Lux domus
Josep Poblet
Architecture of light
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La Manufacture Amphitheatre Aix-en-Provence Free admission
Programme presented as part of the Biennale d’Aix
architecture because it offers protection greater than any other building. In its immaterial sense, it also denotes the concept of family and lineage. This is the guiding concept of Lux Domus: an architecture of light designed to be a refuge, a place of welcome and tranquillity, for a calm, measured stroll that allows us to reflect as the slow geometric transformation of light completely alters our perception of our surroundings. A parallel idea of this project is to deal with light from the perspective of materiality—an almost solid materiality—which brings us closer to a dimension to which we are undoubtedly unfamiliar. It incidentally reminds us of a concept we often forget: the essence of any space lies in the interaction of the elements that define it
Josep Poblet
After studying economics and music, Josep Poblet began his career as a designer when he decided to quit his office job and return to manual labor, as he had done in his youth. Influenced by his family’s crafts – the land, the machines, the workshop – he often draws on these origins for the perception and meaning of his designs. From the outset, he has also shown a particular interest in light: its materiality and capacity for movement, contrast, the definition of space and emptiness, among other things. He currently combines teaching at design schools and collaborating with other studios with the activities of his own studio, which he set up in Barcelona and moved to his hometown of Vila-seca in 2022.
CRÉDITS & MENTIONS
This work of art was commissioned by the Llum BCN 2024 light festival. With the support of Institut Ramon Llull
