What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
The images and visual productions I have made over the past year have focused on portraying violence through memory. They seek to depict, between landscapes and archives, a construction of identity shaped within a brutal environment.
What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
Throughout this short journey, several moments of self-discovery emerged. By analyzing and rethinking the images I was taking, I began to unlearn the ideologies and emotional burdens I had accumulated through my upbringing, and to see them as something that no longer belongs to me.
What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
Childhood, involuntary memory, inheritance, roots, violence.
Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
One of my strongest references has been Yael Martinez, a Mexican photographer and member of Magnum Photos. His work is a conceptual exploration of his surroundings.
On the other hand, the film Perfume of Violets resonates deeply with me, the beauty and danger of women’s daily lives.
What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
I have felt lost among different themes such as femininity, memory, and self-knowledge. At times, my creative blocks arise from my fear of exploring my memories more deeply and from allowing them to surface.
What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?
Vishudda. I highly recommend the milkshakes, the cappuccinos, and the Nutella crêpe with strawberry and kiwi.
If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
Monday, with a soundtrack by Silvana Estrada.
Recommend one or more artists you follow who inspire you, and tell us what you like most about their work or their way of working.
Justine Kurland, an American photographer. Her work speaks about patriarchal freedom and the beauty found in chaos.
I was born on April 27, 2003. From a very young age, I have always felt drawn to the arts. I discovered photography and cinema as forms of expression and, later on, as a vessel for my memories. I believe my mother realized early on that my life and art would follow the same path.