Biography

Victor Guerin (b. 1993) explores how human interventions shape the evolution of nature, and specifically seeks to promote a harmonious relationship between human technologies and natural ecosystems - which are otherwise often seen as opposing forces.

Guerin’s career as an engineer provided him with a strong background in materiality. It drives his meticulous approach and commitment to sustainability in the production of pieces often situated at the intersection of sculpture and applied art. Imprinted with principles of gravity, load, and counterbalance, these works offer both resilience and fragility, reflecting the cyclical nature of use and reuse, symbolising both deterioration and adaptation, akin to the ruderal plants thriving in anthropised landscapes. He selects materials such as recycled bronze, aluminium, glass, ceramic, and botanical elements. Guerin employs industrial fabrication, bioplastic cultivation, digital-assisted manufacturing, and traditional lost-wax casting.

In 2024, Guerin presented the installation Echoes of Extraction, examining material life cycles and environmental impact, and the Ephemeral Structures series made of computer-aided coil-built ceramics. A graduate of the Royal College of Art (MA Sculpture, 2024), Guerin has exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, Dalkeith Palace, and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, among others. His work is held in public collections in China and private collections across the UK, Canada, and France.