STATEMENT
Lucien Giorgis (2001, CH) is a visual artist who lives and works in London. His work examines the photographic medium, both in its materiality and in its critical and discursive potential. Through a process of displacement and transformation, the images he produces extend beyond themselves, opening up a field of reflection that gradually expands and assumes forms that exceed its strict frame. The themes he addresses most often stem from personal experiences, which he develops towards broader questions relating to social norms, identity constructions and the ways in which individuals are shaped by social expectations. He is particularly interested in mechanisms of control, projection and normalisation, as well as the tension between the visible and the concealed. These reflections open onto social and political concerns, questioning the ways in which norms shape bodies, behaviours, gestures and identities. Through staging, appropriation, simplification of forms and installation-based approaches, his work takes the form of spatial configurations in which the image moves beyond its representational function to become a space of tension. By displacing certain signs, images and narratives, he unsettles their meanings and turns the initial frontality of the works into an entry point for a more layered reading.
EDUCATION
➔ MA in Photography, 2026, RCA, London, UK
➔ Higher Diploma in Visual Communication, specialisation in Photography, 2025, CEPV, Vevey, CH
➔ VET Diploma in Photography, 2023, CEPV, Vevey, CH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
➔ What a Waste !, 2026, Bridge Space, London, UK
➔ Before Thought, the Body, 2025, Hockney Gallery, London, UK
➔ Sudden, unpredictable Actions, 2025, Espace Perrier, Renens, CH
➔ Fake Photo Fair, 2025, Standard Deluxe, Lausanne, CH
➔ Toute ressemblance serait fortuite, 2024, Biennale Images, Vevey, CH
➔ Soupçonne moi du meilleur, 2024, La mûre, Marseille, FR
➔ True Colors, 2023, CEPV, Vevey, CH
PUBLICATIONS
➔ Les apparences, 2025, Self-published, London, UK
➔ Hors-scène : Le théâtre des images, 2024, Group publication, CEPV, Vevey, CH
➔ No More Heroes : A Code of Practice for Collaboration in Photography, 2024, Group publication, Self-published, Vevey, CH
➔ Let the Wind Take Care of Everything, 2024, Group publication, Mörel Books, London, UK
AWARDS & GRANTS
➔ Grant, Fondation Hélène & Victor Barbour, 2026
➔ Shortlist, Festival d’Hyères, 2024
➔ Shortlist, Prix Photoforum, 2023
TALKS & EVENTS
➔ Guest Lecture, UCA Farnham, 2026, Farnham, UK
➔ Comme une rivière, qui n'a pas peur de devenir la mer, 2025, La grande fantaisie, Paris, FR