Lorena Torres Barranquilla, Colombia, b. 1991

Biography

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.

Works
  • Lorena Torres, Que solo nos quede esto (only this is left for us), 2023
    Que solo nos quede esto (only this is left for us), 2023
  • Lorena Torres, Todas las cosas que me encuentro en el camino (All the things i meet along the way), 2023
    Todas las cosas que me encuentro en el camino (All the things i meet along the way), 2023
  • Lorena Torres, Dos hombres en Verano (Two men in summer), 2023
    Dos hombres en Verano (Two men in summer), 2023
  • Lorena Torres, Waiting for my love to find me, 2023
    Waiting for my love to find me, 2023
  • Lorena Torres, Perdida en el deseo (me había vestido para ti) / Lost in desire (I had dressed for you), 2023
    Perdida en el deseo (me había vestido para ti) / Lost in desire (I had dressed for you), 2023
  • Lorena Torres, Todo aquello que nos separa (All that separates us), 2023
    Todo aquello que nos separa (All that separates us), 2023
  • Lorena Torres, Te traje esta ramita con una flor de limón (I brought you this lemon flower), 2023
    Te traje esta ramita con una flor de limón (I brought you this lemon flower), 2023
  • Lorena Torres, The first time I tripped I could hear some lemons saying they loved me, 2023
    The first time I tripped I could hear some lemons saying they loved me, 2023
  • Lorena Torres, Emotionally unavailable, 2022
    Emotionally unavailable, 2022