Laura Sub1
computational artist, non-object designer, and Internet collector, explores the intersection of 3D printing, virtual objects, and the omnipresent influence of the Internet on our lives. Embodying the ethos of the Digital Diogenes, her research addresses societal trends towards accumulation, over-saturation, and the obsolescence of objects. Through advocating for hacking, repairing, and collecting, she fosters a culture of appreciation, sustainability, and care. Laura navigates the liminal spaces between virtual and physical realms, investigating the potential of the performative archive as a political and poetic agent. Remixing 3D printing, virtual objects, and digital tools, she aims to construct a dynamic, chaotic collection of digital files, concepts, materials and artefacts; inviting engagement with the imperfect nature of our digital existence; nurturing a culture of appreciation, sustainability, care, and sensitive inter-connectivity.

In a reality where technology inhabits nearly every aspect of life, Laura positions herself as an explorer of the in-between, probing the consequences of a life mediated by screens. She questions our reliance on Artificial Intuition for decision-making, pondering whether we truly understand our desires anymore.

By framing archiving as a performative endeavour, her project confronts notions of order and stability. Utilising 3D software, she observes a transformative shift in material culture, introducing new methods for documenting cultural heritage and reshaping our understanding of matter, entities, identities, history, and politics. In her digital archiving process, Laura constructs a collection of data downloaded from the Internet, accumulating 2D representations of everyday artefacts. This practice, driven by the digital realm's effortless capacity to save and erase, raises critical questions about the problematic nature of the Cloud, its materiality, and its ecological impact, urging a reevaluation of our digital footprint in a hyper-connected landscape.

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higher education
2024-Ongoing PhD Candidate at Bau University Barcelona
2018-2019 Graduate Diploma on Contemporary Art
2017-2018 MA Computational Arts at Goldsmiths University of London
2013-2017 BA Visual Design at Bau University Barcelona

work
2024-Ongoing Lecturer at Bau University and Elisava, Barcelona
2024-Ongoing Freelance Digital creative and Visual Designer
2019-2023 Digo.digital: creative team working on CGI (director full time)
2019-2020 The Face Motion Designer (freelance)
2019 Assistant director at DIGI GXL
2013-2017 Freelance Retoucher

exhibitions
2024 “Gold Computing Staff Pop-Up Exhibition” at Hatcham Building Goldsmiths, London
2024 “Con Placer” for Meritxell de Soto at Sonar Festival
2024 “Baby no more” screens design and visual at TNC, Barcelona
2023 “44cm” at Nave 6, Barcelona
2022 Dome Visuals for Mira Festival, Barcelona
2022 “Chair” at SVD Gallery, Barcelona
2021 “Press Home to Unlock” at IDEAL, Barcelona
2021 “L’Home Industrial” for MMMAD at Roca Gallery , Madrid
2020 “Going Away TV - The Wrong Biennale” at Arebyte Gallery, London
2019 “Internet Moon Gallery” Online
2019 “This is Real Love” visuals at Sala Beckett, Barcelona
2019 “Show me your Data” 310 New Cross Road, London
2019 Loop Festival at TKM Gallery Barcelona
2019 “Deep Fake” for Mira Festival, Barcelona
2018 “Echosystems” at Hatcham Building Goldsmiths, London
2017 BA Degree Show at Palo Alto, Barcelona

Lectures & Talks
2024 “Surfing the web: Remixing Rubbish” at Cultural Rizoma, Girona
2024 Goldsmiths residency official talk presentation
2023 Nuevas Mitologías “Sobre Magia y Tecnología” 

2023 LCI MA Art Direction, workshop

2023 Laboratori de creació, Eina Barcelona
2023 LCI, Art direction and Visual research workshop

2021 IDEP MA Art Direction, References workshop

2022 HRTZ Festival at Bau, Barcelona

2020 “My Barrio” Online about @digo.digital

2020 LCC BA Art Direction, workshop, London

Scholarships & Volunteer
2024 Programa d’Investigació de Cultural Rizoma
2024 Goldsmiths Computational Arts Alumnae Residency

2023 “Creative manifesto for a critical AI future” at Arts Santa Mònica in Barcelona
2023 “Variable Thresholds”, with IN-Residence at ADI Museum in Milan

2023 “Circular City Challenge”, at Fab Lab Barcelona

2019 Volunteer Archive South London Gallery