Lorena Torres Barranquilla, Colombia, b. 1991

Lorena Torres (b. 1991, Barranquilla, Colombia) creates surreal narratives that touch upon a collective history imbued with magic. Drawing influence from family anecdotes, Torres fabricates scenarios that are as magnetic and as amusing. Flowers, fruits, and patterns encircle her figures romanticizing their reality. There is a sense of indulgence present as figures engage with one another and their surroundings blissfully unaware of the passing of time. Torres’s works ache with a call for simplicity, for a time long past in a town unknown. For instances where we are truly present and for time to notice moments so minute they easily go ignored. Engaged in a constant pull between reality and reverie, Torres’s works allow memories to give way to a dream-like reality and for time to slow to a pause.

Torres holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Her most recent solo exhibitions include Huxley-Parlour, London, 2024; Weinstein Hammons, Minnesota, 2024; Pablo’s Birthday, New York, 2023; and SGR Galeria, Bogotá, 2023. Torres recently completed a residency at Casa Santa Ana in Panama City. Torres lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia.