Colombian photographer based in London, working at the intersection of art and politics. Particularly interested in Black & White analogue photography, darkroom printing, movement, material cultures and photography as a participatory research tool to understand contemporary life.
I’m a founding member of Ceci N’est Pas, a photography collective that explores London’s boroughs through urban photowalks. My urban landscape images invite viewers to use their imagination and build stories in which the material objects around us come alive.
Currently developing a project exploring themes of identity, history and belonging through documenting my return to Colombia after more than a decade living abroad.
Education
Commercial Photography Training Programme
The Photography Foundation
London - 2026
BSc Politics, Philosophy, Economics
SOAS University of London
London - 2025
Darkroom Printing and Studio Lighting Course
Four Corners
London - 2025
vaalen.rioosc
valen.riosc@gmail.com
Shows
(upcoming) No Fixed Form
Fujifilm House of Photography
London - 2026
Desire Paths
South London Gallery
London - 2026
Ceci N’est Pas Hackney
Filet Gallery
London - 2025
Cameraworks
Four Corners
London - 2025
Contemporary Responses to Enzo Mari
Design Museum,
London - 2024
Features
Ceci N’est Pas Media,
2025 - 2026
Little White Lies
Online
2026