THEO TRIANTAFYLLIDIS | Drift Lattice _GR

This edition of L.E.V. Matadero features the work of Greek artist Theo Triantafyllidis, who presents Drift Lattice, an immersive simulation of a marine ecosystem where aquatic life coexists with synthetic waste in a constantly evolving digital environment. Diego Navarro has created the music for this project. This installation, to be shown at Cineteca Matadero’s Sala Plató, responds in real-time to global climatic and ecological data, becoming a speculative barometer of the human impact on oceanic health. In this underwater landscape, species such as crabs, fish, and diving birds move among algae, nets, and plastics, while autonomous drones try to restore the ecological balance. The installation contributes to the research on simulated ecosystems. It proposes an approach to the boundaries between natural and artificial environments, as well as the urgent need for collaboration among human, synthetic, and natural intelligences in the face of the climate crisis.

Theo Triantafyllidis is an artist who creates virtual spaces and interfaces that enable the human body to inhabit them. He establishes vast worlds and complex systems in which the virtual and the physical merge in a strange, absurd, and poetic way. In his work, he generates uncomfortable interactions and an unstable materiality to commission other realities. He has exhibited his work in museums such as the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and the NRW Forum in Düsseldorf (Germany) and in galleries such as Meredith Rosen Gallery, The Breeder, Eduardo Secci, and Transfer. He was part of Sundance New Frontier 2020, the Hyper Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale, and the 2018 Athens Biennale: ANTI-. Theo Triantafyllidis resides in Los Angeles.