Luzinterruptus Creates Kinetic Installation Honoring Madrid's Washerwomen at LuzMadrid Festival
At the LuzMadrid 2026 festival, the Madrid collective Luzinterruptus presented Hanging Landscapes, a dynamic sensory installation in a plaza. This artwork consisted of nearly one hundred illuminated white sheets arranged on modular Layher scaffolding, creating a visually shifting landscape influenced by the wind. It paid tribute to the washerwomen of the Manzanares River, evoking their sensory experience through light, sound, and scent. Over a span of three days, the installation attracted more than 15,000 visitors, transforming the plaza into a vibrant nocturnal spectacle. The piece underscored the delicacy of memory and reestablished a visual representation of Madrid’s riverside identity, leaving behind a sense of presence rather than a mere finished product.
Key facts
- Luzinterruptus created Hanging Landscapes for LuzMadrid 2026
- The installation used nearly 100 backlit white sheets on industrial scaffolding
- It honored the historic washerwomen of Madrid's Manzanares River
- Wind dictated the rhythmic movement of the fabric
- The piece was a sensory recreation of laundry work environments
- Over 15,000 people interacted with the installation over three days
- The work included intentional fragrance to trigger nostalgic connections
- Technical simplicity using Layher scaffolding kept focus on material interplay
Entities
Artists
- Luzinterruptus
Institutions
- LuzMadrid
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Manzanares River
- Cáceres