Victoria Sciulli

Copy Paste is a contemplative piece that expresses one’s desire to break free of everyday life during the pandemic. Victoria Sciulli’s work reminds us of how life has evolved into living in a passive state, where every day repeats itself. She depicts this narrative by combining a series of close-up shots of habitual moments, common in our everyday lives. Extreme emotions that are often associated with being alive have been stripped down. Viewers are left with feeling empty, yet self-reflective about their lives. Throughout the film Sciulli plays with colour and opacity as a way to symbolize inner emotional change. She pairs visuals with shifting sounds and audio levels to create tension, attempting to “cleanse” herself of this routine state. Through descending beneath a tainted liquid of thoughts she finds an alternative reality of dreams to exist in. It is in this new realm that Sciulli develops a clearer vision of a new reality that is better than the one she currently lives in. Every second of every minute, of every day, of every week, of every year, how are we supposed to find meaning in life when it is all the same?

Victoria Sciulli is a Toronto-based artist currently in her fourth year of the joint Art & Art History program at the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. She is currently a photography and sculpture assistant through the Work Study program at Sheridan College, and was  co-curator of the third year students’ exhibition The Middle Child 2020. Working primarily in photography, video, and sculpture, Sciulli’s practice reflects on the constraints and stresses of daily life. Through utilizing images of water, dreams, and empty spaces, Sciulli portrays heavenly realms that act as avenues of escape from the hardships of reality.