Theo Vasiloudes

Theo Vasiloudes is an American-Cypriot artist based in London. He completed his BFA in Film and TV Production at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and his MA in Contemporary Art Practice at the Royal College of Art in London.

His work revels in the contradictions of navigating intimacy in contemporary gay life. Using both archival histories and the ephemeral histories of personal experience, he examines how cruising (the queer practice of finding casual sex in public spaces) has shifted in the context of digital life and apps like Grindr and Scruff. Looking at the network of interactions facilitated by the semi-public space of such location-based hookup apps, he uses physical and digital processes to create pieces that lie somewhere between installation and performance – the virtual and the real. These pieces bridge the gap between the physical and digital realms that these apps straddle. In doing so, Theo asks how these location-based hookup apps shape queer intimacy and interrogate the role these apps play in structuring identity within the queer community in ways that are simultaneously empowering and alienating. 

Website: theovasiloudes.com

Instagram: @theo.vasiloudes

UKNA Projects:

Taking Place: Derby New Artist Collective #2