The art of looking back

What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
I've been working on a couple of series at the moment, but what has impacted my work the most lately has been improving my archival process.

What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
Scanning, cutting and labeling my negatives accurately acts as a bookend and sets me up for the next roll. The process resets me in a way I didn't expect, maybe it's the clarity that comes from looking around and taking stock of where you're at. Like reaching a high point at a trail and looking back.

What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
I don't have a good way to articulate it yet but I'm guessing it's a sort of fascination with memory, I'm not a collector, so the hoarding or accumulative aspect of archiving your work doesn't interest me. The idea of film as these little 24x36mm journal entries does.

Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
Recently I watched Peter Greenaway's Drowning by Numbers for the first time and It made me want to compose images like those in the film.

What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
Nothing too dramatic, just scheduling issues. I feel lucky to be able to do this at all.

What's your favourite restaurant and why do you like going there?
Currently it's Homare, in Mexico City, get whatever they recommend that night.

If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
Dog Being Shown a Card Trick (2026), soundtrack by Kendra Smith.

Which studios, laboratories, or workshops have you collaborated with recently or would you like to collaborate with in the future?
I haven't done any collaborations lately apart from this, but I'm not opposed to them. Sometimes I enjoy wandering around a city with my camera a little too much.

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.
Let's do three. First, Magali Reus, a visual artist from the Netherlands. As someone with a background in manufacturing and objects, her work fascinates me. Second, Txema Salvans, a photographer from Barcelona who has an incredible eye for proportion and rhythm. And lastly, since he passed this year I've been revisiting Béla Tarr'sfilms, no explanation needed there.