The first word I learned to say is guaita. My paternal grandmother would take me for a walk in the trolley, and as we wandered around she would point at things with her finger and say: “Guaita Laia, guaita!”. She spoke a particular Catalan, she would say guaita instead of mira (look at). Guaitar means to watch carefully, analysing what is observed. Vigilant. Jo guaito ︎︎
/ˈgwaj.tə/
ABOUT
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Laia Miret (b. 1987, Terrassa) films, photographs, performs, designs, writes poetry and plays with textiles. Her practice is often situated at the intersection of technology and philosophy. She has obtained a Master’s degree diploma at the RCA (London, UK).
She has worked as creative and art director in the advertising and media industries. After years of questioning current visual cultures, she decided to study and develop her own artistic practice to explore the politics of the contemporary digital image. Her recent production analyses and alters present systems to set aesthetic and critical narratives that occur between reality and fiction.
Please find below my journey listed with jobs, projects, workshops (led and participated), lectures, teaching sessions, exhibitions, residencies, publications and awards:
No Name Kitchen
Volunteer, Border Violence Monitoring Network
2023–CEUTA
Kingston University
Visiting lecturer
2022–LONDON
HMS Sweet Charity
Left hand lady, Glastonbury Festival
2022,2023–PILTON
Institute for Postnatural Studies
Seminar participant, Postnature and Contemporary Creation
2022–MADRID
Manifest Infància i Pantalles
Researcher, Manifesto on the use of screens for promoting healthy early childhood development (0-6 years)
2022–BCN
Mirante Xique-Xique
Art Residency
2022–IGATU
Gaea: A Garden of the 2nd and 3rd Dimensions
Group Show (I Round My Lips to Tell You that O is 0)
2021–NEW YORK
Research Biennale
Digital Publication (‘Ritual of Longing’ and ‘Alternative Explorer Performs an Algofiction’)
2021–DIGITAL
Medialab Matadero
Workshop participant, Museo portátil para el ensamblaje de saberes
2021–MADRID
Elisava
Jury, Master’s in Data and Design, by Domestic Data Streamers
2021–BCN
RCA Research Journeys
Online workshop, Ritual of Longing
2021–DIGITAL
RCA
Online workshop, Unfading Fading Planes
2021–DIGITAL
San Mei Gallery
Group show, One (with Ritual of Longing)
2021–LONDON
Ajuntament de Barcelona
Creative direction, 25N Dia Internacional per l’Eliminació de la Violència vers les Dones
2020–BCN
Dis/Connect
Digital Publication, Communication in the Age of Isolation (The Sky is Reachable Because I Can’t Fly)
2020–DIGITAL
Design Museum
Group Show / Researcher, Make it Public (Retool Box of Cards)
2020–LONDON
Bidston Observatory
Participant, workshop led by Federico Campagna, Magic, Technic and Matters of Care
2019–LIVERPOOL
Laus
Jury, ADG
2019–BCN
RCA White City
Group Show, W.I.P. Show (Fading Planes)
2019–LONDON
PlayGround
Member of the Board of Directors
2016,2017,2018,2019–BCN
PlayGround
Head of Art
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019–BCN
D&AD Impact
Award, Graphite Pencil (Top Manta)
2018–NYC
Metal Magazine
2018–BCN
La Salle
Professor, Master in Social Media and Business Strategy
2019–BCN
Rototom
2018–BENICASSIM
IDEP
Professor, Máster Postgráfica by Mucho
2018,2019–BCN
Facebook
Participant, Facebook Journalism Project Hackathon
2017–LONDON
BAU
Jury, Tribunal Máster Infografia y visualización de datos
2017,2018–BCN
ADC + She Says
2018–BUCHAREST
BAU Design Forum
Lecturer and essay, III Jornadas Interdisciplinarias sobre diseño y comunicación
2017–BCN
Domaine de Boisbuchet
Participant, Designing Einstein’s Dreams, a workshop led by Dunne & Raby
2017–LESSAC
Semana del Gobierno Digital
Lecturer, Creando el post perfecto
2017–BOGOTÁ
Complot Escuela de Creativos
Professor, Art Direction in Branded Content
2016,2017,2018–BCN
UAO
Seminar Lecturer, Instituto de Humanidades Ángel Ayala - La inmigración, una generatividad más allá de nuestros imaginarios: el caso Top Manta
2018–BCN
Promperú
PlayGround Lecture
2018–LIMA
Medialab Prado
Participant, Cóctell: narrativas de la participación
2016–MADRID
Brother
Portfolio review
2016,2017,2018–BCN
ICAD
Award, Bronze Integrated & Earned - Earned Media Campaign
2015–DUBLIN
Social House
Graphic Designer
2015–DUBLIN
District Magazine
Photographer
2015–DUBLIN
Wallplay
Solo show, Cheap Models x Untame
2014–NYC
Wallplay
2014–NYC
Rox Gallery
Group show, Polish (My Banana)
2013–NYC
Cutlog
Group show, Separation Anxiety II: Relapse
2014–NYC
Legs Media (at Milk Studios)
Production Assistant
2013–NYC
V Group
Art Direction Assistant
2012–NYC
Havas Media (Archiball Ingall Stretton)
Art Director
2011–BCN
Minnim
Designer and copywriter
2009,2011–BCN
