated the artist’s feelings upon entering the lobby, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki – absorbed by the luminous space and expansive lines.

With themes that include Amorós’s preference towards asymmetry and her search for infinite light, THE MIRROR CONNECTION consists of a huge waterfall-like scribble of LEDs that pulsate in their white and yellow colors, giving a sense of liquid flowing through tubes. The lights bounce off the walls and reflect off the metal domes they emanate from while intermittently casting shadows around the space.