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Artwork

Projects

PERFECT TIMING, a site-specific light installation by Grimanesa Amorós on Wall Street, New York City, featuring suspended luminous sculptures that pulse and shift through warm golds, vibrant ambers, and subtle silvers, creating a rhythmic interplay of glowing light and shadow across the architectural space, evoking the flow of time and the energy of the urban environment in an immersive, radiant experience.
PERFECT TIMING | PRINTEMPS New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós RADIANCE — monumental LED light installation at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA. Rope-like tubes of shifting color and light intensity cascade through Frank Gehry's iconic interior, creating a pulsing, fire-inspired light sculpture commissioned by the LA Philharmonic for Scriabin's Prometheus, conducted by renowned Esa-Pekka Salonen. Site-specific immersive light art by Peruvian-American artist Grimanesa Amorós, 2026.
RADIANCE | Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Grimanesa Amorós PASSAGE — site-specific LED light installation on the historic clock tower of The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey. Threads of red illuminate its history as a former passenger transit terminal on the Bosphorus. Large-scale public light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
PASSAGE | The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey
Grimanesa Amorós MARITIME — suspended LED light sculpture in the lobby of The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey. A 15-foot luminous globe-like form evoking the hull of a ship and the seafoam tides of the Bosphorus, referencing Istanbul's centuries of nautical history. Immersive site-specific light installation by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
MARITIME | The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul, Turkey
Grimanesa Amorós AMPLEXUS — monumental 100-foot LED light installation at Noor Riyadh Festival, Diplomatic Quarter, Saudi Arabia. Glowing red tubing inspired by Riyadh's desert sunrises and sunsets wraps the circular columns of the Cultural Palace, blending traditional Islamic architecture with light art. Public light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2022.
AMPLEXUS | Noor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Grimanesa Amorós SOLAR SANCTUARY — light sculpture and LED art installation in New York, NY. A luminous LED sculpture with a golden and warm tonal palette referencing the Incan golden disk of Inti and the quality of sunlight moving through interior space. Site-specific light sculpture grounding an ancient cosmological symbol within the lived experience of the present day, by Peruvian-American light artist Grimanesa Amorós.
SOLAR SANCTUARY | The Plaza, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós HEDERA — large-scale outdoor light sculpture and public art light sculpture at the Prospect Park Bandshell, BRIC, Brooklyn, NY. Over 2,000 square feet of glowing ivy-like LED art transitions from translucent white to deep red, while reflective domes shift from aquamarine blue to ruby red. Light sculpture outdoor installation by Grimanesa Amorós.
HEDERA | BRIC, Brooklyn, NY
Grimanesa Amorós SCIENTIA — monumental LED sculpture and public art light sculpture at Azkuna Zentroa cultural center, Bilbao, Spain. Spanning 60 x 35 x 25 feet, glowing LED art fills the grand historic atrium with forms exploring knowledge, fire, water, earth, and light. Diffusive and reflective surfaces transform at dusk into mirror-like planes. Site-specific light sculpture installation by Grimanesa Amorós.
SCIENTIA | Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao, Spain
Grimanesa Amorós SISTRUM — site-specific LED art and light sculpture at Villa Escandón, Mexico City. A stainless steel and reflective dome LED sculpture that captures and refracts a custom light sequence, drawing viewers into a meditative space inspired by ancient Egyptian ceremony. Art light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós.
SISTRUM | Villa Escandon, Mexico DF
Monumental light installation Golden Array by light artist Grimanesa Amorós, spanning 210 feet by 25 feet by 70 feet. Inspired by India's cable lines, it features a dynamic sequence of golden yellow, warm orange, and bright white lights that flow rhythmically, reminding the viewer of the profound web that binds humanity.
GOLDEN ARRAY | Reliance Group, Mumbai, India

Collaborations

Grimanesa Amorós LOTUS, LED sculpture and light sculpture created for Moët Hennessy celebrating their Paradis Impérial cognac during Art Basel Miami Beach, unveiled at the penthouse of The Miami Beach EDITION, Miami, Florida, 2016. A collaboration between Grimanesa Amorós and Moët Hennessy referencing the symbolic meaning of the lotus flower through light and perception.
LOTUS | MOËT HENNESSY, Miami, FL
Grimanesa Amorós AS IF COVER FEATURE, a collaboration between Peruvian-American light artist Grimanesa Amorós and actress and musician Maya Hawke for the cover of As If Magazine Issue 21, photographed by editor-in-chief Tatijana Shoan, New York, 2022.
AS IF COVER FEATURE | Maya Hawke, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós ONKOCHISHIN, a fashion show collaboration with Japanese fashion designer Akiko Elizabeth Maie of AKIKO ELIZABETH MAIE, inspired by the work of Grimanesa Amorós and the theme of 温故知新 — discovering new horizons by researching the past. New York, 2014.
ONKOCHISHIN | Akiko Elizabeth Maie, New York, NY
Grimanesa Amorós BOTAN, 4 x 4 x 4-foot collaborative artwork made of fabric, LEDs, diffusion material, and custom lighting sequence, created by Grimanesa Amorós in collaboration with fashion designer Akiko Elizabeth Maie as part of the Art Capsul project curated by Stacy Engman. Exhibited at EXPO Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois.
BOTAN | EXPO Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, IL
Grimanesa Amorós L'OASIS DESERT ROSE, a fragrance collaboration between Peruvian-American light artist Grimanesa Amorós and top perfumer Veronique Gabai, born from their shared passion for light and fragrance and inspired by Grimanesa's travels to desert lands and Veronique's profound connection to the Mediterranean Sea. Collaboration by Grimanesa Amorós x Veronique Gabai, New York, 2024.
L’OASIS DESERT ROSE | Veronique Gabai, NY
Grimanesa Amorós AMOROS x PRITCH LONDON, LUMINA, a wearable art collaboration between Grimanesa Amorós and PRITCH LONDON introducing two sculptural fashion pieces that blend handcrafted leather and programmed LED lighting sequences, drawing inspiration from the metamorphic moments in the life cycle of butterflies. Collaboration by Grimanesa Amorós x PRITCH LONDON, London, United Kingdom, 2024.
AMOROS x PRITCH LONDON | PRITCH, London, UK
Grimanesa Amorós BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE, 25-foot LED sculpture and light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, and LEDs, selected by The Armory Show 2014 as the site of its exclusive VIP artist event, engaging both the atrium space at 125 Maiden Lane and the Financial District street beyond through dynamic white and gold lighting sequences. Collaboration with The Armory Show, New York, 2014.
BREATHLESS MAIDEN LANE | The Armory Show, NY
Grimanesa Amorós GOLDEN CONNECTION, a collaboration between Peruvian-American light artist Grimanesa Amorós and Art x Puzzles, translating Amorós's LED sculpture and light sculpture into a 500-piece collectible art puzzle format, 2021
GOLDEN CONNECTION | Art x Puzzles
Grimanesa Amorós HOMAGE TO GRIMANESA, a portrait photography collaboration by photographer Jan Cohen and stylist Reuven Cohen, featuring self-portrait images of Jan Cohen posed within Grimanesa Amorós's Light Between the Islands exhibition at Litvak Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2013.
HOMAGE TO GRIMANESA | Jan Cohen, Tel Aviv, Israel
Grimanesa Amorós CLOSED THE X CAMPAIGN, a collaboration between Grimanesa Amorós and German fashion brand Closed as one of ten international innovators selected for The X, an ongoing campaign celebrating individualism, creativity, and location, with each participant documented using a GPS-tracked Leica camera across their host city. Collaboration by Grimanesa Amorós x Closed, Berlin, Germany, 2011.
CLOSED THE X CAMPAIGN | Closed, Berlin, Germany

Light Sculptures

Grimanesa Amorós CAPPED WAVES Iridescent, light sculpture available in three sizes, 6 x 6 x 4 inches, 9 x 9 x 6 inches, and 12 x 12 x 8 inches, made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, each piece featuring a unique lighting sequence inspired by the artist's childhood memories of ocean foam on the Pacific coast of Lima, Peru, ranging from crashing waves to the gentle ebb and flow of sea foam. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
CAPPED WAVES IRIDESCENT
Grimanesa Amorós CAPPED WAVES Silver, light sculpture available in three sizes, 6 x 6 x 4 inches, 9 x 9 x 6 inches, and 12 x 12 x 8 inches, made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, each piece featuring a unique lighting sequence inspired by the artist's childhood memories of ocean foam on the Pacific coast of Lima, Peru, ranging from crashing waves to the gentle ebb and flow of sea foam. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
CAPPED WAVES SILVER
Grimanesa Amorós CAPPED WAVES Pearlescent, light sculpture available in three sizes, 6 x 6 x 4 inches, 9 x 9 x 6 inches, and 12 x 12 x 8 inches, made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, each piece featuring a unique lighting sequence inspired by the artist's childhood memories of ocean foam on the Pacific coast of Lima, Peru, ranging from crashing waves to the gentle ebb and flow of sea foam. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
CAPPED WAVES PEARLESCENT
Grimanesa Amorós CAPPED WAVES Gold Silkscreen, light sculpture available in three sizes, 6 x 6 x 4 inches, 9 x 9 x 6 inches, and 12 x 12 x 8 inches, made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, each piece featuring a unique lighting sequence inspired by the artist's childhood memories of ocean foam on the Pacific coast of Lima, Peru, ranging from crashing waves to the gentle ebb and flow of sea foam. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
CAPPED WAVES GOLD SILKSCREEN
Grimanesa Amorós CAPPED WAVES Gold, light sculpture available in three sizes, 6 x 6 x 4 inches, 9 x 9 x 6 inches, and 12 x 12 x 8 inches, made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, each piece featuring a unique lighting sequence inspired by the artist's childhood memories of ocean foam on the Pacific coast of Lima, Peru, ranging from crashing waves to the gentle ebb and flow of sea foam. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2025.
CAPPED WAVES GOLD
rimanesa Amorós LOTUS 1, 6 x 6 x 2.5-foot light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, inspired by the artist's first encounter with a lotus flower in Shanghai and exploring the harmonious dance between light and darkness, stillness and motion, fragility and strength. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2016.
LOTUS #1
Grimanesa Amorós LOTUS 2, 51 inch by 46 inch by 27 inch light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, inspired by the artist's first encounter with a lotus flower in Shanghai and exploring the harmonious dance between light and darkness, stillness and motion, fragility and strength. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2021.
LOTUS #2
Grimanesa Amorós LOTUS 3, 36 inch by 34 inch by 24 inch light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, inspired by the artist's first encounter with a lotus flower in Shanghai and exploring the harmonious dance between light and darkness, stillness and motion, fragility and strength. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2021.
LOTUS #3
Grimanesa Amorós LOTUS 4, 24 inch by 24 inch by 19 inch light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, inspired by the artist's first encounter with a lotus flower in Shanghai and exploring the harmonious dance between light and darkness, stillness and motion, fragility and strength. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2021.
LOTUS #4
Grimanesa Amorós PARADISUS, 38 x 38 x 24-inch light sculpture made of stainless steel, diffusion and reflective material, LEDs, and custom lighting sequence, inspired by a transformative journey through Japan and the azalea flowering shrubs of Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, whose delicate blooms conceal untamed potency and hidden toxicity, exploring the harmonious dance between beauty and danger, strength and vulnerability. Light sculpture by Grimanesa Amorós, 2020.
PARADISUS #1

Photography

Grimanesa Amorós CETHA Photographs Limited Edition, 13.5 x 23.5-inch limited edition photography documenting the CETHA public art LED sculpture installation at Civita di Bagnoregio, Palazzo Colesanti, Viterbo, Italy. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2019.
CETHA | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós OCUPANTE Limited Edition, 13.5 x 23.5-inch limited edition photography documenting the OCUPANTE single channel video, exploring economic globalization, immigration, and the interlacing of dreams and reality, filmed at La Tabacalera, a former tobacco factory built in 1790 in the multicultural neighborhood of Lavapiés, Madrid, Spain. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2016.
OCUPANTE | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós METHLUM photography documenting the artist's two-month fellowship in Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, inspired by the Etruscan word Methlum meaning metal, capturing the timeless landscapes and Etruscan history of the ancient hilltop town in Viterbo, Italy. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2020.
METHLUM
Grimanesa Amorós MAGICAL ISA, a 2015 video produced in the USA, documenting the artist's experience at the Instituto Superior de Arte of Havana, Cuba, exploring the picturesque landscapes and multidisciplinary architecture of the five schools while responding to the contemporary social, economic, and environmental dynamics of a transitioning Cuba, with an original soundtrack composed by Latin Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist and composer Dr. Adonis Gonzalez. Screened at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2015.
MAGICAL ISA
Grimanesa Amorós ONKOCHISHIN photographs documenting the fashion show collaboration with Japanese fashion designer Akiko Elizabeth Maie, inspired by the work of Grimanesa Amorós, exploring the theme of discovering new horizons by researching the past, New York, NY. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2014.
ONKOCHISHIN
Grimanesa Amorós SCIENTIA photography documenting the SCIENTIA single channel video, produced in the USA. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2022.
SCIENTIA
Grimanesa Amorós BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH, 11 x 14-inch C-prints on Kodak Archive Professional Paper, limited edition of 6, documenting the BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH video, shot in The Bronx, NY and Fjörds, Norway. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2005.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós MIRANDA photography documenting the MIRANDA video, blending images of ancient Incan monuments, animations of the artist's face transformed with totora reed lines, circuit boards derived from Incan sun masks, and sea foam footage filmed over seven consecutive days at sunset and moonrise on the Peruvian coastline. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2020.
MIRANDA
Grimanesa Amorós ROOTLESS ALGAS, 11 x 14-inch C-prints on Kodak Archive Professional Paper, limited edition of 5, documenting the artist's experience on Flatey island on Breidafjördur Bay, Iceland, and during a residency at Centrum in Port Townsend, Washington, exploring themes of isolation, foreignness, and rootlessness through the algae of both locations. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2004.
ROOTLESS ALGAS | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós LA PROCESIÓN photography documenting the LA PROCESIÓN single channel video, exploring the interconnectedness of life and death through water imagery, disembodied floating faces, and the rhythm of the procesiones del Señor de los Milagros in Lima, Peru, with an original soundtrack by composer Omar Jon Ajluni. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2007.
LA PROCESION

Videos

Grimanesa Amorós MAGICAL ISA, single channel video, 5 minutes 13 seconds, documenting the artist's experience at the Instituto Superior de Arte of Havana, Cuba, exploring the picturesque landscapes and multidisciplinary architecture of the five schools while responding to the contemporary social, economic, and environmental dynamics of a transitioning Cuba, with an original score by Latin Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist and composer Dr. Adonis Gonzalez. Screened at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2015.
MAGICAL ISA
Grimanesa Amorós METHLUM, single channel video, 4 minutes 22 seconds, inspired by the Etruscan word Methlum meaning metal, inviting viewers on a journey through the timeless landscapes of Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, merging the town's Etruscan history with the artist's contemporary vision during a two-month fellowship, with music from Tan Dun Fire Ritual violin concertos performed by Eldbjørg Hemsing, Tan Dun, and the Oslo Philharmonic. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2020.
METHLUM
Grimanesa Amorós SCIENTIA, single channel video, 1 minute 21 seconds, produced in the USA. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2022.
SCIENTIA
Grimanesa Amorós OCUPANTE, single channel video, 5 minutes 12 seconds, produced in Spain and USA, inspired by the artist's first visit to La Tabacalera in the multicultural neighborhood of Lavapiés, Madrid, taking viewers on a journey through different physical spaces where dreams and reality interlace, exploring economic globalization and immigration, with music performed by guitarist Sharon Isbin, flutist Carol Wincenc, and the Lisbon Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra, composed by Tan Dun and Joan Tower, conducted by Muhai Tang. Screened at Ludwig Museum Koblenz and Tabacalera Promoción del Arte, Madrid. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2014.
OCUPANTE
Grimanesa Amorós MIRANDA, single channel video, 4 minutes 40 seconds, blending images of ancient Incan monuments, animations of the artist's face transformed with totora reed lines, circuit boards derived from Incan sun masks, and sea foam footage filmed over seven consecutive days at sunset and moonrise on the Peruvian coastline, encouraging viewers to reflect on the impact of natural environments on human history, with music by Ivri Lider and The Young Professionals. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2013.
MIRANDA
Grimanesa Amorós REFLECTION, single channel video, 3 minutes 3 seconds, exploring the paradoxical themes of life and death through water imagery and disembodied faces oscillating to the rhythm of water's flow, prompting reflection on contemporary social, political, and economic issues, with an original score by composer Alex Shapiro. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2011.
REFLECTION
LA PROCESIÓN (video) Grimanesa Amorós LA PROCESIÓN, single channel video, limited edition 1 of 10, 4 minutes 17 seconds, exploring the interconnectedness of life and death through water imagery, disembodied faces oscillating to the rhythm of water's current, and the ritualization of death as seen in the procesiones del Señor de los Milagros in Lima, Peru, with an original score by composer Omar Jon Ajluni. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2007.
LA PROCESION
Grimanesa Amorós REFLEXION OBSCURA, single channel video, limited edition 1 of 10, 3 minutes 35 seconds, confronting the psychological and physical impact of child abuse through the performance of a child, exploring the depth and complexity of suppressed pain to allow viewers to engage with the subject through their own experiences, with music by Jose Luis Pardo and Los Amigos Invisibles. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2006.
REFLEXION OBSCURA
Grimanesa Amorós REMOLINO, single channel video, 3 minutes 3 seconds, celebrating the cultural diversity of the Jamaica neighborhood in Queens, New York, juxtaposing faces of residents with flowing water imagery to explore the merging of cultures on Jamaica Avenue, an ancient trade route of the Algonquin Nation, with an original score by composer Omar Jon Ajluni. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2007.
REMOLINO
Grimanesa Amorós HARLEM, single channel video, 1 minute 45 seconds, weaving together the faces of 125th Street to represent a merging of past, present, and future, celebrating the emerging diversity and cultural renaissance of Harlem, New York, with music by The DJK. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2011.
HARLEM

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