I'm Mateo Lopez, a multidisciplinary visual artist and photographer based in Rhode Island, USA, working under the alias NOCTURNAL.

For over a decade, my creative practice has explored the intersection of photography, motion graphics, digital manipulation, graphic design, and conceptual storytelling.

NEO-NOIR [2020] - A visual study of synthwave aesthetics, 1980s pop culture, and the nostalgia of an imagined future.

EASTFIELD [2020] - An exploration of commercial decline and the disappearance of third spaces.

EVOLVE [2022] - A documentation of artistic ego death, exploring the dismantling of my creative identity and its reconstruction through a mixed-media approach.

My ongoing MONOLITH series explores human insignificance, alienation, and the overwhelming scale of man-made structures in relation to the observer.

Driven by an interest in challenging the boundaries of traditional photography, NOCTURNAL represents the culmination of my pursuit of multidisciplinary, concept-driven creative work.