Jou Serra is a lighting designer and visual artist based in Barcelona, working with light and space in performing arts, installations, and architecture. He is interested in research and the creation of spaces for reflection where light is at the center of visual, artistic, social, and philosophical exploration. He holds a master's degree in architectural lighting and also trained as a stage lighting technician in Granada. Serra is a graduate of the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) in contemporary dance and composition. He has furthered his artistic installation training with Irma Marco, and has taken lighting design courses with Ana Rovira, Thomas Bourreaus, and Valentín Álvarez. At the Massana School, he participated in the course "Art and Feminism" by Maria Llopis, as well as other training related to gender and anthropology at the CCCB. Serra co-directs the company Animal Religion, where he explores the synergies between body, light, and sound.