Selected works

Installation view of the exhibition; this photo shows an element of it.

Minimal Hospital (left)
Illumination (right)
Inkjet on 310g paper mounted on aluminium, 86 cm × 160 cm
2026

Systematic ruins of history 1-5 (below)
Sculpture in 5 parts
Bricks, concrete, mortar paper, oil, 23 cm x 50 cm
2026

Installation view at Odense Central Library (Odense Hovedbibliotek), Denmark, shown during the exhibition 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒.

𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 is an exhibition in two parts. The first part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈, takes place at Odense Central Library.
The second part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐈, takes place at DOKK1 in October 2026.

Installation view of the exhibition; this photo shows an element of it.

Minimal Hospital (left)
Illumination (right)
Inkjet on 310g paper mounted on aluminium, 86 cm × 160 cm
2026

Systematic ruins of history 1-5 (below)
Sculpture in 5 parts
Bricks, concrete, mortar paper, oil, 23 cm x 50 cm
2026

Installation view at Odense Central Library (Odense Hovedbibliotek), Denmark, shown during the exhibition 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒.

𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 is an exhibition in two parts. The first part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈, takes place at Odense Central Library.
The second part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐈, takes place at DOKK1 in October 2026.

Installation view of the exhibition; this photo shows an element of it.

Minimal Hospital (left)
Illumination (right)
Inkjet on 310g paper mounted on aluminium, 86 cm × 160 cm
2026

Installation view at Odense Central Library (Odense Hovedbibliotek), Denmark, shown during the exhibition 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒.

𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 is an exhibition in two parts. The first part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈, takes place at Odense Central Library.
The second part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐈, takes place at DOKK1 in October 2026.

Systematic ruins of history 1-5 (detail)
Sculpture in 5 parts
Bricks, concrete, mortar paper, oil, 23 cm x 50 cm
2026

Installation view at Odense Central Library (Odense Hovedbibliotek), Denmark, shown during the exhibition 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒.

𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 is an exhibition in two parts. The first part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈, takes place at Odense Central Library.
The second part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐈, takes place at DOKK1 in October 2026.

Displayed on the library's widescreen is a video work; this photo shows an element of it.

Immediacy, or the end of physicality
Video, 1 min, 4K, 243 cm x 137 cm
2026

Installation view at Odense Central Library (Odense Hovedbibliotek), Denmark, shown during the exhibition 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒.

𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 is an exhibition in two parts. The first part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈, takes place at Odense Central Library.
The second part, 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 & 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐈, takes place at DOKK1 in October 2026.

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The Man Without Qualities

2024
Installation view at Shoreditch Arts Club, solo exhibition, London

 

The Man Without Qualities, uses Robert Musil’s unfinished novel of the same name as a vehicle for exploring contemporary sensibilities. The incomplete nature of Musil’s work was central for the creation of this piece, using the fragmented and the ruinous as the aesthetic and creative premise. It counts a total seven characters, all variations over the one protagonist, Ulrich, of the novel. Through allegories and allusions, the work explores the current condition of human culture, the instabilities of individual and collective identities, as well as the totalization of ideological space.

It was presented as a video installation and performance piece at Shoreditch Arts Club, London, in the spring of 2024.

The Man Without Qualities

2024
Installation view at Shoreditch Arts Club, solo exhibition, London

Victor Chakravarty selected works

The Man Without Qualities

2024
Still from The Man Without Qualities Video triptych, 24:53 min. 4K, 2023

The Man Without Qualities

2024
Still from The Man Without Qualities Video triptych, 24:53 min. 4K, 2023

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The Man Without Qualities

2024
Installation view at Shoreditch Arts Club, solo exhibition, London
Performance documented by Pete Spanjer

Temps mort – à la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 / Time out - in memory of the victims of Covid-19

2022/2023 Installation view at Goldsmiths, University of London 2023
Temps mort / á la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 - Time out, in memory of the victims of Covid-19

This work consists of a transcription of the names of victims who died from Covid-19 who had

given consent for their names to be published. In total, there are over 80,000 names. 

It took me over 3,500 hours to complete this work, amounting to over 18 hours of work every day for an entire year between 2022-2023.

Link to extract of the video documentation: https://youtu.be/r7_v7BXUdls

Link to the entire documentation: https://youtu.be/eUBakHRu3t4

7 panels 180x90 cm

Typewritten on Japanese woshi long fibred koshi and gongi paper 2022-2023 
Video documentation: 10 min.

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Temps mort – à la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 / Time out - in memory of the victims of Covid-19

2022/2023 Installation view at Goldsmiths, University of London
Temps mort / á la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 - Time out, in memory of the victims of Covid-19

victor chakravarty selected works

Temps mort – à la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 / Time out - in memory of the victims of Covid-19

2022/2023 Installation view at Goldsmiths, University of London
Temps mort / á la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 - Time out, in memory of the victims of Covid-19

victor chakravarty selected works

Temps mort – à la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 / Time out - in memory of the victims of Covid-19

2022/2023 Installation view at Goldsmiths, University of London
Temps mort / á la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 - Time out, in memory of the victims of Covid-19

victor chakravarty selected works

Temps mort – à la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 / Time out - in memory of the victims of Covid-19

2022/2023 Installation view at Goldsmiths, University of London
Temps mort / á la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 - Time out, in memory of the victims of Covid-19

victor chakravarty selected works

Temps mort – à la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 / Time out - in memory of the victims of Covid-19

2022/2023 Installation view at Goldsmiths, University of London
Temps mort / á la mémoire des victimes du Covid-19 - Time out, in memory of the victims of Covid-19

Poster Victor Chakravarty Moving Center Literary Festival Amsterdam

The Unknown Photographer, Learning from the archive was presented as a performative lecture at the Moving Center Literary Festival in Amsterdam 2024. Drawing from the writings by feminist geographer Gillian Rose, philosopher Peter Osborne, scholar Maria Ludovica Santini and Professor James E. Young’s writings on after-images in Contemporary Art, I produced a video work that responded critically to the visual ideology in the archive with which I was working. I bought the archive in a thrift store in Berlin 2022, no biographical details were given in it. It displayed an obsession with landscapes and power.

Along with the video work juxtaposing the archival material and my response to it, I wrote a lecture criticizing and contextualizing the unknown photographer’s obsession with power and beauty.

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