Maritsa Kissamitaki lives and works in the Barcelona region. Her light-based sculptures explore presence, perception, and the emotional language of form.
At the heart of her practice lies the spiral—not merely as a visual motif, but as a symbol of transformation, infinity, and quiet continuity found in nature and the cosmos.
Drawn from an early fascination with architectural scrollwork and ancient design motifs, Maritsa has developed a personal vocabulary of biomorphic forms—fluid, intuitive structures that resist categorization. Her sculptures suggest presence and personality without relying on familiar features like eyes or limbs. Instead, they invite viewers into open-ended, contemplative encounters—asking to be felt rather than explained.
Her creative process is slow and responsive. Rather than beginning with fixed concepts, she works intuitively with material and gesture, allowing each form to reveal its own identity and presence over time.
Light plays a central role—not as external illumination but as an inner, animating force. The soft glow of each sculpture transforms the space it occupies, creating an atmosphere of stillness and quiet focus. Her installations offer a meditative environment—inviting pause, breath, and presence. The light is not decorative; it’s the emotional and sensory core of the work.
Emerging from a background in digital design, Maritsa’s return to physical, hand-built forms reflects an intentional move toward tactility, embodiment, and human scale.
Her practice speaks to both the personal and the universal: to the inner transformations we experience and to the larger, often unseen rhythms that shape our lives. Engaging viewers on a sensory and emotional level, her work opens space for reflection, connection, and moments of quiet spiritual resonance in an increasingly fast-paced world.
Maritsa’s creative process is a dialogue between material, tension, and light.
Each sculpture begins with a hand-shaped frame of natural reed—soaked, bent, and pushed near its breaking point to achieve the tight coiling that defines the heart of her forms. This delicate tension between control and release shapes the work from the inside out.
The reed structures are layered with fine-grade paper and adhesive, creating a shell that diffuses and amplifies the sculpture’s internal glow.
Material elements are sourced locally: branches collected from the forests around Barcelona add grounding, organic lines to select pieces. Others are designed to be suspended, creating the impression of weightlessness and floating presence. For floor-based works, Maritsa often uses hand-cast cement bases, introducing an earthy counterweight that anchors the form.
Each piece integrates a replaceable LED system, designed by the artist to ensure both longevity and adaptability.
Throughout, Maritsa’s approach remains intuitive and hands-on—allowing each sculpture to emerge as a responsive, living form shaped by both human intention and material resistance.