Victoria Thomen

Dystopian futures and contemporary memories

Dystopian futures and contemporary memories
A multidisciplinary body of work using video and photography explores social crises, ecology, and cultural identity, creating a dialogue between the environment, society, and contemporary human condition
Wednesday 27 Nov 2024
Orario
19:00
Kou Gallery
Via della Barchetta, 13 - 00186 Roma
Artists
Victoria Thomen
Victoria Thomen

Victoria Thomen is a visual artist with a multidisciplinary approach, primarily recognized in video art and photography. Her work explores the relationship between humanity, the environment, and social systems, inviting viewers to reflect on contemporary crises and their historical implications through a combination of photographic and cinematic images and designed sounds.

Among her most significant projects is Oceanic Echoes (2024), a video art piece exploring the migration crisis through the metaphor of the ocean as a space of hope and death, connecting memories of the past with present struggles. In Forare Ferida (2023), Thomen addresses the effects of uncontrolled urbanization and the conflicting relationship between nature and city expansion.

La Era Plasteozoica (2015-2019) is another key work, reflecting on a dystopian future marked by pollution and genetic alteration of species due to plastic, where nature and animals adapt to a devastated world. In Tubi or Not Tubi (2021-2023), Thomen examines the social and cultural connotations of the Tubi, a popular hairstyle in the Dominican Republic that reflects identity conflicts related to beauty and social acceptance.

Globus Viridis (2022) is another important work, in which the artist reflects on social indifference through the image of a ball floating on a street in Madrid, symbolizing society’s disconnection from the strange and unexpected. In HABERE and SAPERE (2015), Thomen reflects on material values and knowledge, questioning how materialism and consumption influence human essence and disconnect from the spiritual.

Through these and other projects, Victoria Thomen has built a body of work that uses photography, video, and digital manipulation to generate a profound dialogue about the human condition, ecology, and the need for awareness of environmental preservation and social transformation. Exploring Thomen’s projects is like taking a journey, not only into her imagination but also into the world we live in.