Her project is a selection of the works she created across Sevilla, Zaragoza, Barcelona and New York.
What is your favorite memory of the PhotoVogue Festival 2023?
Honestly forming so many sweet connections with community from all over!
I know that word gets thrown around a lot but often in these spaces it can feel conditional.
Who do you know, what do you look like, what can you do for me.
It doesnt transcend the aesthetic to something real.
“Rumi Says Set Your Life On Fire (Candle Wax Dress)” - New York, US, 2021 - A mixed media collage of overlapping images and candle wax depicting a woman standing beautifully unscathed in the middle of a highway fire.
It’s like a sticker.
PhotoVogue felt light and authentic, and for everyone.
We talk with eye contact, you feel the warmth.
“Ayana” - Zaragoza, Spain, 2021 - A planetary portrait of Keila’s belly bump with baby Ayana inside, surrounded by eagerly awaiting flowers.
We lifted each other up and kept in touch.
Thats a beautiful thing.
How does your multicultural upbringing influence your work?
“Sim (Stride)” - New York, US, 2016 - A portrait of Sim joyously walking down a nighttime road, her fuchsia braids flung back.
Something about minimalism and whiteness comes to mind.
I dont take that lightly.
Everything is material, everything is collage.
“Ella” - Sevilla, Spain, 2019 - A street portrait of a golden woman illuminated by golden light during la Feria de Abril in Sevilla.
Her form of world building with her people.
But growing up I didnt know what to do with that energy.
Tone is a visual and spiritual vessel for sure.
“Arte y Forma” - Sevilla, Spain, 2019 - A portrait of a young woman dancing flamenco en la Feria de Abril in Sevilla.
Your photography has strong elements of fantasy.
I am seeing you as otherworldly, unstoppable, beautiful but I really want that to be believable.
Fantasy feels like the product of intuition and I think creating imagery tapped into that only makes us stronger.
“Rosana” - Barcelona, Spain, 2022 - A diptych collage portraying the blossoming of Rosana.
Is there an upcoming project you are working on?
Every year I do this self-published personal project called theCalendar Zine.
For the fifth year I want to do something really special to honour it.
And of course all new shoots to create images from!
Lots of grant applications await me in the upcoming months haha.
Keep an eye out!
Its gonna be cute.
Rosana - Barcelona, Spain, 2022 - A diptych collage portraying the blossoming of Rosana.
