Transitar

Fachada edificio Caixa Bank (coso, 47) - 2026

Jou Serra

A reflection on migration and movement as a shared condition among humans, animals, and natural phenomena. The act of moving from one place to another — whether voluntary or forced — reveals itself in groups in motion: schools of fish, flocks of birds, stampedes, storms, urban traffic, or seasonal transhumance.

Listen to the soundscape of the piece here.

The work

Transitar explores collective movement as a universal, shared phenomenon. Through a minimal choreography of laser light and the creation of a sonic environment, the work constructs a living space in constant transformation, where light traces abstract migrations that connect nature, humanity, and territory. Inspired by patterns found in schools of fish, flocks of birds, transhumant herding, and urban traffic, the piece reveals invisible choreographies that emerge from the sum of individual bodies in motion.

The luminous drawing is projected onto architecture, understood not as a mere surface, but as an active element that fragments, distorts, and enters into dialogue with the light. Without a defined beginning or end, Transitar proposes an open experience in which the audience does not observe from the outside, but instead finds itself within the flow, inhabiting movement as a shared condition.

It also features a soundscape created in collaboration with musician Joan Cot Ros, which you can listen to HERE.

The artist

Jou Serra Forasté (Barcelona, 1984) is a light artist and lighting designer based in Montseny. His artistic practice investigates the relationship between light, space, and body, unfolding across the fields of performing arts, installation, and architecture. In parallel, he explores the construction of light-based objects and lamp design as part of his ongoing research and creative process.

He holds a master’s degree in architectural lighting and training in stage lighting, and graduated in contemporary dance and choreography from the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD). For seven years, he co-directed the company Animal Religion, developing both installation-based and stage projects. His current research focuses on light, the body, and gender, exploring the visible and the invisible through diffractive approaches and the interplay between science and critical thought.

In recent years, he has also developed educational and socially engaged projects, creating spaces for sensory experimentation for children with diverse abilities, driven by a strong belief in the transformative power of artistic practice.