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What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?

Right now, I’m taking a break to learn and live a little more. I recently had my first photography exhibition, a show about a trip I took to Japan last year. It was an attempt to share my vision of the MA philosophy. Before this exhibition, I lived a very fast-paced life, lacking moments in which I simply sat and appreciated what surrounded me. On that trip, I wanted to take time to do the opposite, and fortunately, I was able to capture that in my photography. I think that allowing myself more time to choose slower processes, like analog photography and printing my work, has helped me appreciate that brief moment of silence before pressing the shutter. I feel this has greatly impacted my work.

Today, I’m trying to explore new things, such as ceramics, bouldering, and traveling as much as I can. I’m giving myself the permission and space to develop my vision by learning new things. I believe that to be a good photographer, it’s important to live; it’s not just about shooting all the time. Experiencing new things helps open yourself to new perspectives. Sometimes, in these moments, I feel the urge to shoot, to create, but without any rush, simply because life allows it.

What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?

I think I was able to develop my ability to enjoy what I’m experiencing and observing in the present, beyond obsessing over capturing the moment, and to let go. I believe that as audiovisual artists, it’s easy to fall into this mindset of clinging to moments. In my experience, I began to feel a certain guilt if I saw something and wasn’t able to capture it the way I wanted.

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

Time, silence, space, moment, light, shadow, memory and recollection.

I’m very excited about having the opportunity to develop a more sensitive and present perspective of the world around us. 

Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?

Every conversation where you realize that no matter where people come from, we all share that nostalgia for the passage of time, the fear of being forgotten, and the uncertainty of living the life we want. The album Sounds by Medasin has been a piece that inspired me over the past year. For some reason, I’ve been obsessed with photographing chairs wherever I go. The photography of Luis Garvan, Emily Soto, Nan Goldin, Alex Webb and Rinko Kawauchi.

What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?

Dealing with the desire to do everything while not having enough time, and learning to embrace calm without demanding too much of myself all the time.  

What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?

I don’t think I have a favorite restaurant, since I get bored very quickly of eating at the same places.

If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?

Actual life with the soundtrack In the Air by SAULT.

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.

Rinko Kawauchi has been a reference for me in recent years; I’m fascinated by her perspective on the everyday. She focuses only on what’s around her and the beauty of the moment. Mainly her photobook As it is.