Chino Moya

Chino Moya, raised in Madrid and based in London, is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes such as the collapse of utopias, loneliness, techno-spirituality, and the decline of traditional masculinity, all infused with a dark, surreal, and absurd humor. His practice ranges from film to video installation and photography, and has been presented at institutions such as LACMA in Los Angeles, the Museum Stadt Sindelfingen in Germany, the Colección Solo in Madrid, and the MMMAD festival. In 2025, he opened his solo exhibition Meta-Mythical Optimisation at the Seventeen Gallery in London. He has also participated in the Voltaje fair in Bogotá, the After Human exhibition in Slovakia, and the DongGang International Photo Festival in South Korea. In parallel to his artistic career, Moya made his feature film directorial debut with Undergods (2021), produced by the British Film Institute and Black Dog Films (Ridley Scott), released in theaters in the UK and US, and highlighted by media outlets such as The Guardian, The New York Times, and the BBC. His previous short films have won awards and been screened internationally.

In this new series of videos, Chino Moya explores the fusion between nature and technology through portraits of cybernetic-looking creatures composed of synthetic matter, plants, and animal tissue. Set in hyperrealistic natural environments, these works reflect on the fragility of hybrid ecosystems and the urgent need to rethink the boundaries between the organic and the artificial.

Inspired by Bruno Latour's quasi-objects, entities that blur the boundary between nature and artificiality, and by N. Katherine Hayles' proposals for a symbiotic future between humans, non-human life forms, and technical systems, the series speculates on a future of hybrid and shared consciousness. Here, artificial intelligence transcends the uncanny valley, giving rise to sentient beings that generate human empathy and open the door to deeper forms of emotional and spiritual integration between the digital and physical worlds.

"Hybridatas"

2025