Luz María Sánchez

Luz María Sánchez is a transdisciplinary artist, writer, and scholar whose work intersects sound, moving images, generative systems, and AI-driven technologies. Deeply rooted in decolonial thought, her practice interrogates power, technology, and agency through themes of surveillance, dystopian landscapes, and systemic violence. She critically examines language as a techno-scientific system, addressing pressing issues such as crimes against humanity in Mexico, environmental collapse, and the politics of affect.

Sánchez’s work has been widely exhibited across Europe and the Americas. In 2024, she presented a mid-career retrospective at Galeria Miejska Arsenał, Poznań, curated by Ryszard W. Kluszczyński, with an accompanying publication set for release in 2025. Recently she has had solo exhibitions at TEKS.studio, Trondheim and MUAC, Mexico City, and participated in group exhibitions at Bienal Sur, Vincent Price Art Museum, Ars Electronica, Laboratorio Arte Alameda, and ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe.

Sánchez holds a PhD in Art from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and has taught extensively in Spain, Norway, and Mexico. Her research and publications critically examine Samuel Beckett’s sonic experiments, as well as wider inquiries into acoustic ecologies, translating sonic ambiances, affect and sound, and feral auralities. She has been invited as a guest speaker and keynote at leading institutions and conferences, including the London Beckett Seminar, University of the Arts London, The 10th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science, and Technology, University Paul Valery in Montpellier, Freie Universität Berlin, and ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. She is the founder of REA-Mexico, a platform fostering discourse on acoustic ecology. In addition to her artistic and academic work, she has curated exhibitions and international conferences that critically engage with sound, media, and transdisciplinary artistic research.