By A Long Chalk (2021) Chalk is a material with a long history of associations with art practice. Formed during the Cretacious period (Creta is the Latin for chalk) 145 million years ago at the end of the Jurassic era, it holds in its structure the fossilized homes of millions of empty shells of sea…

Here and There at WINDOW ROOM (Philadelphia)/ PARKHAUS 15 (Orlando,FL) 22nd May 2021- live streaming Ebb and Flow (2021) Split screen, inverted colours Video collage, audio  (6 mins, 49’’) Otherworldly walk into and out of the landscapes in duplicate, the Doppleganger out of synch, a glitch in the technological sublime landscape, that serves to create…

In this series of prints and print-objects, Deep Time, I have been further motivated to explore these constructed landscapes as a way of understanding that which stands still, yet still changes, often imperceptibly- restaging combinations of transfer prints and photo-etchings, as sculptural framed pieces, to create impossible relationships between distance and nearness- what is in…

Using photographs, digital prints, and photo etchings as well as screenprints, I have been making a series of image-objects that reflect on our relationship to the outdoors, and the mineral. Looking at images I took before lockdown, of vast outdoor spaces, and having time to look deeply into their make up both conceptually and materially…

On Exactitude in Science by Jorge Luis Borges (translated by Andrew Hurley) In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such Perfection that the map of a single Province occupied the entirety of a City, and the map of the Empire, the entirety of a Province. In time, those Unconscionable Maps no longer satisfied, and…

A year long project organised and curated by the International Association of Photography and Theory (IAPT), Cyprus- to explore the intersection between notions of archaeology, the archive, memory and memorial and contemporary photographic practice. A number of artists in dialogue with one another, addressing these issue in their practice were invited to participate in this…

A new series, ‘A True Date with a Palm Tree’ (2019) looks at the historical migration of the Date Palm tree and its colonial and anthropological significance in botanical, and archival photographs, while interrogating its place in landscapes of political uncertainty- in particular in the wake of increasingly closed migration policies. The project combines a…

________________________________A series of photo etchings, folded and turned into stand alone sculptural pieces- exploring the fragmentation and erosion of our coasts, and their significance as places where land and sea jostle for authority. These are places on the edges of maps, where maps would have begun, as early cartographers traces the shape of their coastline…

Salt prints and photoetchings of fragmented landscapes, are held together in open frames. These are then hand coloured, alluding to the history of early ‘colour’ photography, using cyan, magenta, black and yellow- the same separations used in printmaking processes today. Ground Resist (2019)   This series looks at the notion of the disappearing landscape, through…

___________________________________Another Land is an exhibition and events programme showcasing experimental visualisations of place in art and design research. Bringing together practitioners from across Kingston University, the Royal College of Art and University of the Arts London, contemporary works and events have been integrated into Kingston Museum, engaging with themes of past and present, real and…

______________________-Biennale de L’image tangible 17 November-8 December REVIEW of the show: http://www.lecorridordelart.com/2018/11/laure-tiberghien-et-victoria-ahrens-la-photographie-comme-image-tangible.html Alti/plano (2018-2019) Photographic transfers, screen prints and wooden painted stands, 170 cm x 150 cm (h) bit20.paris READ more about it in this article http://spaceinprogress.com/works/save-the-date-samedi-13-octobre-2018-17h-2/ Working with Julio Space in the 20th arrondisement in Paris, in a two person show for the Biennale…

Two person show in the circular gallery under the Observatory in Santander.  Encounters of print in space between Altea Grau Vidal and Victoria Ahrens, as part of Impact 10, University of Cantabria, UWE and local partners.

  Resistant Grounds (2019)- Collaborative printed book: Victoria Ahrens, Altea Grau, Victoria Arney, Jo Love, Sumi Perera (60 cm x 30 cm) including lithography, photo etching, relief and embossed print, etching and screen printed pages Designed and crafted by Victoria Ahrens and Altea Grau Tierras Aridas// Arid Lands Collective publication project Curator: Antonio Damian/ Antonio…

Catalogue, A New Vision of Printmaking (2018), written in English, Spanish and Chinese   Ice Ice baby (2018) Projected video, reversed ice crack (Perito Moreno)    

This piece, Allá, is a press transferred photographic print of a double exposure on Japanese paper that explores the nature of landscapes as an artificial construct. It forms part of Victoria’s continued research into the experience of place as a fictional and narrative encounter. Using historic and contemporary alternative photographic processes she looks to hand…

___________________________________________BURNING WITH PLEASURE #3 Artists’ Books Exhibition Exhibition Dates 1 – 16 September 2017 | Photofusion 8 – 30 September 2017 | Seen FifteenLaunch Party 8 September 2017 | 18:30 onwards | Seen Fifteen   From September 1-16, Photofusion will be co-hosting the third annual Burning With Pleasure. Curated by Archipelago, this is an exhibition…