Reaching for the sun

What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
I have been developing a photographic series that seeks to freely reinterpret scenes from literary or audiovisual works through the medium of still images. The project explores cinematic atmospheres and the visual construction of images that can narrate on their own, allowing each viewer to imagine a different storyline.

Additionally, I had the opportunity to exhibit a pair of photographs at the Casa de las Humanidades of UNAM as part of a series I have been developing since 2024, titled Umbra. This series seeks to portray places —natural landscapes, interiors, or urban scenes— as well as everyday moments, details, and objects that convey calm, fullness, and a sense of “zen mode”.

What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
As I transitioned from other media toward photography as the central axis of my practice, I learned to follow my instincts more closely and to listen carefully to the signals of my own body and mind. It was also a process of unlearning: letting go of certain external expectations and trusting more in my personal way of creating and observing.

What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
Being present.

Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
My work on atmosphere design was strongly inspired by the neo noir genre in cinema and how it shapes its environment through light, architecture, and world-building. From the literary realm, The name of the rose by Umberto Eco has been a story that makes me reflect and reimagine narratives visually. And on the visual and sonic side, Japanese animation from the 1990s and early 2000s is part of my visual background and continues to shape my photography.

What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
In rethinking my goals and objectives, I have encountered a great deal of uncertainty, and one of the greatest challenges has been trusting that I am on the right path, even without being able to see the destination.

What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?
Probably Cancinos pizzeria in Mexico City, and a classic margherita pizza never fails.

If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
It would be called Reaching for the sun, and the soundtrack would be by Joe Hisaishi.

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.
My professor Leo Eguiluz, thanks to whom I developed an appreciation for black and white and for seeing analog photography as another medium for translating ideas into tangible images.

Additionally, Khristio‘s work in the editorial field inspires me for its working process, in which all elements converge coherently into a solid visual narrative.