I'm Maria — an artist at heart with a versatile background across the creative and production landscape. I work in theatre production, immersive spaces, festival production, and live experience — environments where creativity, structure, and collaboration intersect.
I have completed a BTEC in Technical Theatre in Dublin while working as a house lighting tech at one of the country's renowned venues. My toolkit spans QLab, ETC, ProTools, TouchDesigner, MadMapper, and Hydra — with Resolume, GrandMA, and Avolites in development — and I'm building fluency in the tools that bridge technical operation and creative authorship. Before theatre, I worked across graphic design, visual merchandising, interior design, event coordination, and brand activation — a winding path that gave me an instinct for space, audience, and atmosphere that I carry into everything I make.
My inspiration comes from light and space — from artists like Olafur Eliasson and Es Devlin, and from immersive environments like teamLab, Frameless, Meow Wolf, and Punchdrunk. I'm drawn to the intersection of art and emerging technology — AI collaboration, new interfaces, and the creative possibilities opening up between disciplines.
I'm relocating to Berlin this August. Meeting the Abyss, my first original immersive work, is in development — alongside wider plans for colour-led immersive spaces and interdisciplinary projects still taking shape.
I speak three languages fluently and understand two more. I hold a BA (Hons) in Marketing and Event Planning, a BTEC in Technical Theatre, a TEFL certificate, and a Project Management certificate. I'm certified in manual handling, fire safety, and MEWP, and I hold a full Irish driving licence and Irish citizenship — not a qualification per se, but a badge I wear with pride.
Open to work in immersive spaces, technical theatre, production, events, festivals — or anywhere that requires a keen eye, a steady hand, and a bit of colour.