I am thrilled to be part of METAMORPHOSIS, a group exhibition curated by Lily Waterton that will run from the 25th of May to the 29th of July at Saatchi Gallery. Here are some install shots of works from The Pigment Change series.
Some of the installation shots have been taken by Harry Sweeney.
I am very excited to share that I am taking part in the exhibition “Natures Vivantes Images et imaginaires des jardins d’Albert Kahn”, focusing on the museum’s collection but also including works from contemporary artists Lia Giraud, Baptiste Rabichon, Kristof Vranken, Terri Weiffenbach and me. It will run from the 30th of April to the end of the year, I can’t wait to see it!
I am delighted to be included in Sarabande’s 2024 International Women’s Day exhibition curated by Shirin Fathi. The exhibition includes works from Sarabande 2024 artists and alumni. For the occasion, I created a new artwork from my Family Album series depicting my best friend from childhood Leticia, who died in November 2023 as a victim of domestic violence. With this artwork, I wanted to celebrate the life of my friend and bring attention to violence against women as a quiet but omnipresent reality affecting 1 in 3 women in the world according to a 2018 analysis from the World Health Organization.
London Art FairPanel discussion 19th of January 4.30 to 5.30 pm.
I am very pleased to be part of Photomonitor’s panel discussion, Land Matters. Chaired by Christiane Monarchi, the conversation will focus on photographic practices developed alongside and with the land.
10th October 2023 - 4th of February 2024 I am very excited to be part of the exhibition Épreuves de la matière at the National Library of France together with artists Pierre Cordier, Marina Bério, Ellen Carey, Thomas Ruff, and Joan Fontcuberta, amongst others.
My practice and future projects have recently been featured in the Spanish newspaper ABC Cultural. You can read more (in Spanish) about my upcoming work on this link.
Diane Smyth has also published an article for Photoworks focusing on my experience living in Thamesmead and featuring two projects: About The Thamesmead Chapter and The Museum of Plant Art. Read the article here.
Fisheye Magazine has recently created a video where I explain my practice and some images from The Pigment Change series (in French with English subtitles). The video summarises an hour-long conversation with Valentin Socha.
The Pigment Change solo exhibition at Fisheye Gallery has now been extended to the 20th of Jan 2024. As part of the exhibition public programme Michel Poivert, Professor of History of Contemporary Art and Photography at the Sorbonne and Bastien Forato, Director of Fisheye Editions, will discuss the newly released book in a free talk at the Gallery.
This November 2023 Fisheye Editions launched the book The Pigment Change. Copies can be bought on this link.
As part of the book launch, Fisheye organised a day of signatures at Paris Photo and Fisheye magazine did a portfolio feature. The book was selected for a talk with The Eyes during Paris Photo.
During Paris Photo my work was equally featured in The Eyes Magazine Fracture and in Elles x Paris Photo book by Textuel.
The book launch was equally paired with a solo show at Fisheye Gallery that will stay open until the 6th of January.
This first exhibition of The Museum of Plant Art has been developed with the support of LIPME (Laboratoire des interactions plantes - microbes - environnement. INRAE/CNRS) as part of the Résidence 1+2 programme. This immersive exhibition recreates some of the elements of flower-pollinator interactions, to facilitate discussion amongst exhibition audiences of their/the pollinator experience as an artistic one. In this iteration, The Museum of Plant Art celebrates the complexity and beauty of plant colouration choices, using plant-based biodegradable iridescent materials donated by the University of Cambridge and commercial companies.
This first exhibition was paired with a first publication by Filigranes Editions and a day conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art Les Abattoirs in Toulouse.
Both the publication and the conference aimed to facilitate reflective debate and expand on the immersive exhibition experience with a series of contributions from leading philosophers, scientists, journalists, and art academics fostering debate on us, our understanding of art and our understanding of earth co-habitants.