Victor Guerin

Victor Guerin works across sculpture, painting, and installation. Growing up in a rural agricultural region of France and later experiencing urban life in Paris and London has deeply informed his exploration of nature within urban culture.

Guerin’s previous career as an engineer provided him with a strong background in materiality, which drives his meticulous approach and commitment to sustainability in the production of pieces often at the intersection of sculpture and applied art. Imprinted with principles of gravity, load, and counterbalance, these works offer resilience and fragility, reflecting the cyclical nature of use and reuse, symbolising both destruction and adaptation, akin to the ruderal plants thriving in anthropised lands.

Guerin selects materials such as bronze, aluminium, glass, botanical elements, repurposes found objects, and employs industrial fabrication, bioplastic cultivation, digital-assisted manufacturing, and traditional lost-wax casting. The combination of material and process is as important as the form itself, allowing the work to promote a harmonious relationship between human technologies and natural ecosystems, which are often seen as opposing forces.

This harmonious coexistence is both pragmatic and logical, driven by the belief that “in nature, nothing exists alone” (Rachel Carson). A significant aspect of his practice is thus the changing appearances of the works as viewers observe them from different angles. Through dynamic engagement, new perspectives and details are revealed, as Guerin probes the interconnectedness of life forms.