What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
More than a project, it's been a visual diary exercise in which I aim to document unique snippets of my life. The most recent revolves around bouldering or rock climbing. I traveled to Squamish, BC to learn more about this sport, which I've been getting into for over a year, and to capture it on camera.
What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
In analog photography—like in the rock—what we commonly call "mistake" is actually part of its essence. I can't control everything, and this sport and the camera remind me of that: savoring the result of embracing the unknown. In part, it's about learning to unlearn.
What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
I thought the mountain was born before me and will still stand the day I'm gone. For these moments, I was part of its infinite history, and it of my finite existence. The photos remain too.
Adrenaline, stillness, gratitude, smallness, immensity.
Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
On this trip, this book made me company: Tokio Blues (Norwegian Wood) by Haruki Murakami, a book that speaks of life and death. It stirred many feelings in me: nostalgia, loss, healing, and the leap from youth to adulthood in the blink of an eye. This reading reinforced my awareness of the present moment, my gratitude for being alive, and my ability to admire my surroundings, from its landscapes to its people.
What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
It's something I know but often lose sight of; I become careless in the pursuit of human perfection and forget how much the perfection of nature amazes me. Returning to it always inspires and fulfills me.
What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?
I have two recommendations.
Asamblea café: Latte de Palo Santo
Yama-to: Shoyu Ramen and gyozas
If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
I'm going to copy Murakami and give it the title of a song: Impossible Things. The soundtrack would be something between Caifanes and Clairo.
Recommend us an artist you follow who inspires you, and tell us what you like most about their work or their way of working.
I'm fascinated by the photographic work of Kin Coedel, I like the works in which he portrays animate and inanimate things separately as protagonists and then unites them, achieving beautiful compositions and plays of color.
Designer and visual strategist, she combines aesthetic sensitivity, strategic thinking and a multidisciplinary perspective to bring projects in diverse fields to life.