THÉO DE GUELTZL

Théo de Gueltzl, born in 1993, is a French artist practicing photography, drawing and sculpture, and whose work explores the different links between the body and space. He lives and works between Arles and Paris.

After obtaining a BA-Fine Art, specializing in Sculpture at the Central Saint Martins School in London in 2014, he traveled for three years on the American continent. Starting from Los Angeles in California, he crossed Mexico and Central America, finally settling in Bogota, where he founded a community artist studio in La Calera (a northern suburb of the city located at an altitude of 3,000 meters) from March 2016 to April 2018.

This experience made him aware of the many issues facing Colombia, and in particular the threats to indigenous communities and their forced internal displacement within the country. He then conducted in-depth research on the diversity of their lifestyles, their connections to the environment, the challenges encountered and their ability to adapt to change. Since then, he has been carrying out long-term hybrid photographic and cinematographic work, which poetically documents the phenomena of syncretism and acculturation of the native peoples of this region of the world.

Sculptural forms in the natural world are an infinite source of inspiration in Théo de Gueltzl’s practice. His imagery is embodied in a dreamlike aesthetic of portraiture and landscape, while his empathetic and collaborative approach with his subjects celebrates cultural diversity. Since 2020, he has been developing personal and commissioned photographic work in the world of fashion. His series are regularly published in the specialist press (M Le magazine du Monde, AnOther, Atmos, Vogue, etc.).