María Berrío's apocalyptic landscapes at Victoria Miro Venice

Colombian artist María Berrío (born 1982) presents a new cycle of works in the exhibition 'The Land of the Sun' at Victoria Miro gallery in Venice. The large-format pieces feature women and children as central subjects, exploring contemporary anxieties through desolate landscapes, deafening silences, and unsettling solitude. Berrío uses Japanese paper collage to create geometric forms that render light, shadow, and volume, visually communicating a fragmented reality. The works depict a young woman lost in apocalyptic vistas, suggesting an asphyxiating loneliness. The artist addresses environmental and political issues, with the painted human figure enduring as the sole element on the canvas, facing a journey toward human extinction. The exhibition runs at Victoria Miro Venice.