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Based in New York, the foundation supports emerging artists, particularly those whose practices remain underrepresented within the city&#8217;s galleries and institutions.</span></p><p><span>In conversation with </span><em><span>Art in Latin America</span></em><span>, Lee discusses her transition from collecting to patronage, the idea behind 603 Arts and her ambitions for the foundation&#8217;s future.</span></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Support </span><em><span>Art in Latin America</span></em><span>. Unlock exclusive benefits.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?coupon=ebaf37d7&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 7 day free trial&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?coupon=ebaf37d7"><span>Get 7 day free trial</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>You first entered the art world as a collector. What drew you to art, and how did it become such an important part of your life?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL: </span></strong><span>I always had an interest and a deep love for art, but I don&#8217;t think I fully understood the context around it. I didn&#8217;t really know what resources were available to me or how to access the art world beyond going to museums.</span></p><p><span>That started to change when I met a friend, Anne Parke, who organized gallery walks and informal art salons, where gallerists would come and talk about their exhibitions. It was very educational, and I spent quite a bit of time learning before I ever bought my first piece.</span></p><p><span>Through that, I began to understand how much more there was behind an artwork: the artist&#8217;s story, their practice, the materials they use, and why those choices matter. That was the part that really felt like waking up. Suddenly, things started to click, and art became another way of experiencing the world.</span></p><p><span>That feeling has stayed with me. Now, whenever I visit an artist&#8217;s studio, I&#8217;m fascinated by how they think and how expansive their ideas can be. I&#8217;ve worked in tech and corporate environments for so long that my brain tends to work in a very particular way, so being around artists constantly opens up a different way of thinking.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I always had an interest and a deep love for art, but I don&#8217;t think I fully understood the context around it. I didn&#8217;t really know what resources were available to me or how to access the art world beyond going to museums. That started to change when I met a friend, Anne Parke, who organized gallery walks and informal art salons&#8230;Suddenly, things started to click, and art became another way of experiencing the world.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>What prompted the transition from collecting privately to starting 603 Arts?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> When I collected for myself, it was for my own home. But I always found myself talking to close friends or anyone who would listen, about what I was discovering. I was excited by what I was learning, and I wanted other people to be part of that experience too.</span></p><p><span>A lot of my friends still assumed that you had to be a millionaire to collect art or support artists, and I wanted to challenge that perception. So the shift was really from keeping these discoveries within my own collection to thinking about how we could bring more people into the conversation, while also supporting artists we believed in and giving their work greater visibility.</span></p><p><span>That was really the starting point for 603 Arts. Our supporters are people who are curious about what is new and what is happening now, and hopefully they also develop an interest and personal connection to what has been underrepresented or overlooked in the art world.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fSbq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14641c5c-c28d-4b10-8b26-8d2f649facb9_5355x3570.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fSbq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14641c5c-c28d-4b10-8b26-8d2f649facb9_5355x3570.jpeg 424w, 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One is organizing our own exhibitions and creating opportunities for artists to show their work. Another is supporting institutional exhibitions that align with our mission. The first was MoMA PS1&#8217;s </span><em><span>Greater New York</span></em><span>, which brought together many Asian and Latin American artists living and working in the city, including artists with more experimental and emerging practices.</span></p><p><span>Looking ahead, we also want to partner with existing residency programs that already have the infrastructure in place. The idea would be to support an artist through a residency, then create an opportunity for that work to be exhibited through 603 Arts and documented in a catalogue.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;At its core, 603 Arts is about bridging cultures and bringing those perspectives into conversation with the broader art world, creating a more inclusive space.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Starting a foundation also means taking on a different role within the art ecosystem. What does patronage mean to you in this context?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> I think anyone who is an art patron fills a necessary role in the ecosystem. You have people buying historically overlooked artworks, people supporting museums at a high level, galleries, foundations. All of these different actors have to work together to create a strong and supportive environment for artists.</span></p><p><span>I see 603 Arts as trying to address a particular gap within that network. There are artists across Latin America and Asia producing compelling and important work, but for a gallery, particularly emerging ones, taking on an artist based overseas can involve considerable risk. We understand firsthand how complex and expensive it can be to bring work internationally; there are significant logistical and financial considerations long before a sale is ever made.</span></p><p><span>In that sense, taking on some of that risk is part of what we do. We want to connect artists with the New York art world and give their work the opportunity to reach new audiences. Ideally, that visibility can open the door to further opportunities. A gallery, curator, or collector might encounter an artist through one of our exhibitions and decide to continue that relationship. If we can help create that next step in an artist&#8217;s career, then I think we are doing something meaningful.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;We want to connect artists with the New York art world and give their work the opportunity to reach new audiences... If we can help create that next step in an artist&#8217;s career, then I think we are doing something meaningful.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>The inaugural exhibition of the foundation, </span></strong><em><strong><span>The Cataclysm of Binary Star Systems</span></strong></em><strong><span>, begins with science fiction but also explores migration and the experience of leaving home. How did that framework develop?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> I&#8217;ve always had a huge interest in science fiction and the kinds of questions they open up around displacement and survival. That made me draw parallels with immigration and with what my parents went through when they left home and started somewhere new. My partner and his family also immigrated, so that idea of going into the unknown felt very personal to both of us.</span></p><p><span>The show started to come together through the artists. C&#233;sar L&#243;pez and Leah Ying Lin were really catalysts for the idea. C&#233;sar&#8217;s work looks at the Mayan calendar, recordkeeping, and the end of times, while Leah makes kinetic sculptures based on alien forms and environments, and alternate realities. I saw their work and immediately felt that they needed to be in a show together.</span></p><p><span>I didn&#8217;t want it to be only about technology or to have a very stereotypically futuristic aesthetic. I was more interested in asking what leaving home means and what we would take with us if we had to start over: which personal or collective memories, histories and visual languages would feel essential to who we are as humans.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR7J!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ab8e3da-1b82-40f7-990b-deb1da1521b9_11640x8728.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR7J!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ab8e3da-1b82-40f7-990b-deb1da1521b9_11640x8728.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><span>Installation view of </span><em>The Cataclysm of Binary Star Systems</em><span>, the inaugural exhibition of 603 Arts, New York. Photo: Martin Seck.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>What did you discover by bringing artists from different regions and cultural contexts together?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> There were far more similarities than I initially thought between the artists. Across very different contexts, many of them are engaging with cultural, Indigenous or ancestral histories and thinking about how those histories can be carried forward.</span></p><p><span>For me, that really speaks to what 603 Arts is trying to do: collapse some of the distance between these places and show how much we actually share. I&#8217;ve experienced that personally too. My partner grew up in Brazil and I&#8217;m Filipino, but there are so many similarities in how we were raised and how our cultures function. I found that both surprising and really comforting, and I&#8217;d love for more people to experience that sense of connection.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:8109265,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/213994729?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">603 Arts Lunar New Year dinner, New York. Photo: Elliott Desai.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Where would you like to see 603 Arts five years from now?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> I hope that in five years we&#8217;re continuing to support exhibitions that really care about cross-cultural exchange and that we&#8217;ve been able to create more opportunities for artists along the way.</span></p><p><span>I&#8217;d also love for us to have an artist residency in New York by then. But more than anything, I hope the community around 603 Arts continues to grow and that more people become interested in the artists and ideas we&#8217;re bringing together.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I hope the community around 603 Arts continues to grow and that more people become interested in the artists and ideas we&#8217;re bringing together.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>To learn more about 603 Arts, visit:</span></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/603.arts/"><span>@603.arts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.603arts.org">https://www.603arts.org</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2><span data-color="#c266ff" style="color: rgb(194, 102, 255);">603 Arts Foundation est&#225; tendiendo puentes entre Asia, Am&#233;rica Latina y Nueva York</span></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G9xZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa5a80c2-b8e3-413e-a55d-53dbf8af49fa_1206x1615.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G9xZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa5a80c2-b8e3-413e-a55d-53dbf8af49fa_1206x1615.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G9xZ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa5a80c2-b8e3-413e-a55d-53dbf8af49fa_1206x1615.jpeg 848w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Kate Lee y Clovis Lima Jr. Foto: Zenith Richards.</figcaption></figure></div><p><span>Fundada por los coleccionistas </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kateleeknows/"><span>Kate Lee</span></a><span> y </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clovisrlima/"><span>Clovis Lima Jr.</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.603arts.org"><span>603 Arts</span></a><span> surgi&#243; a partir de una colecci&#243;n compartida, marcada por sus or&#237;genes filipino y brasile&#241;o y por un inter&#233;s en las conexiones culturales entre Asia y Am&#233;rica Latina. Con sede en Nueva York, la fundaci&#243;n apoya a artistas emergentes, especialmente a aquellos cuyas pr&#225;cticas siguen estando subrepresentadas en las galer&#237;as e instituciones de la ciudad.</span></p><p><span>En conversaci&#243;n con </span><em><span>Art in Latin America</span></em><span>, Lee habla sobre su transici&#243;n del coleccionismo al mecenazgo, la idea detr&#225;s de 603 Arts y sus ambiciones para el futuro de la fundaci&#243;n.</span></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Apoya a </span><em>Art in Latin America</em><span>. Accede a beneficios exclusivos.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?coupon=ebaf37d7&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Prueba gratis durante 7 d&#237;as&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?coupon=ebaf37d7"><span>Prueba gratis durante 7 d&#237;as</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Entraste por primera vez al mundo del arte como coleccionista. &#191;Qu&#233; te atrajo del arte y c&#243;mo lleg&#243; a convertirse en una parte tan importante de tu vida?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> Siempre tuve inter&#233;s y un profundo amor por el arte, pero no creo que comprend&#237;a del todo el contexto que lo rodeaba. En realidad no sab&#237;a qu&#233; recursos ten&#237;a a mi disposici&#243;n ni c&#243;mo acceder al mundo del arte m&#225;s all&#225; de visitar museos.</span></p><p><span>Eso empez&#243; a cambiar cuando conoc&#237; a una amiga, Anne Parke, que organizaba recorridos por galer&#237;as y salones informales de arte, donde galeristas ven&#237;an a hablar sobre sus exposiciones. Fue muy educativo, y pas&#233; bastante tiempo aprendiendo antes de comprar mi primera obra.</span></p><p><span>A trav&#233;s de eso, empec&#233; a entender cu&#225;nto m&#225;s hab&#237;a detr&#225;s de una obra: la historia del artista, su pr&#225;ctica, los materiales que utiliza y por qu&#233; esas decisiones importan. Esa fue la parte que realmente se sinti&#243; como un despertar. De repente, las cosas empezaron a encajar, y el arte se convirti&#243; en otra forma de experimentar el mundo.</span></p><p><span>Esa sensaci&#243;n se ha quedado conmigo. Ahora, cada vez que visito el estudio de un artista, me fascina c&#243;mo piensa y lo expansivas que pueden ser sus ideas. He trabajado durante tanto tiempo en entornos tecnol&#243;gicos y corporativos que mi cerebro tiende a funcionar de una manera muy particular, as&#237; que estar rodeada de artistas constantemente me abre a otra forma de pensar.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Siempre tuve inter&#233;s y un profundo amor por el arte, pero no creo que comprendiera del todo el contexto que lo rodeaba. En realidad no sab&#237;a qu&#233; recursos ten&#237;a a mi disposici&#243;n ni c&#243;mo acceder al mundo del arte m&#225;s all&#225; de visitar museos. Eso empez&#243; a cambiar cuando conoc&#237; a una amiga, Anne Parke, que organizaba recorridos por galer&#237;as y salones informales de arte&#8230;De repente, las cosas empezaron a encajar, y el arte se convirti&#243; en otra forma de experimentar el mundo.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>&#191;Qu&#233; motiv&#243; la transici&#243;n del coleccionismo privado a la creaci&#243;n de 603 Arts?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> Cuando coleccionaba para m&#237;, era para mi propia casa. Pero siempre me encontraba hablando con amigos cercanos, o con cualquiera que quisiera escucharme, sobre lo que iba descubriendo. Me entusiasmaba lo que estaba aprendiendo y quer&#237;a que otras personas tambi&#233;n formaran parte de esa experiencia.</span></p><p><span>Muchos de mis amigos segu&#237;an pensando que hab&#237;a que ser millonario para coleccionar arte o apoyar a artistas, y yo quer&#237;a cuestionar esa percepci&#243;n. As&#237; que el cambio realmente consisti&#243; en pasar de mantener esos descubrimientos dentro de mi propia colecci&#243;n a pensar en c&#243;mo pod&#237;amos involucrar a m&#225;s personas en la conversaci&#243;n, al mismo tiempo que apoy&#225;bamos a artistas en los que cre&#237;amos y d&#225;bamos mayor visibilidad a su trabajo.</span></p><p><span>Ese fue realmente el punto de partida de 603 Arts. Nuestros colaboradores son personas curiosas por lo nuevo y por lo que est&#225; sucediendo ahora, y esperamos que tambi&#233;n desarrollen un inter&#233;s y una conexi&#243;n personal con aquello que ha estado subrepresentado o pasado por alto en el mundo del arte.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fSbq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14641c5c-c28d-4b10-8b26-8d2f649facb9_5355x3570.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fSbq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14641c5c-c28d-4b10-8b26-8d2f649facb9_5355x3570.jpeg 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Obras de la colecci&#243;n de Kate Lee y Clovis Lima Jr. Foto: Elliott Desai.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>&#191;Cu&#225;l es la misi&#243;n central de 603 Arts?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> En esencia, 603 Arts trata de tender puentes entre culturas y poner esas perspectivas en di&#225;logo con el mundo del arte en general, creando un espacio m&#225;s inclusivo.</span></p><p><span>Hay un par de pilares que nos ayudan a llegar hasta ah&#237;. Uno es organizar nuestras propias exposiciones y crear oportunidades para que los artistas muestren su trabajo. Otro es apoyar exposiciones institucionales que est&#233;n alineadas con nuestra misi&#243;n. La primera fue </span><em><span>Greater New York</span></em><span>, de MoMA PS1, que reuni&#243; a muchos artistas asi&#225;ticos y latinoamericanos que viven y trabajan en la ciudad, incluidos artistas con pr&#225;cticas m&#225;s experimentales y emergentes.</span></p><p><span>De cara al futuro, tambi&#233;n queremos colaborar con programas de residencias ya existentes que cuenten con la infraestructura necesaria. La idea ser&#237;a apoyar a un artista a trav&#233;s de una residencia y, posteriormente, crear una oportunidad para que ese trabajo se exhiba a trav&#233;s de 603 Arts y quede documentado en un cat&#225;logo.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;En esencia, 603 Arts trata de tender puentes entre culturas y poner esas perspectivas en di&#225;logo con el mundo del arte en general, creando un espacio m&#225;s inclusivo.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Crear una fundaci&#243;n tambi&#233;n implica asumir un papel diferente dentro del ecosistema art&#237;stico. &#191;Qu&#233; significa para ti el mecenazgo en este contexto?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> Creo que cualquiera que sea mecenas del arte cumple una funci&#243;n necesaria dentro del ecosistema. Hay personas que compran obras hist&#243;ricamente ignoradas, personas que apoyan a museos a gran escala, galer&#237;as, fundaciones. Todos estos distintos actores tienen que trabajar juntos para crear un entorno s&#243;lido y de apoyo para los artistas.</span></p><p><span>Veo a 603 Arts como un intento de abordar una brecha particular dentro de esa red. Hay artistas en toda Am&#233;rica Latina y Asia produciendo obras relevantes y convincentes, pero para una galer&#237;a, especialmente una emergente, representar a un artista radicado en el extranjero puede implicar un riesgo considerable. Sabemos de primera mano lo complejo y costoso que puede ser trasladar obras internacionalmente; existen importantes consideraciones log&#237;sticas y financieras mucho antes de que se produzca una venta.</span></p><p><span>En ese sentido, asumir parte de ese riesgo forma parte de lo que hacemos. Queremos conectar a los artistas con el mundo del arte de Nueva York y dar a su trabajo la oportunidad de llegar a nuevas audiencias. Idealmente, esa visibilidad puede abrir la puerta a nuevas oportunidades. Una galer&#237;a, un curador o un coleccionista puede descubrir a un artista a trav&#233;s de una de nuestras exposiciones y decidir continuar esa relaci&#243;n. Si podemos ayudar a generar ese siguiente paso en la carrera de un artista, entonces creo que estamos haciendo algo significativo.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Queremos conectar a los artistas con el mundo del arte de Nueva York y dar a su trabajo la oportunidad de llegar a nuevas audiencias&#8230;Si podemos ayudar a generar ese siguiente paso en la carrera de un artista, entonces creo que estamos haciendo algo significativo.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>La exposici&#243;n inaugural de la fundaci&#243;n, </span></strong><em><strong><span>The Cataclysm of Binary Star Systems</span></strong></em><strong><span>, parte de la ciencia ficci&#243;n, pero tambi&#233;n explora la migraci&#243;n y la experiencia de dejar el hogar. &#191;C&#243;mo se desarroll&#243; ese marco conceptual?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> Siempre he tenido un enorme inter&#233;s por la ciencia ficci&#243;n y por el tipo de preguntas que plantea en torno al desplazamiento y la supervivencia. Eso me llev&#243; a establecer paralelismos con la inmigraci&#243;n y con lo que vivieron mis padres cuando dejaron su hogar y comenzaron de nuevo en otro lugar. Mi pareja y su familia tambi&#233;n emigraron, as&#237; que esa idea de adentrarse en lo desconocido resultaba muy personal para ambos.</span></p><p><span>La exposici&#243;n empez&#243; a tomar forma a trav&#233;s de los artistas. C&#233;sar L&#243;pez y Leah Ying Lin fueron realmente catalizadores de la idea. La obra de C&#233;sar explora el calendario maya, los sistemas de registro y el fin de los tiempos, mientras que Leah crea esculturas cin&#233;ticas basadas en formas y entornos alien&#237;genas, as&#237; como en realidades alternativas. Vi sus trabajos e inmediatamente sent&#237; que ten&#237;an que formar parte de una exposici&#243;n juntos.</span></p><p><span>No quer&#237;a que se tratara &#250;nicamente de tecnolog&#237;a ni que tuviera una est&#233;tica futurista demasiado estereotipada. Me interesaba m&#225;s preguntarme qu&#233; significa dejar el hogar y qu&#233; nos llevar&#237;amos con nosotros si tuvi&#233;ramos que empezar de nuevo: qu&#233; memorias personales o colectivas, historias y lenguajes visuales sentir&#237;amos esenciales para quienes somos como seres humanos.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR7J!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ab8e3da-1b82-40f7-990b-deb1da1521b9_11640x8728.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR7J!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ab8e3da-1b82-40f7-990b-deb1da1521b9_11640x8728.jpeg 424w, 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Foto: Martin Seck.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>&#191;Qu&#233; descubriste al reunir a artistas de distintas regiones y contextos culturales?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> Hab&#237;a muchas m&#225;s similitudes entre los artistas de las que imaginaba al principio. En contextos muy distintos, muchos de ellos trabajan con historias culturales, ind&#237;genas o ancestrales y reflexionan sobre c&#243;mo esas historias pueden trasladarse hacia el futuro.</span></p><p><span>Para m&#237;, eso habla directamente de lo que 603 Arts intenta hacer: reducir parte de la distancia entre estos lugares y mostrar cu&#225;nto compartimos en realidad. Yo tambi&#233;n lo he vivido personalmente. Mi pareja creci&#243; en Brasil y yo soy filipina, pero existen much&#237;simas similitudes en la forma en que nos criaron y en c&#243;mo funcionan nuestras culturas. Me pareci&#243; algo sorprendente y, al mismo tiempo, muy reconfortante, y me encantar&#237;a que m&#225;s personas pudieran experimentar esa sensaci&#243;n de conexi&#243;n.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kYVl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc09b05d9-c2f9-4abc-be4c-b2ea2d3850ba_6240x4160.jpeg 424w, 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Foto: Elliott Desai.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>&#191;D&#243;nde te gustar&#237;a ver a 603 Arts dentro de cinco a&#241;os?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>KL:</span></strong><span> Espero que dentro de cinco a&#241;os sigamos apoyando exposiciones que realmente se preocupen por el intercambio intercultural y que hayamos podido crear m&#225;s oportunidades para artistas a lo largo del camino.</span></p><p><span>Tambi&#233;n me encantar&#237;a que para entonces tuvi&#233;ramos una residencia de artistas en Nueva York. Pero, por encima de todo, espero que la comunidad en torno a 603 Arts siga creciendo y que cada vez m&#225;s personas se interesen por los artistas y las ideas que estamos reuniendo.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Espero que la comunidad en torno a 603 Arts siga creciendo y que cada vez m&#225;s personas se interesen por los artistas y las ideas que estamos reuniendo.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre 603 Arts, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/603.arts/">@603.arts</a></p><p><a href="https://www.603arts.org">https://www.603arts.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Studio with: Edgardo Larregui]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el estudio con: Edgardo Larregui (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-edgardo-larregui</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-edgardo-larregui</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:53:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMMO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74215c99-d6c7-4b46-b03e-4fc121059b1b_4000x6000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMMO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74215c99-d6c7-4b46-b03e-4fc121059b1b_4000x6000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Courtesy of <em>Sabroso!</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/larregui/"><span>Edgardo T. Larregui Rodr&#237;guez</span></a><span> has been active as a Puerto Rican artist and cultural organizer for more than three decades.</span></p><p><span>Through artworks, installations, happenings, and community-based projects, he subverts public spaces, traditions, and issues such as geogentrification. His first solo exhibition in 15 years, &#8220;Respirando Cielo&#8221;, opened at </span><em><span>Sabroso!</span></em><span> on August 27, 2026, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. We visited his studio before the inauguration to discuss his career and artistic proposals.</span></p><div><hr></div><p><span data-color="#b84cff" style="color: rgb(184, 76, 255);">Written by: </span>Ana Hilda Figueroa de Jes&#250;s (Akron, Ohio, 1999).</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/switchersolahilda/">Ana Hilda Figueroa</a> is an independent curator, art historian, and critic based in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, and New York. Her research focuses on contemporary art, memory, affect, and visual culture, including ecology and sports. She focuses on communities in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. Her criticism has been published in <em>ArtNexus</em>, <em>Revista Pl&#225;stica</em>, and <em>CENTRO</em>, among others. She has curated exhibitions at Galer&#237;a La QuNa, The Latinx Project, and Taller Boricua. Her past collaborations include the University of Puerto Rico, the Baker Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, and private collections, among others. She earned a master&#8217;s degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and an advanced certificate in Museum Studies from New York University (2025), as well as a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Art History from UPR-RP (2021).</p><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Your studio is filled with sketches and documentation. Could you tell us about some of the works?</span></strong></p><p><strong>EL: </strong><span>Yes! There is an area dedicated to </span><em><span>Coco D&#8217; Oro</span></em><span> (1998), a nonprofit organization focused on the importance of art in society through workshops and cultural activities. </span><em><span>Dr. Recao</span></em><span> (2003) was a project involving the collection of recao seeds, a medicinal and culinary plant in Puerto Rico, to send them to New York and plant them in community gardens and cracks in the streets. </span><em><span>La V&#237;a Hist&#243;rica</span></em><span> (2024) was a site-specific installation in which I replaced the light bulbs of a building to trace the railway lines. The building is located where the train cleaning and maintenance workshops operated until operations ceased in 1953. Within the context of industrialization, it is also a tribute to artists working with light, such as F&#233;lix Gonz&#225;lez-Torres, Frank J. Malina, and Dan Flavin.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg" width="1456" height="2184" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:2184,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:8988542,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/213713789?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4PUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4256030e-fb5d-4c6e-a42b-fcfd686d883c_6000x4000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Ana Hilda Figueroa and Edgardo Larregui at his studio. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Studio with: Grimanesa Amorós]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el estudio con: Grimanesa Amor&#243;s (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-grimanesa-amoros</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-grimanesa-amoros</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:56:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7UYk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9cdd91b2-d2d7-4546-8303-97c650370976_4000x6000.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Photographer: Tomas Auksas. Courtesy of <span>Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</span></figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/grimanesaamoros/">Grimanesa Amor&#243;s</a> works with light as a medium to create immersive sculptural installations. Presented across a range of architectural contexts internationally, her works often respond directly to the environments they inhabit.</p><p>In this conversation, Amor&#243;s discusses how her Peruvian heritage has shaped her practice, her first encounters with light as a medium, and the ways architecture and place inform her installations. She also reflects on public art, audience interaction, and the different interpretations that emerge when people encounter her work.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>You grew up in Peru and travelled extensively throughout the country from a young age. How has that early experience of moving through such different landscapes shaped you and how has it influenced your practice?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>GA:</span></strong><span> Peru has always been a source of inspiration for me; its biodiversity fascinates me. From north to south and east to west, the country&#8217;s landscape changes. I have always seen nature as perfection; it is the basis of my practice and a major influence on my work. The ability to adapt is important because art shifts and changes and then becomes a work of art.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Peru has always been a source of inspiration for me; its biodiversity fascinates me&#8230;I have always seen nature as perfection; it is the basis of my practice and a major influence on my work.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Before light became such a central part of your work, were you working with other mediums? How did you first begin experimenting with light, and what made you continue working with it?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>GA:</span></strong><span> Before becoming a sculptor who uses light as a medium, I worked with video, paint, and paper, but always in a sculptural way. Light became my main focus due to a life-changing trip to Iceland in 2001. Initially, I went to study the birds, always amazed by migration patterns, but while I was there, I was lucky to experience the Northern Lights. I was amazed and thought, &#8220;If only I could share the light with others, wouldn&#8217;t it be amazing?&#8221; I didn&#8217;t take any photos; I just immersed myself in the moment, in awe of nature&#8217;s perfection. </span></p><p><span>Light is ephemeral, a phenomenon that everyone can understand, but it&#8217;s how you express light with others that changes its definition and purpose. It took me a long time to develop my visual language with light. My artwork aims to express light differently, and my favorite part is standing at one of my exhibitions or public works and hearing people discuss the art; what they confirm or perceive depends on their experience, and the beauty lies in light&#8217;s ability to create community and conversation.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PGZf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d81be4f-17ee-4d37-955d-8a533b8a9be9_1920x1280.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PGZf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d81be4f-17ee-4d37-955d-8a533b8a9be9_1920x1280.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Grimanesa Amor&#243;s, <em>AMPLEXUS</em>, 2022. <span>Cultural Palace,</span><strong><span> </span></strong><span>Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Courtesy of Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>You describe your works as sculptures rather than projections or light effects. What does it mean for you to treat light as a sculptural material, and what possibilities or limitations does it introduce into the work?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>GA: </span></strong><span>The works are sculptures, and even in bright light, they don&#8217;t solely rely on darkness or light; the artwork and light are one. </span></p><p><span>Each work has a reason and has a purpose. I don&#8217;t do projections or light effects; they are not adornments. They are self-expression, a piece of me sharing with the world; I borrow light and play with it in my sculptures. I don&#8217;t believe in limitations, just a &#8220;constant romance with the unknown,&#8221; as I like to say.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t do projections or light effects; they are not adornments. They are self-expression, a piece of me sharing with the world; I borrow light and play with it in my sculptures.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Do colours carry fixed meanings for you, or does their significance change according to the architecture, location, and cultural context of each project?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>GA:</span></strong><span> It is dependent on the project and environment. All my lighting sequences are created on-site, live; nothing is preset. The environment in which the pieces live is what inspires the color and energy of the work. For example, the sequence for </span><em><span>AMPLEXUS</span></em><span> was inspired by the strong sunsets of the Saudi desert. </span><em><span>PASSAGE</span></em><span> in Istanbul for Contemporary Istanbul&#8217;s 20th Anniversary and The Peninsula Hotel: the sequence was inspired by T&#252;rkiye&#8217;s flag and the hustle and bustle; the city&#8217;s energy inspired the sequence&#8217;s movement. For my piece </span><em><span>RADIANCE</span></em><span> with the LA PHIL, I used many moments of golden tones to represent Prometheus&#8217;s fire and Viracocha&#8217;s connection to light and creation.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!953S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe4c48d5-65bd-4a1f-88ee-84a8fcd9532d_9240x5713.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!953S!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe4c48d5-65bd-4a1f-88ee-84a8fcd9532d_9240x5713.jpeg 424w, 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The Peninsula Hotel, Istanbul, T&#252;rkiye. Courtesy of Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Your works often enter spaces with very strong architectural identities. How does a site transform the work you initially imagine? Do you see architecture as a collaborator or as something the work has to challenge?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>GA:</span></strong><span> I do not see challenges, just me &#8220;living in a constant romance with the unknown.&#8221; I see them as opportunities to remain curious and creative. Architecture, to me, plays an important role in creating site-specific work, as the piece becomes one with the architecture; it can inform the light sequence, how people move through the space, and how the artwork encapsulates it.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I do not see challenges, just me &#8216;living in a constant romance with the unknown.&#8217; &#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Do you ever arrive at a site with one idea and find that the architecture forces you to rethink or abandon it completely?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>GA:</span></strong><span> Luckily, I am always prepared. The only time I changed my concept due to architectural limitations was for my work, </span><em><span>THE MIRROR CONNECTION</span><strong><span>,</span></strong></em><span> at the CAFA Art Museum in Beijing. I had to change my visual concept completely after learning on-site that Arata Isozaki did not allow any drilling in the floors or walls. Still, we made it happen, and it turned out to be a wonderful piece and reminded me that nothing is impossible.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 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Courtesy of Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>With </span></strong><em><strong><span>Uros House, </span></strong></em><strong><span>you brought a reference to Lake Titicaca and the traditional use of totora reeds into Times Square, one of the most technologically saturated spaces in the world. What interested you in creating a dialogue between those very different environments?</span></strong></p><p><strong>GA: </strong><span>New York is where I established myself as an artist. Times Square was a place of inspiration for me in the &#8217;80s; it was one of the first places I stopped when I came to the city. To have a piece there was always a dream, and it came true. Bringing a reference from Peru into that space brought two parts of my life together: my Peruvian heritage and the importance of bringing awareness to the preservation of the Uros culture, and connecting with Times Square, which represented New York, the city where I evolved as an artist.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;New York is where I established myself as an artist. Times Square was a place of inspiration for me in the &#8217;80s; it was one of the first places I stopped when I came to the city. To have a piece there was always a dream, and it came true.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>You have shared with us that you sometimes stand among visitors without telling them you are the artist so you can listen to their reactions. What have you learned about your own work by hearing people interpret it without knowing you are there?</span></strong></p><p><strong>GA: </strong><span>I learned that people are very imaginative, and some are curious, and many are both. </span></p><p><span>Everyone has a different interpretation of the work and interest in it. The engineers, for example, want to know how the art was made; others are more curious about the why; some go to read the statement, while others immerse themselves. 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Grimanesa Amor&#243;s, <em>RADIANCE</em>, 2026. <span>Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, United States.</span> Courtesy of Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>Much of your work exists in public or semi-public spaces. What interests you about placing art in places where people can encounter it unexpectedly, outside the traditional museum or gallery setting? </span></strong></p><p><strong>GA: </strong><span>Art can be individual and communal; it is both. Public space is where light can be shared with others at its maximum, and that is what I have always wanted to do with my artwork: share with others and express what I have to say. </span></p><p><span>Art is fuel for the mind, and creativity exists in all fields. Public art allows someone who may never walk into a museum or gallery to experience art unexpectedly. Some people don&#8217;t feel comfortable in those environments, but making art public makes it approachable. Maybe they are going to work, or they are with their children; maybe they give me only two seconds of their time, and I get them to stop, think, feel inspired, and connect with the artwork. In public spaces, the younger generation can connect with the artwork, push their imagination, and feel inspired to have something to share and say with the world.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Art can be individual and communal; it is both. Public space is where light can be shared with others at its maximum, and that is what I have always wanted to do with my artwork: share with others and express what I have to say.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Grimanesa Amor&#243;s, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/grimanesaamoros/">@grimanesaamoros</a></p><p><a href="http://www.grimanesaamoros.com">www.grimanesaamoros.com</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>En el estudio con: Grimanesa Amor&#243;s</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7UYk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9cdd91b2-d2d7-4546-8303-97c650370976_4000x6000.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Retrato de Grimanesa Amor&#243;s. Fot&#243;grafo: Tomas Auksas. Cortes&#237;a de Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/grimanesaamoros/">Grimanesa Amor&#243;s</a> trabaja con la luz como medio para crear instalaciones escult&#243;ricas inmersivas. Presentadas en distintos contextos arquitect&#243;nicos alrededor del mundo, sus obras suelen responder directamente a los entornos que habitan.</p><p>En esta conversaci&#243;n, Amor&#243;s habla sobre c&#243;mo su herencia peruana ha influido en su pr&#225;ctica, sus primeros encuentros con la luz como medio y las formas en que la arquitectura y el lugar informan sus instalaciones. Tambi&#233;n reflexiona sobre el arte p&#250;blico, la interacci&#243;n con la audiencia y las distintas interpretaciones que surgen cuando las personas se encuentran con su obra.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Creciste en Per&#250; y viajaste extensamente por todo el pa&#237;s desde muy joven. &#191;C&#243;mo te marc&#243; esa experiencia temprana de recorrer paisajes tan diferentes y c&#243;mo ha influido en tu pr&#225;ctica?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> Per&#250; siempre ha sido una fuente de inspiraci&#243;n para m&#237;; su biodiversidad me fascina. De norte a sur y de este a oeste, el paisaje del pa&#237;s cambia. Siempre he visto la naturaleza como perfecci&#243;n; es la base de mi pr&#225;ctica y una gran influencia en mi trabajo. La capacidad de adaptarse es importante porque el arte se desplaza y cambia, y luego se convierte en obra.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Per&#250; siempre ha sido una fuente de inspiraci&#243;n para m&#237;; su biodiversidad me fascina&#8230; Siempre he visto la naturaleza como perfecci&#243;n; es la base de mi pr&#225;ctica y una gran influencia en mi trabajo.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Antes de que la luz se convirtiera en una parte tan central de tu trabajo, &#191;trabajabas con otros medios? &#191;C&#243;mo comenzaste a experimentar con la luz y qu&#233; te llev&#243; a seguir trabajando con ella?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> Antes de convertirme en una escultora que utiliza la luz como medio, trabajaba con video, pintura y papel, pero siempre de una manera escult&#243;rica. La luz se convirti&#243; en mi principal enfoque debido a un viaje a Islandia en 2001 que me cambi&#243; la vida. Al principio, fui a estudiar las aves, siempre fascinada por los patrones migratorios, pero mientras estaba all&#237;, tuve la suerte de experimentar la aurora boreal. Me qued&#233; maravillada y pens&#233;: &#8220;Si tan solo pudiera compartir la luz con los dem&#225;s, &#191;no ser&#237;a incre&#237;ble?&#8221;. No tom&#233; ninguna fotograf&#237;a; simplemente me sumerg&#237; en el momento, maravillada ante la perfecci&#243;n de la naturaleza.</p><p>La luz es ef&#237;mera, un fen&#243;meno que todos pueden comprender, pero es la manera en que expresas la luz con los dem&#225;s lo que cambia su definici&#243;n y su prop&#243;sito. Me tom&#243; mucho tiempo desarrollar mi lenguaje visual con la luz. Mi obra busca expresar la luz de manera diferente, y mi parte favorita es estar en una de mis exposiciones u obras p&#250;blicas y escuchar a la gente hablar sobre el arte; lo que confirman o perciben depende de su experiencia, y la belleza reside en la capacidad de la luz para crear comunidad y conversaci&#243;n.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PGZf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d81be4f-17ee-4d37-955d-8a533b8a9be9_1920x1280.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PGZf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d81be4f-17ee-4d37-955d-8a533b8a9be9_1920x1280.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Grimanesa Amor&#243;s, <em>AMPLEXUS</em>, 2022. Palacio Cultural, Riad, Arabia Saudita. Cortes&#237;a de Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Describes tus obras como esculturas en lugar de proyecciones o efectos de luz. &#191;Qu&#233; significa para ti tratar la luz como un material escult&#243;rico y qu&#233; posibilidades o limitaciones introduce en la obra?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> Las obras son esculturas y, aun con mucha luz, no dependen &#250;nicamente de la oscuridad o de la luz; la obra y la luz son una sola cosa.</p><p>Cada obra tiene una raz&#243;n y un prop&#243;sito. No hago proyecciones ni efectos de luz; no son adornos. Son una forma de expresi&#243;n, una parte de m&#237; que comparto con el mundo. Tomo prestada la luz y juego con ella en mis esculturas. No creo en las limitaciones, solo en un &#8220;romance constante con lo desconocido&#8221;, como me gusta decir.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;No hago proyecciones ni efectos de luz; no son adornos. Son una forma de expresi&#243;n, una parte de m&#237; que comparto con el mundo. Tomo prestada la luz y juego con ella en mis esculturas.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Los colores tienen significados fijos para ti o su significado cambia seg&#250;n la arquitectura, la ubicaci&#243;n y el contexto cultural de cada proyecto?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> Depende del proyecto y del entorno. Todas mis secuencias de iluminaci&#243;n se crean in situ, en vivo; nada est&#225; preestablecido. El entorno en el que viven las piezas es lo que inspira el color y la energ&#237;a de la obra. Por ejemplo, la secuencia de <em>AMPLEXUS</em> estuvo inspirada en los intensos atardeceres del desierto saud&#237;. En <em>PASSAGE</em>, en Estambul, para el 20.&#186; aniversario de Contemporary Istanbul y The Peninsula Hotel, la secuencia estuvo inspirada en la bandera de T&#252;rkiye y en el bullicio; la energ&#237;a de la ciudad inspir&#243; el movimiento de la secuencia. Para mi pieza <em>RADIANCE</em> con LA PHIL, utilic&#233; muchos momentos de tonos dorados para representar el fuego de Prometeo y la conexi&#243;n de Viracocha con la luz y la creaci&#243;n.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!953S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe4c48d5-65bd-4a1f-88ee-84a8fcd9532d_9240x5713.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!953S!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe4c48d5-65bd-4a1f-88ee-84a8fcd9532d_9240x5713.jpeg 424w, 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The Peninsula Hotel, Estambul, T&#252;rkiye. Cortes&#237;a de Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tus obras suelen ocupar espacios con identidades arquitect&#243;nicas muy marcadas. &#191;C&#243;mo transforma un lugar la obra que imaginas inicialmente? &#191;Ves la arquitectura como una colaboradora o como algo que la obra tiene que desafiar?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> No veo desaf&#237;os, solo a m&#237; misma &#8220;viviendo en un romance constante con lo desconocido&#8221;. Los veo como oportunidades para mantenerme curiosa y creativa. Para m&#237;, la arquitectura desempe&#241;a un papel importante en la creaci&#243;n de obras espec&#237;ficas para un lugar, ya que la pieza se vuelve una con la arquitectura; puede influir en la secuencia de luz, en c&#243;mo las personas se mueven por el espacio y en c&#243;mo la obra lo encapsula.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;No veo desaf&#237;os, solo a m&#237; misma &#8216;viviendo en un romance constante con lo desconocido.&#8217; &#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Alguna vez llegas a un lugar con una idea y descubres que la arquitectura te obliga a replantearla o abandonarla por completo?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> Por suerte, siempre estoy preparada. La &#250;nica vez que cambi&#233; mi concepto debido a limitaciones arquitect&#243;nicas fue para mi obra <em>THE MIRROR CONNECTION</em>, en el CAFA Art Museum de Pek&#237;n. Tuve que cambiar completamente mi concepto visual despu&#233;s de enterarme, ya estando en el lugar, de que Arata Isozaki no permit&#237;a perforar los suelos ni las paredes. Aun as&#237;, lo hicimos posible, termin&#243; siendo una pieza maravillosa y me record&#243; que nada es imposible.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1164259,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/212973115?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3XMZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74902cb7-6cc0-457a-b5ba-b7c73d72501a_3840x2561.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Grimanesa Amor&#243;s, <em>SCENTIA</em>, 2022. Azkuna Zentroa-Alh&#243;ndiga Bilbao, Bilbao, Espa&#241;a. Cortes&#237;a de Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Con </strong><em><strong>Uros House</strong></em><strong>, llevaste una referencia al lago Titicaca y al uso tradicional de la totora a Times Square, uno de los espacios m&#225;s saturados tecnol&#243;gicamente del mundo. &#191;Qu&#233; te interesaba de crear un di&#225;logo entre esos entornos tan diferentes?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> Nueva York es donde me consolid&#233; como artista. Times Square fue un lugar de inspiraci&#243;n para m&#237; en los a&#241;os 80; fue uno de los primeros lugares en los que me detuve cuando llegu&#233; a la ciudad. Tener una pieza all&#237; siempre fue un sue&#241;o, y se hizo realidad. Llevar una referencia de Per&#250; a ese espacio uni&#243; dos partes de mi vida: mi herencia peruana y la importancia de generar conciencia sobre la preservaci&#243;n de la cultura Uros, y conectarlas con Times Square, que representaba a Nueva York, la ciudad donde evolucion&#233; como artista.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Nueva York es donde me consolid&#233; como artista. Times Square fue un lugar de inspiraci&#243;n para m&#237; en los a&#241;os 80; fue uno de los primeros lugares en los que me detuve cuando llegu&#233; a la ciudad. Tener una pieza all&#237; siempre fue un sue&#241;o, y se hizo realidad.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Nos has contado que a veces te sit&#250;as entre los visitantes sin decirles que eres la artista para poder escuchar sus reacciones. &#191;Qu&#233; has aprendido sobre tu propia obra al escuchar a las personas interpretarla sin saber que est&#225;s all&#237;?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> Aprend&#237; que las personas son muy imaginativas, algunas son curiosas y muchas son ambas cosas.</p><p>Todos tienen una interpretaci&#243;n diferente de la obra y un inter&#233;s distinto en ella. Los ingenieros, por ejemplo, quieren saber c&#243;mo se hizo el arte; otros sienten m&#225;s curiosidad por el porqu&#233;; algunos van a leer el texto, mientras que otros se sumergen en la experiencia. Es la belleza de vivir en un romance constante con lo desconocido; cada vez es diferente.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:7283464,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/212973115?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcw5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77301fff-b8f9-4603-817b-bfa79deed0f1_8192x5464.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Grimanesa Amor&#243;s, <em>RADIANCE</em>, 2026. Walt Disney Concert Hall, Filarm&#243;nica de Los &#193;ngeles, Estados Unidos. Cortes&#237;a de Grimanesa Amor&#243;s Studio.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Gran parte de tu obra existe en espacios p&#250;blicos o semip&#250;blicos. &#191;Qu&#233; te interesa de situar el arte en lugares donde las personas pueden encontr&#225;rselo inesperadamente, fuera del contexto tradicional del museo o la galer&#237;a?</strong></p><p><strong>GA:</strong> El arte puede ser individual y colectivo; es ambas cosas. El espacio p&#250;blico es donde la luz puede compartirse con los dem&#225;s al m&#225;ximo, y eso es lo que siempre he querido hacer con mi obra: compartir con los dem&#225;s y expresar lo que tengo que decir.</p><p>El arte es combustible para la mente, y la creatividad existe en todos los &#225;mbitos. El arte p&#250;blico permite que alguien que quiz&#225; nunca entrar&#237;a en un museo o una galer&#237;a experimente el arte de manera inesperada. Algunas personas no se sienten c&#243;modas en esos entornos, pero hacer que el arte sea p&#250;blico lo vuelve accesible. Tal vez van camino al trabajo o est&#225;n con sus hijos; quiz&#225; solo me dan dos segundos de su tiempo, y consigo que se detengan, piensen, se sientan inspirados y conecten con la obra. En los espacios p&#250;blicos, las generaciones m&#225;s j&#243;venes pueden conectar con la obra, impulsar su imaginaci&#243;n y sentirse inspiradas a tener algo que compartir y decirle al mundo.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;El arte puede ser individual y colectivo; es ambas cosas. El espacio p&#250;blico es donde la luz puede compartirse con los dem&#225;s al m&#225;ximo, y eso es lo que siempre he querido hacer con mi obra: compartir con los dem&#225;s y expresar lo que tengo que decir.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre Grimanesa Amor&#243;s, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/grimanesaamoros/">@grimanesaamoros</a></p><p><a href="http://www.grimanesaamoros.com">www.grimanesaamoros.com</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Latin American Artists Recommend One Book You Should Read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuatro artistas latinoamericanos recomiendan un libro que deber&#237;as leer (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/4-latin-american-artists-on-the-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/4-latin-american-artists-on-the-one</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:17:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I3m6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe82ede5b-54b0-45ab-bc5a-40c5b96f3648_1461x1920.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wondering what to read next? 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Portrait of Jess Vieira. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessvieira___/">Jess Vieira</a>&#8217;s practice moves between the psychic and the physical, exploring the body as a site of transformation and connection with the natural world. </p><p>In this conversation, we trace the beginnings of her relationship with painting and consider how her background in art therapy and literature has shaped her practice. She also reflects on the role of drawing, her approach to color and the ideas currently guiding her work, from metamorphosis to estuaries and states of transition.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Art in Latin America is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>When did painting first become part of your life and what drew you to it?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> I have always felt that art was my true way of expressing being alive, but painting specifically began for me as a tool for healing. </p><p>I started painting with watercolors to process my thoughts and emotions during periods of depression. The more I painted, the better I felt. Little by little, the practice expanded until it transformed from a coping mechanism into my profession and my purpose.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg" width="1456" height="2167" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:2167,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:10698282,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/212039020?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jess Vieira, <em>Uma Gota d&#8217;&#225;gua</em>, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>What tends to set a painting in motion now? Does it begin with an image, a memory, a sensation, or a color?</strong></p><p><strong>JV: </strong>It usually begins with an emotion that turns into a physical sensation or the activation of memories imprinted on the body. It feels like images slowly organizing themselves inside a specific part of me. Sometimes it comes through meditation, and when it happens, it is more about color.</p><p>Drawing and painting hold distinct places in my process. Sketches don&#8217;t have color until I begin painting; I love how drawing allows me to solve things, much like writing does. The pencil dances across the paper without commitment, yet at the same time, it leaves me feeling aligned and grounded. Canvas and oil paint are entirely different; I go deeper, and the layers become mysterious even to myself. Drawing helps me understand things, while painting liberates emotions. Even if a painting begins with a sketched image, my process remains completely intuitive and gesture-driven.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I love how drawing allows me to solve things, much like writing does. The pencil dances across the paper without commitment, yet at the same time, it leaves me feeling aligned and grounded.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your work explores the entanglement between the psychic world and living nature. What interests you about bringing those two spaces together?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> I am deeply interested in breaking the illusion that we are separate from nature. We are one. </p><p>Art is essential to integrating human psychic developments with the material world because it assumes different manifestations; it is vital to understand the influence of how everything works together. How we feel or what we believe directly shapes our attitudes, determining whether we integrate into an ecosystem or not. If we are at constant war within our inner world or body, everything external feels like a threat. When we are balanced within our inner worlds and communities, we begin collaborating to keep life safe; there is no separation. </p><p>I realized our bodies share a common matrix with the natural world; that is why the shapes seem so similar. Bringing these spaces together allows me to express our individual and collective connections, showing that our deepest feelings and basic needs exist in pure symbiosis with ecological elements. It is visual and spiritual.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I am deeply interested in breaking the illusion that we are separate from nature. We are one.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your recent paintings feel much more fluid than some of your earlier figurative work. The body is still present, but it seems to merge with the landscape around it. What led you towards that shift?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> This shift was very natural. As we change, the work changes, though an essential core always remains. </p><p>The body is still present, but its shape is undergoing metamorphosis. I see these as metamorphosing bodies that don&#8217;t carry the obligation of being rigidly identified. I want these bodies to transcend individuality without excluding it. Merging with the landscape is the organic evolution of that vision; it visually represents that we are not separate from our environment. But when I am working, none of these fusions between body and landscape are provoked; they just happen.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg" width="1456" height="2184" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:2184,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:15755969,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/212039020?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Jess Vieira</em>, A anca &#233; a esquina do corpo, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Colour feels very active in your paintings. How do you arrive at your palette? Is it intuitive, or do certain colours carry specific associations for you?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> My color choices are highly intuitive. I confess that sometimes I try to maintain a planned palette when I start, but it constantly shifts along the way, unless the entire idea stems directly from color itself. </p><p>For instance, in a painting called <em>Rio Interior</em>, the concept arrived when a friend mentioned that if we cover our ears, we can listen to the flow of our blood. I painted mine using only blue and red. While these choices reflect a resonance between absence and saturation, I believe these rational thoughts only come after the work is finished; thinking too much during the process feels like pollution.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jOyt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73d9bb4b-11aa-44aa-99ff-47992e8bf094_6000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jOyt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73d9bb4b-11aa-44aa-99ff-47992e8bf094_6000x4000.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jess Vieira, <em>Rio Interior</em>, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>You trained in art therapy and studied Literature, later specialising in Brazilian Studies. How have these different fields informed your practice as a painter?</strong></p><p><strong>JV: </strong>Art therapy gives me the opportunity to contribute to the lives of others, mainly other women. Today, I dedicate part of my time to leading sessions for individuals and groups. Sharing art, listening, and witnessing the psychic process unfold in others feels like a true blessing, and it endlessly broadens my vision of other universes. Naturally, this feeds into my work. Recently, I led a workshop I developed called <em>Corpos Bot&#226;nicos</em> at a high school in Itaparica, an island in Bahia. It was deeply meaningful to work with teenagers at a stage of life that holds so much emotion and requires such tender attention.</p><p>My other academic pursuits stem from an innate curiosity that will always be a part of me. I even find myself wanting to study biology next, and perhaps one day I will! I believe we have many ways of feeding our creativity and sharing it. At the moment, I&#8217;ve published texts with Mandala Lunar in Spain, France, Austria, Germany, Japan, and here in Brazil. I&#8217;m proud and having a great time with something new that I never expected when I studied Literature.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Art therapy gives me the opportunity to contribute to the lives of others, mainly other women. Today, I dedicate part of my time to leading sessions for individuals and groups. Sharing art, listening, and witnessing the psychic process unfold in others feels like a true blessing, and it endlessly broadens my vision of other universes.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>You have recently become interested in estuaries. What is it about that threshold that resonates with you?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Estuaries are fascinating because they are ultimate zones of transition, a spiritual place: the encounter of waters and spiritual mothers and what they bring with them, where fresh water meets the ocean, and where different ecosystems and forces merge. </p><p>This threshold resonates perfectly with my interest in metamorphosing bodies and symbiosis. An estuary is a place of constant transformation and fluidity, much like how I treat the canvas: liquefying paint, balancing densities, and exploring the exact meeting point between the internal psychic world and external living nature. It is a crossroads where water renews and transforms everything.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg" width="1456" height="1454" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1454,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:16740319,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/212039020?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jess Vieira, <em>Meu cora&#231;&#227;o inteiro na curva do rio</em>, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>What are you working through at the moment? Are there particular ideas or questions occupying you right now?</strong></p><p><strong>JV: </strong>Right now, I am thinking less and doing more through my paintings and my body. To me, it feels like an ancestral blessing to be grounded enough internally to experiment with healing things I don&#8217;t have names for yet, and perhaps never will. I initially started painting to heal myself and keep myself alive, but when I became a professional artist, I temporarily forgot that and began worrying about fleeting, external things that don&#8217;t truly matter to my inner world. Now, I can see the work as something far larger than those anxieties, allowing it to simply be what it needs to be.</p><p>This mindset allows me to reclaim my investigations into the biological body&#8217;s structures across macro and microscopic dimensions, interweaving connected ecosystems. I am experimenting with tensions between the scarcity of matter and accumulated density, balancing saturation and desaturation, painting with fabrics instead of brushes, and contrasting liquefied oil with thick accumulations that form centers of attraction for bodies in metamorphosis. I am doing what I need to do.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Jess Vieira, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessvieira___/">@jessvieira___</a></p><p><a href="https://jessvieira.com">jessvieira.com</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>En el estudio con: Jess Vieira</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg" width="1456" height="2184" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W1uI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb8e056c-dfa3-46b0-add2-7545e4583fc9_4000x6000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Retrato de Jess Vieira. Cortes&#237;a de la artista.</figcaption></figure></div><p>La pr&#225;ctica art&#237;stica de <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessvieira___/">Jess Vieira</a> se mueve entre lo ps&#237;quico y lo f&#237;sico, explorando el cuerpo como un espacio de transformaci&#243;n y conexi&#243;n con el mundo natural.</p><p>En esta conversaci&#243;n, repasamos los inicios de su relaci&#243;n con la pintura y analizamos c&#243;mo su formaci&#243;n en arteterapia y literatura ha marcado su pr&#225;ctica. Adem&#225;s, reflexiona sobre el papel del dibujo, su enfoque del color y las ideas que actualmente gu&#237;an su obra, desde la metamorfosis hasta los estuarios y los estados de transici&#243;n.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Art in Latin America</em> se sostiene gracias al apoyo de sus lectores. Si quieres recibir nuestras publicaciones y apoyar nuestro trabajo, puedes suscribirte de forma gratuita o de pago.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Cu&#225;ndo empez&#243; la pintura a formar parte de tu vida y qu&#233; fue lo que te atrajo de ella?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Siempre he sentido que el arte era mi verdadera forma de expresar el hecho de estar viva, pero la pintura, en particular, comenz&#243; para m&#237; como una herramienta de sanaci&#243;n.</p><p>Empec&#233; a pintar con acuarelas para procesar mis pensamientos y emociones durante periodos de depresi&#243;n. Cuanto m&#225;s pintaba, mejor me sent&#237;a. Poco a poco, la pr&#225;ctica fue creciendo hasta transformarse de un mecanismo para sobrellevar esos momentos en mi profesi&#243;n y mi prop&#243;sito.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clwG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3add3b9-557b-4edd-a467-13fd673a04c7_4000x5952.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jess Vieira, <em>Uma Gota d&#8217;&#225;gua</em>, 2025. Cortes&#237;a de la artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; suele poner en marcha una pintura para ti ahora? &#191;Empieza con una imagen, un recuerdo, una sensaci&#243;n o un color?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Suele comenzar con una emoci&#243;n que se transforma en una sensaci&#243;n f&#237;sica o en la activaci&#243;n de recuerdos impresos en el cuerpo. Es como si las im&#225;genes fueran organiz&#225;ndose lentamente dentro de una parte espec&#237;fica de m&#237;. A veces surge a trav&#233;s de la meditaci&#243;n y, cuando sucede, tiene m&#225;s que ver con el color.</p><p>El dibujo y la pintura ocupan lugares distintos dentro de mi proceso. Los bocetos no tienen color hasta que empiezo a pintar; me encanta c&#243;mo el dibujo me permite resolver cosas, de una manera muy parecida a la escritura. El l&#225;piz danza sobre el papel sin compromiso y, al mismo tiempo, me hace sentir alineada y con los pies en la tierra. El lienzo y la pintura al &#243;leo son completamente distintos; ah&#237; voy m&#225;s profundo y las capas se vuelven misteriosas incluso para m&#237;. El dibujo me ayuda a comprender las cosas, mientras que la pintura libera emociones. Aunque una pintura comience con una imagen esbozada, mi proceso sigue siendo completamente intuitivo y guiado por el gesto.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Me encanta c&#243;mo el dibujo me permite resolver cosas, de una manera muy parecida a la escritura. El l&#225;piz danza sobre el papel sin compromiso y, al mismo tiempo, me hace sentir alineada y con los pies en la tierra.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tu obra explora el entrelazamiento entre el mundo ps&#237;quico y la naturaleza viva. &#191;Qu&#233; te interesa de reunir esos dos espacios?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Me interesa profundamente romper con la ilusi&#243;n de que estamos separados de la naturaleza. Somos uno.</p><p>El arte es esencial para integrar los procesos ps&#237;quicos humanos con el mundo material, porque asume distintas manifestaciones; es vital comprender la influencia de c&#243;mo todo funciona en conjunto. C&#243;mo nos sentimos o aquello en lo que creemos moldea directamente nuestras actitudes y determina si nos integramos o no en un ecosistema. Si estamos en guerra constante con nuestro mundo interior o con nuestro cuerpo, todo lo externo se percibe como una amenaza. Cuando encontramos equilibrio dentro de nuestros mundos interiores y nuestras comunidades, empezamos a colaborar para preservar la vida; no hay separaci&#243;n.</p><p>Me di cuenta de que nuestros cuerpos comparten una matriz com&#250;n con el mundo natural; por eso las formas parecen tan similares. Reunir estos espacios me permite expresar nuestras conexiones individuales y colectivas, mostrando que nuestros sentimientos m&#225;s profundos y nuestras necesidades b&#225;sicas existen en pura simbiosis con elementos ecol&#243;gicos. Es algo visual y espiritual.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Me interesa profundamente romper con la ilusi&#243;n de que estamos separados de la naturaleza. Somos uno.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tus pinturas recientes se sienten mucho m&#225;s fluidas que algunas de tus primeras obras figurativas. El cuerpo sigue estando presente, pero parece fundirse con el paisaje que lo rodea. &#191;Qu&#233; te llev&#243; hacia ese cambio?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Este cambio fue muy natural. A medida que cambiamos nosotros, cambia la obra, aunque siempre permanece un n&#250;cleo esencial.</p><p>El cuerpo sigue estando presente, pero su forma atraviesa una metamorfosis. Veo estos cuerpos como cuerpos en transformaci&#243;n que no cargan con la obligaci&#243;n de estar r&#237;gidamente identificados. Quiero que trasciendan la individualidad sin excluirla. Fundirse con el paisaje es la evoluci&#243;n org&#225;nica de esa visi&#243;n; representa visualmente que no estamos separados de nuestro entorno. Pero cuando estoy trabajando, ninguna de estas fusiones entre cuerpo y paisaje es provocada; simplemente suceden.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg" width="1456" height="2184" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:2184,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:15755969,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/212039020?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o7x-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ef7fe8c-48bb-462b-be5f-82aabe1ed339_10917x16375.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jess Vieira, <em>A anca &#233; a esquina do corpo</em>, 2025. Cortes&#237;a de la artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>El color se siente muy activo en tus pinturas. &#191;C&#243;mo llegas a tu paleta? &#191;Es algo intuitivo o hay ciertos colores que tienen asociaciones espec&#237;ficas para ti?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Mis elecciones de color son profundamente intuitivas. Confieso que a veces intento mantener una paleta planificada al comienzo, pero cambia constantemente durante el proceso, salvo que toda la idea surja directamente del propio color. Por ejemplo, en una pintura llamada <em>Rio Interior</em>, el concepto apareci&#243; cuando una amiga mencion&#243; que, si nos tapamos los o&#237;dos, podemos escuchar el flujo de nuestra sangre. Pint&#233; la m&#237;a utilizando &#250;nicamente azul y rojo. Aunque estas decisiones reflejan una resonancia entre ausencia y saturaci&#243;n, creo que esos pensamientos racionales solo aparecen una vez terminada la obra; pensar demasiado durante el proceso se siente como una forma de contaminaci&#243;n.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jOyt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73d9bb4b-11aa-44aa-99ff-47992e8bf094_6000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jOyt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73d9bb4b-11aa-44aa-99ff-47992e8bf094_6000x4000.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jess Vieira, <em>Rio Interior</em>, 2025. Cortes&#237;a de la artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Te formaste en arteterapia y estudiaste Literatura, y m&#225;s tarde te especializaste en Estudios Brasile&#241;os. &#191;C&#243;mo han influido estos distintos campos en tu pr&#225;ctica?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> La arteterapia me da la oportunidad de contribuir a la vida de otras personas, principalmente de otras mujeres. Hoy dedico parte de mi tiempo a dirigir sesiones individuales y grupales. Compartir el arte, escuchar y ser testigo de c&#243;mo se despliega el proceso ps&#237;quico en otras personas se siente como una verdadera bendici&#243;n, y ampl&#237;a constantemente mi visi&#243;n de otros universos. Naturalmente, esto alimenta mi trabajo. Recientemente dirig&#237; un taller que desarroll&#233;, llamado <em>Corpos Bot&#226;nicos</em>, en una escuela secundaria de Itaparica, una isla de Bah&#237;a. Fue profundamente significativo trabajar con adolescentes en una etapa de la vida que contiene tantas emociones y requiere una atenci&#243;n tan delicada.</p><p>Mis otros intereses acad&#233;micos nacen de una curiosidad innata que siempre formar&#225; parte de m&#237;. Incluso me encuentro pensando que quisiera estudiar biolog&#237;a a continuaci&#243;n, &#161;y quiz&#225; alg&#250;n d&#237;a lo haga! Creo que existen muchas maneras de alimentar nuestra creatividad y compartirla. Actualmente he publicado textos con Mandala Lunar en Espa&#241;a, Francia, Austria, Alemania, Jap&#243;n y aqu&#237;, en Brasil. Estoy orgullosa y disfrutando much&#237;simo de algo nuevo que nunca imagin&#233; cuando estudiaba Literatura.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;La arteterapia me da la oportunidad de contribuir a la vida de otras personas, principalmente de otras mujeres. Hoy dedico parte de mi tiempo a dirigir sesiones individuales y grupales. Compartir el arte, escuchar y ser testigo de c&#243;mo se despliega el proceso ps&#237;quico en otras personas se siente como una verdadera bendici&#243;n, y ampl&#237;a constantemente mi visi&#243;n de otros universos.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Recientemente te has interesado por los estuarios. &#191;Qu&#233; hay en ese umbral que resuena contigo?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Los estuarios me fascinan porque son zonas de transici&#243;n por excelencia, un lugar espiritual: el encuentro de las aguas y de las madres espirituales y de aquello que traen consigo, donde el agua dulce se encuentra con el oc&#233;ano y donde distintos ecosistemas y fuerzas convergen.</p><p>Este umbral resuena perfectamente con mi inter&#233;s por los cuerpos en metamorfosis y la simbiosis. Un estuario es un espacio de transformaci&#243;n y fluidez constantes, muy parecido a la manera en que trato el lienzo: licuando la pintura, equilibrando densidades y explorando el punto exacto de encuentro entre el mundo ps&#237;quico interior y la naturaleza viva exterior. Es una encrucijada donde el agua renueva y transforma todo.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg" width="1456" height="1454" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1454,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:16740319,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/212039020?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYJ1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff60a2c99-671d-4ca4-8a20-ac97276b9a9d_3976x3971.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jess Vieira, <em>Meu cora&#231;&#227;o inteiro na curva do rio</em>, 2025. Cortes&#237;a de la artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; est&#225;s explorando en este momento? &#191;Hay ideas o preguntas particulares que est&#233;n ocupando tu atenci&#243;n?</strong></p><p><strong>JV:</strong> Ahora mismo estoy pensando menos y haciendo m&#225;s a trav&#233;s de mis pinturas y de mi cuerpo. Para m&#237;, se siente como una bendici&#243;n ancestral estar lo suficientemente arraigada interiormente como para experimentar con la sanaci&#243;n de cosas para las que todav&#237;a no tengo nombres, y quiz&#225; nunca los tenga. Al principio empec&#233; a pintar para sanarme y mantenerme viva, pero cuando me convert&#237; en artista profesional, lo olvid&#233; temporalmente y comenc&#233; a preocuparme por cosas externas y pasajeras que en realidad no importan a mi mundo interior. Ahora puedo ver la obra como algo mucho m&#225;s grande que esas ansiedades, permiti&#233;ndole simplemente ser lo que necesita ser.</p><p>Esta forma de pensar me permite retomar mis investigaciones sobre las estructuras del cuerpo biol&#243;gico a trav&#233;s de dimensiones macro y microsc&#243;picas, entretejiendo ecosistemas conectados. Estoy experimentando con tensiones entre la escasez de materia y la densidad acumulada, equilibrando saturaci&#243;n y desaturaci&#243;n, pintando con telas en lugar de pinceles y contrastando &#243;leo licuado con acumulaciones espesas que forman centros de atracci&#243;n para cuerpos en metamorfosis. Estoy haciendo lo que necesito hacer.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre Jess Vieira, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessvieira___/">@jessvieira___</a></p><p><a href="https://jessvieira.com">jessvieira.com</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Untold Forms of Latin America: Applications Now Closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Untold Forms of Latin America: Convocatoria cerrada (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/untold-forms-of-latin-america-applications</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/untold-forms-of-latin-america-applications</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:39:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>Last month, we announced our first print publication in collaboration with </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/aji.press/"><span>Aj&#237; Press</span></a><span>: </span><em><a href="https://www.artinlatam.com/p/open-call-for-untold-forms-of-latin">Untold Forms of Latin America</a></em><span>.</span></p><p><em>Untold Forms</em><span> brings together artists, writers, curators, and creatives from Latin America and its diaspora whose practices give shape to stories, materials, and perspectives that often fall outside dominant narratives and stereotypes of the region.</span></p><p>A heartfelt <strong>thank you</strong> to everyone who applied. We received an incredible range of submissions across different geographies, mediums, and perspectives, each offering a distinct way of thinking about Latin America and its diasporas today. </p><p>We&#8217;re deeply grateful for the time and trust you put behind every application. We will be taking the month of August to carefully review and evaluate all proposals. All applicants, both selected and non-selected, will be contacted in early September with the outcome of their application. </p><p>We appreciate your patience throughout the review process and look forward to sharing more very soon.</p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DannCcSiks9/?img_index=1" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pH0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41b5f7aa-af57-411b-8279-290278906007_4500x5625.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pH0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41b5f7aa-af57-411b-8279-290278906007_4500x5625.jpeg 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>El mes pasado anunciamos nuestra primera publicaci&#243;n impresa, en colaboraci&#243;n con <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aji.press/">Aj&#237; Press</a>: <em><a href="https://www.artinlatam.com/p/open-call-for-untold-forms-of-latin">Untold Forms of Latin America</a></em>.</p><p><em>Untold Forms</em> re&#250;ne a artistas, escritores, curadores y creativos de Am&#233;rica Latina y su di&#225;spora, cuyas pr&#225;cticas dan forma a historias, materiales y perspectivas que a menudo quedan fuera de las narrativas dominantes y los estereotipos sobre la regi&#243;n.</p><p>Un sincero <strong>gracias</strong> a todas las personas que participaron en la convocatoria. Recibimos una incre&#237;ble variedad de propuestas provenientes de distintas geograf&#237;as, medios y perspectivas, cada una ofreciendo una manera particular de pensar Am&#233;rica Latina y sus di&#225;sporas en la actualidad.</p><p>Estamos profundamente agradecidos por el tiempo y la confianza depositados en cada postulaci&#243;n. Durante el mes de agosto nos dedicaremos a revisar y evaluar cuidadosamente todas las propuestas. Todas las personas postulantes, tanto seleccionadas como no seleccionadas, recibir&#225;n una respuesta a principios de septiembre con el resultado de su aplicaci&#243;n.</p><p>Agradecemos su paciencia durante el proceso de revisi&#243;n y esperamos poder compartir m&#225;s novedades muy pronto.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art for Colombia: Art Initiatives for Earthquake Relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arte por Colombia: Iniciativas art&#237;sticas para apoyar a los damnificados por el terremoto]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/art-for-colombia-art-initiatives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/art-for-colombia-art-initiatives</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XYeB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21e7d971-e2ba-427c-b34a-a01de65d44f7_3272x4000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia this past Monday, artists, galleries, and cultural projects have begun finding ways to support the communities affected. </p><p>From special editions and individual works to benefit sales, we&#8217;ve gathered four initiatives where buying art means helping fund earthquake relief and recovery efforts in the country.</p><div><hr></div><h3><a href="https://www.deliciastudio.com/shop">Camila Falquez in collaboration with Delicia Studio and Liga de Salud Trans: Compa&#241;erx Poster Sale</a></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XYeB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21e7d971-e2ba-427c-b34a-a01de65d44f7_3272x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XYeB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21e7d971-e2ba-427c-b34a-a01de65d44f7_3272x4000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XYeB!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21e7d971-e2ba-427c-b34a-a01de65d44f7_3272x4000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XYeB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21e7d971-e2ba-427c-b34a-a01de65d44f7_3272x4000.jpeg 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Camila Falquez, Image in <em>Poster #3: Milo Mosquera Rodriguez, &#201;l, Mosquera, Nari&#241;o. Colombia, </em>2024<em>. </em>Courtesy of El Pa&#237;s.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Compa&#241;erx (2021-2024), is a multidisciplinary artistic initiative, by photographer and visual artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/camilafalquez/">Camila Falquez</a>, anchored to the creation of the <em>Ley Integral Tras, Ya!</em>, a trailblazing proposed legislation, presented to the Colombian congress on July 31st 2024, that aims to materialize the rights, needs, and dreams of trans and non-binary people in Colombia. However, amid the country&#8217;s complex political and social landscape, the future of the bill remains uncertain.</p><p>There are four posters available, starting at $50, with 100% of the proceeds donated directly to support trans communities in Colombia&#8217;s Pacific region that have been among those most affected by the earthquake and with whom the project has a close relationship.</p><div><hr></div><h3><a href="https://jarangopalacios.com/shop">Juan Arango Palacios and Manuela Garcia: Poster Sale</a></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PKGD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c455f09-1d82-4620-a624-fb86cacc3c0f_1500x1500.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Juan Arango Palacios, <em>Colombia Earthquake Relief Poster</em>, 2026. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Colombian artists <a href="https://www.instagram.com/juuuanitx/">Juan Arango Palacios</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_awefull_/">Manuela Garcia</a> are each offering a poster featuring their work, starting at $20, with 100% of the proceeds from the sales going toward earthquake relief efforts in Colombia.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong><a href="https://privateviews.artlogic.net/2/0ec3e25eaa0bb8752e64b0/">AGAC (Colombian Association of Art Galleries): Arte por Colombia</a></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tvwd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20bc9452-0b7b-4e30-b663-48877b36748a_1179x1449.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tvwd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20bc9452-0b7b-4e30-b663-48877b36748a_1179x1449.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tvwd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20bc9452-0b7b-4e30-b663-48877b36748a_1179x1449.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tvwd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20bc9452-0b7b-4e30-b663-48877b36748a_1179x1449.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tvwd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20bc9452-0b7b-4e30-b663-48877b36748a_1179x1449.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Arte por Colombia organized by agac. Courtesy of agac.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Fifteen Colombian galleries and more than ninety artists have come together for an online benefit sale supporting communities affected by the earthquake.</p><p>100% percent of the proceeds from each work sold will be donated and transferred directly to the Colombian Red Cross, Presentes Corporaci&#243;n, or Manos Visibles in Choc&#243; to support emergency response and humanitarian relief efforts.</p><div><hr></div><h3><a href="https://www.instagram.com/catalogotodosx/?hl=es">Todxs por Colombia</a></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I2Z7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F074c33cd-0f91-43cb-925f-d17f6bb7a3dc_1018x1328.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I2Z7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F074c33cd-0f91-43cb-925f-d17f6bb7a3dc_1018x1328.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I2Z7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F074c33cd-0f91-43cb-925f-d17f6bb7a3dc_1018x1328.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I2Z7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F074c33cd-0f91-43cb-925f-d17f6bb7a3dc_1018x1328.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I2Z7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F074c33cd-0f91-43cb-925f-d17f6bb7a3dc_1018x1328.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Catalina Pardo, <em>Oraci&#243;n</em>, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Originally organized by artists <a href="https://www.instagram.com/parecepan/">Catalina Pardo</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cristobal8a/">Cristobal Ochoa</a> to support earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela, the initiative has now been extended to Colombia. Participating artists donate works for sale, with a catalogue available on Instagram featuring pieces priced under $1,500.</p><p>Each work is offered at a discount of 30% or more from its usual price, and 100% of the proceeds from every sale will be donated to support those affected by the earthquake.</p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>Arte por Colombia: Iniciativas art&#237;sticas para apoyar a los afectados por el terremoto</h2><p>Tras el terremoto de magnitud 7,4 que sacudi&#243; el oeste de Colombia este lunes pasado, artistas, galer&#237;as y proyectos culturales han comenzado a buscar maneras de apoyar a las comunidades afectadas.</p><p>Desde ediciones especiales y obras individuales hasta ventas solidarias, hemos reunido cuatro iniciativas en las que comprar arte tambi&#233;n significa contribuir a financiar los esfuerzos de ayuda y recuperaci&#243;n tras el terremoto en el pa&#237;s.</p><div><hr></div><h3><a href="https://www.deliciastudio.com/shop">Camila Falquez en 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Colombia</em>, 2024. Cortes&#237;a de <em>El Pa&#237;s</em>.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Compa&#241;erx (2021&#8211;2024) es una iniciativa art&#237;stica multidisciplinaria de la fot&#243;grafa y artista visual <a href="https://www.instagram.com/camilafalquez/">Camila Falquez</a>, vinculada a la creaci&#243;n de la <em>Ley Integral Trans, &#161;Ya!</em>, una propuesta legislativa pionera presentada ante el Congreso de Colombia el 31 de julio de 2024, cuyo objetivo es materializar los derechos, necesidades y aspiraciones de las personas trans y no binarias en Colombia. Sin embargo, en medio del complejo panorama pol&#237;tico y social del pa&#237;s, el futuro del proyecto de ley sigue siendo incierto.</p><p>Actualmente hay cuatro p&#243;sters disponibles, con precios desde $50, y el 100% de lo recaudado ser&#225; donado directamente para apoyar a comunidades trans de la regi&#243;n del Pac&#237;fico colombiano que se encuentran entre las m&#225;s afectadas por el terremoto y con las que el proyecto mantiene una relaci&#243;n cercana.</p><div><hr></div><h3><a href="https://jarangopalacios.com/shop">Juan Arango Palacios y Manuela Garcia: Venta de p&#243;sters</a></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PKGD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c455f09-1d82-4620-a624-fb86cacc3c0f_1500x1500.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Los artistas colombianos <a href="https://www.instagram.com/juuuanitx/">Juan Arango Palacios</a> y <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_awefull_/">Manuela Garcia</a> ofrecen cada uno un p&#243;ster con una de sus obras, con precios desde $20. El 100% de lo recaudado por las ventas ser&#225; destinado a apoyar los esfuerzos de ayuda tras el terremoto en Colombia.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong><a href="https://privateviews.artlogic.net/2/0ec3e25eaa0bb8752e64b0/">AGAC (Asociaci&#243;n de Galer&#237;as de Arte de Colombia): Arte por Colombia</a></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tvwd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20bc9452-0b7b-4e30-b663-48877b36748a_1179x1449.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tvwd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20bc9452-0b7b-4e30-b663-48877b36748a_1179x1449.jpeg 424w, 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Cortes&#237;a de agac.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Quince galer&#237;as colombianas y m&#225;s de noventa artistas se han unido en una venta virtual solidaria para apoyar a las comunidades afectadas por el terremoto.</p><p>El 100% de lo recaudado por la venta de cada obra ser&#225; donado y transferido directamente a la Cruz Roja Colombiana, Presentes Corporaci&#243;n o Manos Visibles, en Choc&#243;, para contribuir a las labores de atenci&#243;n de emergencia y ayuda humanitaria.</p><div><hr></div><h3><a href="https://www.instagram.com/catalogotodosx/?hl=es">Todxs por Colombia</a></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I2Z7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F074c33cd-0f91-43cb-925f-d17f6bb7a3dc_1018x1328.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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Cortes&#237;a de la artista.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Organizada originalmente por los artistas <a href="https://www.instagram.com/parecepan/">Catalina Pardo</a> y <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cristobal8a/">Cristobal Ochoa</a> para apoyar los esfuerzos de ayuda tras el terremoto en Venezuela, la iniciativa se ha extendido ahora a Colombia. Los artistas participantes donan obras para la venta, con un cat&#225;logo disponible en Instagram que re&#250;ne piezas con precios inferiores a $1.500.</p><p>Cada obra se ofrece con un descuento del 30% o m&#225;s sobre su precio habitual, y el 100% de lo recaudado por cada venta ser&#225; donado para apoyar a las personas afectadas por el terremoto.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Studio with: Daniel Rey]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el estudio con: Daniel Rey (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-daniel-rey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-daniel-rey</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Courtesy of Matthew Johnson.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielreystudio/">Daniel Rey</a> is a Venezuelan artist whose practice moves across objects, installations, and performance. Trained first as an architect in Caracas, Milan, and London, his work translates questions of space and belonging into intimate investigations of masculinity and collective experience.</p><p>In this conversation, Daniel speaks about leaving architecture to pursue art and the personal experiences that led him toward performance. He also reflects on returning to Venezuela after years abroad, the feeling of being between places, and how collaboration has become central to the way he builds his work.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:</strong> This conversation took place before the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June 2026. In the aftermath, the interviewee, Daniel, asked to add the following statement:</p><p>&#8220;On 24 June 2026, the ground shook violently across Venezuela, a country already facing a severe social and economic crisis. This conversation had taken place only a few days earlier.</p><p>The human and material losses are still being assessed. I have been following events from London, over the phone. Seeing the scale of the destruction in La Guaira, a place I often visited as a child, has been heartbreaking. At the same time, this has also been a moment of hope. It has been remarkable to see people across the country come together and find countless ways to help, each contributing however they can.</p><p>The emergency is far from over, and rebuilding will take years. Please consider donating. Several verified organisations are working on the ground, including Healing Venezuela, C&#225;ritas Venezuela and World Central Kitchen, among many others.&#8221;</p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p><strong>You studied architecture in Venezuela before dedicating yourself to the visual arts. What was that transition between both disciplines like?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> I studied architecture in Caracas, did a year-long exchange at the Polytechnic University of Milan, and then started working as an architect and designer. I spent five years in Italy, then moved to London and worked in offices such as Foster + Partners and SOM. But I was always making art, even though I had never pursued it full-time.</p><p>In 2020, I left my career as an architect, and it wasn&#8217;t a comfortable decision. I was on a safe path, in some of the biggest offices in the world, and I left it to start again from zero. I realized I wasn&#8217;t pursuing what I felt was my mission: to be an artist. So I went back to study and did a master&#8217;s in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins.</p><p>But the truth is that I never completely left architecture behind. I changed the object: instead of buildings, I began working with the body, emotions, the space between people. Architecture is still my way of thinking and building, only now I build something else. It gave me a solid foundation to make things happen, and planning before each work has become almost a spiritual practice.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png" width="916" height="1146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1146,&quot;width&quot;:916,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1336389,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, <em>Archipelago</em>, 2024. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>When you started the master&#8217;s, what were the questions guiding your practice? How did you move into exploring performance?</strong></p><p><strong>DR: </strong>At the beginning, the main thing was my identity as a Venezuelan and as a migrant. It was about understanding what it means to be part of that diaspora, how my family and my friends have left Venezuela, and how that forms part of my story. Also understanding and recovering traditions and things that make me Venezuelan. I started working with the body as the place where all of that is stored: memory, ritual, belonging.</p><p>In reality, performance scared me, until I mentioned it to my tutor, Amy Clark, and she told me: if you&#8217;re afraid, you have to do it. I wanted to explore the ambivalence between masculinity and vulnerability, something very present in machismo in Venezuela and in Latin America. That&#8217;s how <em>Collective Cuddles</em> was born, my first performance. We documented it, I applied with it to New Contemporaries, and it was selected. Afterwards, it was presented at Camden Art Centre, Grundy Art Gallery, and Manchester Art Gallery.</p><p>Another performance I made was <em>Why Do Swimmers Suddenly Appear? </em>During school, swimming became a refuge when I was dealing with my identity within a super macho and competitive environment. When I entered the water, I could forget all the noise around me.</p><p>In the performance, I wanted to work with that contrast: the swimmers entered with me to very revitalizing music, as if they were going to compete. They climbed onto the podium, I said &#8220;on your marks, get set, go,&#8221; making the audience understand that they were going to jump. But at that moment the music changes. Instead of diving in, they begin to swim vertically, as if you had the camera underwater, and it ended in an embrace. It is a short performance, but it works with that contrast between competition, masculinity, and vulnerability.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png" width="1456" height="815" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/db17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:815,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2779280,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, <em>Why Do Swimmers Suddenly Appear?</em>, 2023. Courtesy of Rene-Lazovy and the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I wanted to explore the ambivalence between masculinity and vulnerability, something very present in machismo in Venezuela and in Latin America.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>How do you think art can open up broader ways of talking about masculinity in Latin American contexts?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> I think one can begin from one&#8217;s own experience: how you grew up, what things you had to perform depending on your gender. And that doesn&#8217;t only apply to men; it also applies to women, who are expected to behave in a very particular way. One of the things about machismo is that you can&#8217;t show vulnerability or weakness; you always have to be strong, not show emotions. So I&#8217;m interested in exploring how we connect through touch, how we connect emotionally. What interests me about art is that it can go straight to what makes us uncomfortable and stay there, without necessarily resolving it.</p><p>In <em>Collective Cuddles</em>, I don&#8217;t want to propose an ideal world. I want to put in front of people exactly what machismo forbids: Latino men touching each other with tenderness, without shame, without asking permission. For many people, that is uncomfortable to see, and that is the point. There is no fixed choreography: they can move, sleep, talk to each other. They are always Latino men, part of my community.</p><p>For the viewer, I&#8217;m not interested in giving an answer, but rather in posing a question: what could it be if this group of people shows affection to each other in a very tender way? What is the line between sexual tension and something that does not quite cross it? Why would something so intimate have to be hidden if it is not necessarily sexual? I&#8217;m interested in that slightly uncomfortable moment, in which you wonder whether you are seeing another possible world.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;7455d7a8-f914-46f7-b6ad-a6bc586467a6&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PyLc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8557aa71-75df-4e53-b41c-6ecded736057_1610x896.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PyLc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8557aa71-75df-4e53-b41c-6ecded736057_1610x896.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" 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Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m interested in exploring how we connect through touch, how we connect emotionally &#8230; In Collective Cuddles, I don&#8217;t want to propose an ideal world. I want to put in front of people exactly what machismo forbids: Latino men touching each other with tenderness, without shame, without asking permission. For many people, that is uncomfortable to see, and that is the point.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Many of your works, such as </strong><em><strong>Collective Cuddles</strong></em><strong> or </strong><em><strong>Why Do Swimmers Suddenly Appear?</strong></em><strong>, have a collective dimension. What attracts you to working with other people?</strong></p><p><strong>DR: </strong>I think that comes a lot from architecture. I&#8217;m used to work existing in relation to others. In my performances there are almost always between three and five people, and I also collaborate with friends like Ren&#233; Lazovy, who documents the work, or Charles, who composes music for the Nyiha performances.</p><p>I&#8217;m interested in it not being only me. The idea carries the force, and then there is a group of people who are very good at what they do. There is great satisfaction in building something with many hands. I enjoy being alone in the studio, but that collective energy makes a lot of sense to me.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>How has your move to Europe transformed your relationship with your Venezuelan identity?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> I think it&#8217;s a process that takes years and that I&#8217;m still exploring. In fact, I have a series that deals with that subject. <em>Irredeemably Foreign </em>uses old postcards from Venezuela that I have been collecting for many years. They all come loaded with stories on the back from the people who sent them. That object already had a life, and I am rescuing it. The image can be very beautiful, very local, but the text leaves you thinking: there are sad things, things you can identify with, things that are hard to read.</p><p>The postcards are combined with phrases from a book about someone who returns to Lebanon after twenty years in Paris, trying to reconcile himself with the idea that he does not feel at home in either place. That idea resonated with me deeply; I felt that the book helped me express ideas I had, but in a very poetic way.</p><p>I returned to Venezuela in 2025 after five years without going. Before, I used to go every year, but by then most of my family had left. When I return, I feel alien, a bit like a foreigner; I feel that Venezuela has changed so much and that I have changed too. But when I&#8217;m in London, I feel like the most Venezuelan of all. I don&#8217;t completely belong to either side, and before that weighed on me; now it is the material.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png" width="1412" height="1128" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1128,&quot;width&quot;:1412,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2629628,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, <em>The Lamb and The Wolf</em>, 2025. From the series <em>Irredeemably Foreign. </em>Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>"I feel alien, a bit like a foreigner &#8230; Venezuela has changed so much and that I have changed too. But when I&#8217;m in London, I feel like the most Venezuelan of all. I don&#8217;t completely belong to either side, and before that weighed on me; now it is the material.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>If someone has never seen your work, how would you describe your practice?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> I would describe it as a practice that generates objects, installations, and performances centered on the body, specifically on how the body carries, at the same time, the memory of Venezuela and the physical experience of built space. I&#8217;m interested in the tension between two ways of inhabiting architecture: one that comes from Venezuela, where the body lives outwardly, permeable, in contact with others, and another that comes from London, more sealed, more individual. From there, the body becomes a vehicle to explore masculinity and vulnerability through the ritual; how men gather, touch each other, and create community.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png" width="756" height="1128" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1128,&quot;width&quot;:756,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1047222,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, Tepuy Etereo, 2025. Courtesy of Rene-Lazovy and the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>What conversations would you like your work to generate in the people who encounter it?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> I would be interested in people understanding that we are always changing, that there is no specific place we have to reach. We are always collecting experiences, memories, recollections, and it is in that accumulation that we become sensorially richer.</p><p>For me, the idea of connecting more with each other is super important. I think we have been losing community. Religion, for example, gave a lot of that idea of community: establishing connections with strangers who were under the same structure. One of my fears is that, through social media and now artificial intelligence, we are becoming more and more isolated. Everyone is inside their own bubble.</p><p>In my art, I&#8217;m interested in thinking about how we can meet again, how to establish moments of gathering, of exchange. That is why performance is so important to me: there is nothing more valuable than having a person in front of you, giving you their energy, their sweat, their strength. There is something very powerful in that.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;In my art, I&#8217;m interested in thinking about how we can meet again, how to establish moments of gathering, of exchange. That is why performance is so important to me: there is nothing more valuable than having a person in front of you, giving you their energy, their sweat, their strength.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Daniel Rey, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielreystudio/">@danielreystudio</a></p><p><a href="https://www.daniel-rey.com">https://www.daniel-rey.com</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>En el estudio con: Daniel Rey</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png" width="1456" height="972" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:972,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2903006,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPzi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5eff4c31-def0-4c13-8293-7eea71ccb696_1716x1146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey en su estudio. Cortes&#237;a de Matthew Johnson.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielreystudio/">Daniel Rey</a> es un artista venezolano cuya pr&#225;ctica se mueve entre objetos, instalaciones y performance. Formado primero como arquitecto en Caracas, Mil&#225;n y Londres, su trabajo traduce preguntas sobre el espacio y la pertenencia en investigaciones &#237;ntimas sobre la masculinidad y la experiencia colectiva.</p><p>En esta conversaci&#243;n, Daniel habla sobre dejar la arquitectura para dedicarse al arte y sobre las experiencias personales que lo llevaron hacia la performance. Tambi&#233;n reflexiona sobre su regreso a Venezuela despu&#233;s de a&#241;os en el extranjero, la sensaci&#243;n de estar entre lugares y c&#243;mo la colaboraci&#243;n se ha vuelto central en la manera en que construye su obra.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><p><strong><span>Nota del editor:</span></strong><span> Esta conversaci&#243;n tuvo lugar antes de los terremotos que sacudieron Venezuela el 24 de junio de 2026. Tras lo ocurrido, el entrevistado, Daniel, quiso a&#241;adir la siguiente nota:</span></p><p><span>&#8220;</span>El 24 de junio de 2026, la tierra se movi&#243; con violencia en Venezuela, un pa&#237;s que ya ven&#237;a atravesando una grave crisis social y econ&#243;mica. Esta conversaci&#243;n tuvo lugar unos d&#237;as antes.</p><p>Las p&#233;rdidas humanas y materiales a&#250;n se siguen contabilizando. He seguido la situaci&#243;n desde Londres, por tel&#233;fono. Ver el nivel de destrucci&#243;n en La Guaira, adonde iba de ni&#241;o, es desgarrador. Tambi&#233;n ha sido un tiempo de esperanza. Ver a todo un pa&#237;s organizarse para ayudar de mil maneras, cada quien desde donde puede, ha sido impresionante.</p><p>Si est&#225;s leyendo esto, no olvides que la emergencia contin&#250;a y que la reconstrucci&#243;n tomar&#225; a&#241;os. Por favor, dona. Hay organizaciones verificadas trabajando sobre el terreno, como Healing Venezuela, C&#225;ritas Venezuela y World Central Kitchen, entre muchas otras.&#8221;</p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p><strong>Estudiaste arquitectura en Venezuela antes de dedicarte a las artes visuales. &#191;C&#243;mo fue ese tr&#225;nsito entre ambas disciplinas?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> Yo estudi&#233; arquitectura en Caracas, hice un a&#241;o de intercambio en el Polit&#233;cnico de Mil&#225;n, y despu&#233;s empec&#233; a trabajar como arquitecto y dise&#241;ador. Estuve cinco a&#241;os en Italia, luego me mud&#233; a Londres y trabaj&#233; en oficinas como Foster + Partners y SOM. Pero siempre estaba haciendo arte, aunque nunca lo hab&#237;a perseguido a tiempo completo.</p><p>En 2020, dej&#233; mi carrera como arquitecto, y no fue una decisi&#243;n c&#243;moda. Estaba en un camino seguro, en algunas de las oficinas m&#225;s grandes del mundo, y lo dej&#233; para empezar otra vez desde cero. Me di cuenta de que no estaba persiguiendo lo que sent&#237;a como mi misi&#243;n: ser artista. Entonces volv&#237; a estudiar e hice una maestr&#237;a en Fine Art en Central Saint Martins.</p><p>Pero la verdad es que nunca dej&#233; la arquitectura del todo. Cambi&#233; el objeto: en vez de edificios, empec&#233; a trabajar con el cuerpo, las emociones, el espacio entre las personas. La arquitectura sigue siendo mi manera de pensar y de construir, solo que ahora construyo otra cosa. Me dio una base s&#243;lida para hacer que las cosas pasen, y planear antes de cada obra se ha vuelto casi una pr&#225;ctica espiritual.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png" width="916" height="1146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1146,&quot;width&quot;:916,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1336389,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9fVm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ef8c47-e271-4812-98c6-3acd71fd8a52_916x1146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, Archipelago, 2024. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Cuando empezaste la maestr&#237;a, &#191;cu&#225;les eran las preguntas que guiaban tu pr&#225;ctica? &#191;C&#243;mo pasaste a explorar la performance?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> Al principio lo principal era mi identidad como venezolano y como migrante. Era entender qu&#233; significa ser parte de esa di&#225;spora, c&#243;mo mi familia y mis amigos han dejado Venezuela, y c&#243;mo eso forma parte de mi historia. Tambi&#233;n entender y recuperar tradiciones y cosas que me hacen venezolano. Empec&#233; a trabajar con el cuerpo como el lugar donde todo eso se guarda: la memoria, el ritual, la pertenencia.</p><p>En realidad, la performance me asustaba, hasta que se lo coment&#233; a mi tutora, Amy Clark, y ella me dijo: si tienes miedo, tienes que hacerlo. Yo quer&#237;a explorar la ambivalencia entre masculinidad y vulnerabilidad, algo muy presente en el machismo en Venezuela y en Latinoam&#233;rica. As&#237; naci&#243; <em>Collective Cuddles</em>, mi primera performance. La documentamos, apliqu&#233; con ella a New Contemporaries y la seleccionaron. Despu&#233;s se present&#243; en Camden Art Centre, Grundy Art Gallery y Manchester Art Gallery.</p><p>Otra performance que realic&#233; fue <em>Why Do Swimmers Suddenly Appear? </em>Durante la escuela, nadar se convirti&#243; en un refugio cuando estaba lidiando con mi identidad dentro de un ambiente s&#250;per machista y competitivo. Cuando entraba al agua pod&#237;a olvidarme de todo el ruido alrededor.</p><p>En la performance quer&#237;a trabajar ese contraste: los nadadores entraban conmigo con una m&#250;sica muy revitalizante, como si fueran a competir. Se sub&#237;an al podio, yo dec&#237;a &#8220;en sus marcas, listos, fuera&#8221;, d&#225;ndole a entender a la audiencia que iban a saltar. Pero en ese momento cambia la m&#250;sica. En vez de lanzarse, empiezan a nadar verticalmente, como si tuvieras la c&#225;mara debajo del agua, y terminaba en un abrazo. Es una performance corta, pero trabaja ese contraste entre competencia, masculinidad y vulnerabilidad.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png" width="1456" height="815" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/db17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:815,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2779280,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vnma!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb17fe36-67ac-4da4-9499-fed3c5421575_2014x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, <em>Why Do Swimmers Suddenly Appear?</em>, 2023. Cortes&#237;a de Rene-Lazovy y del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Yo quer&#237;a explorar la ambivalencia entre masculinidad y vulnerabilidad, algo muy presente en el machismo en Venezuela y en Latinoam&#233;rica.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;C&#243;mo crees que el arte puede abrir formas m&#225;s amplias de hablar sobre la masculinidad en contextos latinoamericanos?</strong></p><p><strong>DR: </strong>Creo que uno puede empezar desde la propia experiencia: c&#243;mo creciste, qu&#233; cosas tuviste que performar dependiendo de tu g&#233;nero. Y eso no aplica solo a los hombres; tambi&#233;n aplica a las mujeres, a quienes se les exige comportarse de una forma muy particular. Una de las cosas del machismo es que no puedes mostrar vulnerabilidad ni debilidad; siempre tienes que ser fuerte, no mostrar emociones. Entonces me interesa explorar c&#243;mo conectamos con el tacto, c&#243;mo conectamos emocionalmente. Lo que me interesa del arte es que puede ir directo a lo que nos incomoda y quedarse ah&#237;, sin resolverlo necesariamente.</p><p>En <em>Collective Cuddles</em>, no quiero proponer un mundo ideal. Quiero poner enfrente de la gente exactamente lo que el machismo proh&#237;be: hombres latinos toc&#225;ndose con ternura, sin verg&#252;enza, sin pedir permiso. Para mucha gente eso es inc&#243;modo de ver, y ese es el punto. No hay una coreograf&#237;a fija: se pueden mover, dormir, hablar entre ellos. Siempre son hombres latinos, parte de mi comunidad.</p><p>Para el espectador, no me interesa dar una respuesta, sino plantear una pregunta: &#191;qu&#233; podr&#237;a ser si este grupo de personas se hace cari&#241;o de una manera muy tierna? &#191;Cu&#225;l es la l&#237;nea entre la tensi&#243;n sexual y algo que no llega a cruzarla? &#191;Por qu&#233; algo tan &#237;ntimo tendr&#237;a que esconderse si no necesariamente es sexual? Me interesa ese momento un poco inc&#243;modo, en el que te preguntas si est&#225;s viendo otro mundo posible.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;7455d7a8-f914-46f7-b6ad-a6bc586467a6&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PyLc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8557aa71-75df-4e53-b41c-6ecded736057_1610x896.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PyLc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8557aa71-75df-4e53-b41c-6ecded736057_1610x896.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, <em>Collective Cuddles</em>, 2024. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>"Me interesa explorar c&#243;mo conectamos con el tacto, c&#243;mo conectamos emocionalmente &#8230; En Collective Cuddles, no quiero proponer un mundo ideal. Quiero poner enfrente de la gente exactamente lo que el machismo proh&#237;be: hombres latinos toc&#225;ndose con ternura, sin verg&#252;enza, sin pedir permiso. Para mucha gente eso es inc&#243;modo de ver, y ese es el punto.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Muchas de tus obras, como </strong><em><strong>Collective Cuddles</strong></em><strong> o </strong><em><strong>Why Do Swimmers Suddenly Appear?</strong></em><strong>, tienen una dimensi&#243;n colectiva. &#191;Qu&#233; te atrae de trabajar con otras personas?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> Creo que eso viene mucho de la arquitectura. Estoy acostumbrado a que el trabajo exista en relaci&#243;n con otros. En mis performances casi siempre hay entre tres y cinco personas, y tambi&#233;n colaboro con amigos como Ren&#233; Lazovy, que documenta el trabajo, o Charles, que compone m&#250;sica para las performances Nyiha.</p><p>Me interesa que no sea solamente yo. La idea lleva la fuerza y despu&#233;s hay un grupo de personas que hacen muy bien lo que hacen. Hay una satisfacci&#243;n muy grande en construir algo entre muchas manos. Disfruto estar solo en el estudio, pero esa energ&#237;a colectiva tiene mucho sentido para m&#237;.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;C&#243;mo ha transformado tu mudanza a Europa tu relaci&#243;n con tu identidad venezolana?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> Creo que es un proceso que lleva a&#241;os y que sigo explorando. De hecho, tengo una serie que trata ese tema. <em>Irredeemably Foreign</em> usa postales antiguas de Venezuela que colecciono desde hace muchos a&#241;os. Todas vienen cargadas de historias en la parte posterior de quienes las enviaron. Ese objeto ya ten&#237;a una vida y yo lo estoy rescatando. La imagen puede ser muy bella, muy local, pero el texto te deja pensando: hay cosas tristes, cosas con las que te puedes identificar, cosas fuertes de leer.</p><p>Las postales se combinan con frases de un libro sobre alguien que regresa al L&#237;bano despu&#233;s de veinte a&#241;os en Par&#237;s, tratando de reconciliarse con la idea de que no se siente en casa en ninguno de los dos lugares. Esa idea reson&#243; much&#237;simo conmigo, sent&#237; que el libro me ayudaba a expresar ideas que yo ten&#237;a, pero de una manera muy po&#233;tica.</p><p>Yo regres&#233; a Venezuela en 2025 despu&#233;s de cinco a&#241;os sin ir. Antes iba todos los a&#241;os, pero ya la mayor parte de mi familia se fue. Cuando regreso me siento ajeno, un poco como un extranjero; siento que Venezuela cambi&#243; much&#237;simo y que yo tambi&#233;n cambi&#233;. Pero cuando estoy en Londres me siento el m&#225;s venezolano de todos. No pertenezco completamente a ninguno de los dos lados, y eso antes me pesaba, ahora es el material.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png" width="1412" height="1128" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1128,&quot;width&quot;:1412,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2629628,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/203527110?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCln!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6a45e5-642c-4614-ad08-d7cf027015d0_1412x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, <em>The Lamb and The Wolf</em>, 2025. De la serie <em>Irredeemably Foreign. </em>Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Me siento ajeno, un poco como un extranjero; siento que Venezuela cambi&#243; much&#237;simo y que yo tambi&#233;n cambi&#233;. Pero cuando estoy en Londres me siento el m&#225;s venezolano de todos. No pertenezco completamente a ninguno de los dos lados, y eso antes me pesaba, ahora es el material.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para quienes nunca han visto tu obra, &#191;c&#243;mo describir&#237;as tu pr&#225;ctica?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> Yo la describir&#237;a como una pr&#225;ctica que genera objetos, instalaciones y performances centradas en el cuerpo, espec&#237;ficamente en c&#243;mo el cuerpo carga al mismo tiempo la memoria de Venezuela y la experiencia f&#237;sica del espacio construido. Me interesa la tensi&#243;n entre dos formas de habitar la arquitectura: una que viene de Venezuela, donde el cuerpo vive hacia afuera, permeable, en contacto con los otros, y otra que viene de Londres, m&#225;s sellada, m&#225;s individual. Desde ah&#237; el cuerpo se convierte en un veh&#237;culo para explorar la masculinidad y la vulnerabilidad a trav&#233;s de lo ritual; c&#243;mo los hombres se re&#250;nen, se tocan, y hacen comunidad.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j57W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6cf24691-d095-46dc-95f4-cbdd3cc0ade9_756x1128.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniel Rey, <em>Tepuy Etereo</em>, 2025. Cortes&#237;a de Rene-Lazovy y del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; conversaciones te gustar&#237;a que tu obra generara en las personas que la encuentran?</strong></p><p><strong>DR:</strong> Me interesar&#237;a que se entienda que siempre estamos cambiando, que no hay un sitio espec&#237;fico al que tenemos que llegar. Siempre estamos recolectando experiencias, memorias, recuerdos, y es en esa acumulaci&#243;n donde nos volvemos m&#225;s ricos sensorialmente.</p><p>Para m&#237;, la idea de conectar m&#225;s entre nosotros es s&#250;per importante. Creo que hemos ido perdiendo comunidad. La religi&#243;n, por ejemplo, daba mucho esa idea de comunidad: establecer conexiones con extra&#241;os que estaban bajo una misma estructura. Uno de mis miedos es que, a trav&#233;s de las redes sociales y ahora de la inteligencia artificial, nos estamos volviendo cada vez m&#225;s aislados. Cada quien est&#225; dentro de su propia burbuja.</p><p>En mi arte me interesa pensar c&#243;mo podemos volver a encontrarnos, c&#243;mo establecer momentos de reuni&#243;n, de intercambio. Por eso la performance es tan importante para m&#237;: no hay nada m&#225;s valioso que tener a una persona enfrente de ti, d&#225;ndote su energ&#237;a, su sudor, su fuerza. Hay algo muy poderoso en eso.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;En mi arte me interesa pensar c&#243;mo podemos volver a encontrarnos, c&#243;mo establecer momentos de reuni&#243;n, de intercambio. Por eso la performance es tan importante para m&#237;: no hay nada m&#225;s valioso que tener a una persona enfrente de ti, d&#225;ndote su energ&#237;a, su sudor, su fuerza."</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre Daniel Rey, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielreystudio/">@danielreystudio</a></p><p><a href="https://www.daniel-rey.com">https://www.daniel-rey.com</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Call: Espace Brownstone × Art in Latin America 2027 Artist Residency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Convocatoria abierta: Residencia Espace Brownstone &#215; Art in Latin America 2027 (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/open-call-espace-brownstone-art-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/open-call-espace-brownstone-art-in</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:41:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IPXq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a96c7e4-3eeb-4a3a-9437-917c6da9acd8_1080x1350.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IPXq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a96c7e4-3eeb-4a3a-9437-917c6da9acd8_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IPXq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a96c7e4-3eeb-4a3a-9437-917c6da9acd8_1080x1350.png 424w, 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amplify and strengthen artistic practices from the region.</p><p>The residency offers one artist the opportunity to develop their practice, explore new connections, and build collaborations with fellow artists, communities, and institutions within the Parisian art ecosystem. The selected artist will benefit from dedicated time for research and production, a private studio, accommodation, and curatorial support throughout the residency.</p><p>To apply, please complete the application form <strong><a href="https://forms.gle/13HswtnJZZuATVmE7">here</a>.</strong></p><div><hr></div><h3>Key Information</h3><p><strong>Application deadline:</strong> October 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM (Paris time, CEST). Incomplete applications, applications submitted after the deadline, or applications submitted by any means other than the <a href="https://forms.gle/13HswtnJZZuATVmE7">official application form</a> will not be considered.</p><p><strong>Residency period:</strong> January 15 &#8211; March 31, 2027.</p><p><strong>Residency location and accommodation:</strong> Espace Brownstone, 26 rue Saint-Gilles, 75003 Paris, France.</p><div><hr></div><h3>What the Residency Offers</h3><p>The selected artist will receive:</p><ul><li><p>Accommodation for the full duration of the residency (January 15 &#8211; March 31, 2027) in an apartment located within Espace Brownstone.</p></li><li><p>A dedicated studio at Espace Brownstone, available throughout the residency.</p></li><li><p>Curatorial support to assist in the development of the artist&#8217;s project and facilitate connections within the Parisian art ecosystem.</p></li><li><p>Assistance with visa procedures, if required, including the provision of invitation letters and any documentation that the residency is able to provide in support of the visa application.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>What the Residency Does Not Cover</h3><p>The residency does not cover:</p><ul><li><p>International or domestic airfare.</p></li><li><p>Personal expenses, including meals, local transportation, and travel insurance.</p></li><li><p>Visa application fees and other costs associated with obtaining a visa.</p></li></ul><p>Applicants are responsible for submitting their visa application, covering all associated costs, and meeting the requirements established by the relevant consular authorities. Visa approval is granted solely at the discretion of the appropriate authorities.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Eligibility</h3><p>The open call is open to:</p><ul><li><p>Artists from Latin America and the Caribbean working in any medium or discipline.</p></li><li><p>Artists of all ages and at any stage of their career.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Selection Process</h3><p>All applications will be reviewed by a professional jury composed of representatives from Association Noemi &#8211; Espace Brownstone and Art in Latin America.</p><p>The selected artist will be notified by email on <strong>November 15, 2026.</strong></p><div><hr></div><h3>Contact</h3><p>For questions regarding the open call, please contact:</p><p><a href="mailto:contact@artinlatam.com">contact@artinlatam.com</a></p><p><a href="mailto:fondation.brownstone@wanadoo.fr">fondation.brownstone@wanadoo.fr</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>Convocatoria abierta: Residencia Art&#237;stica Espace Brownstone &#215; Art in Latin America 2027</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KBuT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2267388f-616f-4b75-b49c-248e14405ee7_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KBuT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2267388f-616f-4b75-b49c-248e14405ee7_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KBuT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2267388f-616f-4b75-b49c-248e14405ee7_1080x1350.png 848w, 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en Par&#237;s y la misi&#243;n de Art in Latin America de amplificar, visibilizar y fortalecer las pr&#225;cticas art&#237;sticas de la regi&#243;n.</p><p>La residencia ofrecer&#225; a un artista la oportunidad de desarrollar su pr&#225;ctica, explorar nuevas conexiones y establecer colaboraciones con colegas, comunidades e instituciones del ecosistema art&#237;stico parisino. Para ello, contar&#225; con tiempo dedicado a su investigaci&#243;n, espacio de trabajo, alojamiento y acompa&#241;amiento curatorial.</p><p>Para presentar su candidatura, pueden completar el formulario <strong><a href="https://forms.gle/13HswtnJZZuATVmE7">aqu&#237;</a></strong>.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Datos clave</h3><p><strong>Fecha l&#237;mite de postulaci&#243;n:</strong> 15 de octubre de 2026, a las 23:59, hora de Par&#237;s (CEST). No se considerar&#225;n postulaciones incompletas, recibidas fuera del plazo establecido o enviadas por medios distintos al <a href="https://forms.gle/13HswtnJZZuATVmE7">formulario oficial</a>.</p><p><strong>Per&#237;odo de residencia:</strong> del 15 de enero al 31 de marzo de 2027.</p><p><strong>Lugar de residencia y alojamiento:</strong> Espace Brownstone, 26 rue Saint-Gilles, 75003 Par&#237;s, Francia.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Qu&#233; ofrece la residencia</h3><p>El artista seleccionado recibir&#225;:</p><ul><li><p>Alojamiento durante toda la residencia, del 15 de enero al 31 de marzo de 2027, en un departamento ubicado dentro de las instalaciones de Espace Brownstone.</p></li><li><p>Un estudio dedicado dentro de las instalaciones de Espace Brownstone, disponible durante toda la residencia.</p></li><li><p>Acompa&#241;amiento curatorial para apoyar el desarrollo del proyecto del artista y facilitar conexiones dentro del ecosistema art&#237;stico parisino.</p></li><li><p>Apoyo con los tr&#225;mites de visa, en caso de ser necesarios, incluyendo la emisi&#243;n de cartas de invitaci&#243;n y de la documentaci&#243;n que corresponda proporcionar a la residencia.</p><div><hr></div></li></ul><h3>Qu&#233; no incluye la residencia</h3><p>La residencia no cubrir&#225;:</p><ul><li><p>Vuelos internacionales o nacionales.</p></li><li><p>Gastos personales, incluyendo alimentaci&#243;n, transporte local y seguro de viaje.</p></li><li><p>Costos relacionados con la solicitud y la tramitaci&#243;n de la visa.</p></li></ul><p>La presentaci&#243;n de la solicitud de visa, los costos asociados y el cumplimiento de los requisitos consulares ser&#225;n responsabilidad del artista. La aprobaci&#243;n final de la visa estar&#225; sujeta exclusivamente a la decisi&#243;n de las autoridades consulares correspondientes.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Elegibilidad</h3><p>La convocatoria est&#225; abierta a:</p><ul><li><p>Artistas originarios de Am&#233;rica Latina y el Caribe que trabajen en cualquier medio o disciplina.</p></li><li><p>Artistas de cualquier edad y en cualquier etapa de su trayectoria profesional.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Proceso de selecci&#243;n</h3><p>Todas las postulaciones ser&#225;n evaluadas por un jurado profesional conformado por representantes de Association Noemi &#8211; Espace Brownstone y Art in Latin America.</p><p>El artista seleccionado ser&#225; notificado por correo electr&#243;nico el <strong>15 de noviembre de 2026.</strong></p><div><hr></div><h3>Contacto</h3><p>Para consultas relacionadas con la convocatoria, escribir a:</p><p><a href="mailto:contact@artinlatam.com">contact@artinlatam.com</a><br><a href="mailto:fondation.brownstone@wanadoo.fr">fondation.brownstone@wanadoo.fr</a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Studio with: Jaime Gili]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el estudio con: Jaime Gili (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-jaime-gili</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-jaime-gili</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:47:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1g47!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc169762d-33c5-499b-9bf3-13f939de9418_2362x1576.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Courtesy of Lucia Pizzani.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaimegili/">Jaime Gili</a> is a Venezuelan artist based in London whose abstract practice draws on the visual culture and urban landscapes of Venezuela. Working across painting, public art, and design, his work explores color, movement, architecture, and the relationship between abstraction and everyday life.</p><p>In this interview, Gili reflects on his artistic education in Caracas, Barcelona, and London, the influence of Venezuelan abstraction, his relationship with Caracas, and the ideas behind recent projects including <em>Conuco</em> and his forthcoming book.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note: </strong>This conversation took place before the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Following the events, the interviewee, Jaime, wished to add the following note:</p><p>&#8220;I took part in this interview a few days before the earthquakes. My optimistic tone would not be the same if the interview were taking place now, when I am still struggling to comprehend the tremendous injustice and the pain over so many deaths and losses continues to grow.</p><p>Today, I believe this terrible tragedy is the worst of a succession of cycles of hope and unity, followed by brutal blows of despair and loneliness, that we have experienced in Venezuela for several decades. These cycles continue because of my compatriots&#8217; instinctive determination to keep moving forward with a brave face, sustained by faith and optimism, always and despite everything.&#8221;</p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p><strong>From a very young age, you were constantly drawing. How do you remember those first connections with art?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Without a doubt, from a very young age, making art was what I enjoyed most and, fortunately, my family always supported me. My father, an industrial designer, had a drawing table at home and a beautiful library of art and philosophy; and my mother, who is a seamstress and always had a very active workshop in the houses where we lived, still sews today, at over eighty years old. So I grew up between those two things: straight lines and technical drawing and, on the other hand, the soft curves of pattern-making paper and the colors of fabrics. I grew up drawing and watching people draw and create.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg" width="1456" height="998" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:998,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:4549148,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/207054265?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jaime Gili,<em> E70 (En la ruta de Cova)</em>, 2025, acrylic and oil on linen, 130 &#215; 193 cm, private collection, Begur.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>In Caracas, you began by studying design and eventually moved towards painting. What was that journey like, especially in a context where there was no formal school of painting?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> It was somewhat circumstantial. In Caracas, there was no formal school of painting at university level, but there was a great school of design: the Instituto de Dise&#241;o Fundaci&#243;n Neumann, a kind of tropical Bauhaus with an incredible atmosphere, where architects, historians, and artists taught classes. It was supposed to be a design school, but, in reality, they were training us for a country that did not yet exist: a country that would one day produce furniture, textiles, objects, visual culture. I think that idea of preparing oneself for something that does not yet exist is still very present in Venezuela.</p><p>Then I went to Barcelona. There, the education consisted solely of the studio. There was not much contact with the outside world or much hope of changing anything, but that gave me a very serious discipline. That was where I understood that design was not my thing, because in design they generally give you the rules and you have to solve the problem in the most interesting way possible. I wanted to set my own rules and then break them; perhaps that is why I gradually moved towards painting.</p><p>When I arrived in London, it was the complete opposite: it was not about the closed studio, but about how you present the work to the outside world, how you make an exhibition, how you explain what you do to the world. In the end, I think everything balanced out very well: on the one hand, the hope and the dream in Venezuela; on the other, the constant work in Barcelona, without expecting external reward; and, finally, London, situating us and presenting us in relation to the world.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I wanted to set my own rules and then break them; perhaps that is why I gradually moved towards painting.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your work has always been connected to abstraction. Where does that relationship come from?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> I think the influence comes greatly from my father and his stubborn modernity; then, from the IDD in Caracas, from the professors there, who were very connected to that Venezuelan abstract tradition of the second half of the twentieth century: Alejandro Otero, Gego, Gerd Leufert, Nedo, Soto, Cruz-Diez, Juvenal Ravelo, and many other artists who always cultivated a relationship with design, architecture, and public space.</p><p>But my work contains a tension. On the one hand, that period was experiencing the official discourse, which greatly favored kinetic artists for major public commissions. On the other hand, there was a more punk branch, more connected to the street, less interested in a fine, polished finish. </p><p>I was always interested in the mixture of those two things. I have always said that those traditions come together in the semi-anonymous paintings on Caracas buses: geometry, the street, color, the popular, and that this is what nourishes me; not one extreme or the other, but the place where they meet.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Urz2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d28690a-39b1-4c87-98df-325b00a142b2_7323x4516.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Urz2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d28690a-39b1-4c87-98df-325b00a142b2_7323x4516.jpeg 424w, 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I think there is a way in which we are Caribbean that is different from that of the coastal Caribbean.</p><p>That produces something particular: an urban Caribbean within a metropolis like Caracas. It is an intuitive matter; I think there is a way of being Caribbean in an urban context.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;I think there is a way of being Caribbean in an urban context.&#8221;</p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>In your recent works, there is a very clear relationship with functionality. How are you thinking about that connection?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> With that legacy of the tropical Bauhaus I was talking about, I am very interested in art being able to have a function beyond aesthetics: a utility. My latest project has been a screen-printed blind for The Showroom. I realized that, with summers becoming increasingly hot in London, they were going to need to block the sunlight from entering their office spaces, which have an enormous glass roof, and I proposed the blind to them. For the title of the work, I connected the idea to Alexander Calder&#8217;s work at the Central University of Venezuela, known as the Nubes de Calder, which has an acoustic function within the hall.</p><p>The piece is called <em>Nubes for The Showroom</em>. I am interested in maintaining a thread with that history of integration between art, architecture, and practical use. The forms that appear there come from a series I made in 2010 about the artificial lakes of Parque del Este, in Caracas, designed by a team led by Roberto Burle Marx. It is a park that I enjoyed greatly as a child and continue to enjoy as an adult. It has lakes with very amoeboid forms, and perhaps the curvier part of my work emerged from there, coexisting with the geometric and rectilinear part.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg 424w, 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abstraction and literature. How did that series begin?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> In <em>Conuco</em>, a more literary reference appears. One of the series comes from <em>La vor&#225;gine</em>, by Jos&#233; Eustasio Rivera. It is a book with very elaborate, very baroque prose, but, when it describes the jungle, you feel that this is the perfect prose for speaking about an aggressive, excessive landscape that forces you to look closely, without distance. Everything is made up of complex and nearby details; you shift your gaze slightly and another universe appears, equally complex and equally close, lying in wait. I wanted to make a painting that resembled that prose. Then there is also the subject of the conuco and a certain formal investigation into the way things grow in the tropics.</p><p>That exhibition, in fact, began with a trip to Caracas, visiting a friend&#8217;s vegetable garden, the conuco. It was not only the idea of planting and being self-sufficient, although that also has to do with necessity and with recovering ancestral practices. What interested me most was how everything grows in the tropics, that excessive fertility, that abundance, in a space like my friend&#8217;s, with a very particular topography. But, although it began there, the subject is global: people who grow what they eat, working the land they have nearby. Everyone has to have some kind of relationship with the earth.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg" width="1456" height="972" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:972,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:14336964,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/207054265?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><span>Installation view of </span><em>Conuco</em><span> at Somers Gallery. Courtesy of AURA.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Is there an exhibition that you consider especially important in your career?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> I think an important exhibition for me, although little known, was <em>Loop</em>, at Cecilia Brunson Projects, in London. I would not say it was a conclusion, but it was a moment in which I was able to become aware of that legacy and of the thread that my father&#8217;s generation constructed and wove. They tried to cut that thread for us, and several incredibly valuable people and private institutions in Venezuela have continued, almost in secret, trying to ensure that it did not break.</p><p>That exhibition had to do with the year 1967, which for me was like a peak of our modernity, and the year in which my father arrived in Venezuela. Perhaps the problem began from that point onwards, because of the excess of optimism and the influx of dollars without much control. Venezuela has always had that dream: that oil should not be what is necessary for survival, but rather something extra, something that provides a bonus after a society is already functioning well, as in Norway. But, well, that is a dream.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg" width="1456" height="1092" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1092,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2137169,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/207054265?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><span>Installation view of </span><em>Loop</em><span> at Cecilia Brunson Projects, London, 2022. Courtesy of Eva Herzog.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>You have developed an abstract practice from a Latin American context, while living in London. How do you think about that position?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> When I was studying at the Royal College of Art, we abstract painters were very few, 3 out of 20, in a group where a more traditional, very English form of figuration predominated, connected to landscape and portraiture. At that moment, it was important to become aware of where I came from and to continue it.</p><p>Nostalgia is often discussed from a place of sadness, as though it implied wanting to be somewhere else and being unable to do so. But I have thought a great deal about that idea, and I believe that in London we have built an important Latin American community. We are united by language, but also by the possibility of exchanging references, readings, literature, visual arts. Although we are abroad, we continue learning from one another.</p><p>That said, I think it is very important to keep returning and to keep working in our countries. If we do not, nothing makes sense. In Venezuela, all of us who have maintained that thread have the obligation, now more than ever, to keep returning and to do things there alongside the people who stayed, who endured all these years and continued weaving.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Nostalgia is often discussed from a place of sadness, as though it implied wanting to be somewhere else and being unable to do so. But I have thought a great deal about that idea, and I believe that in London we have built an important Latin American community... Although we are abroad, we continue learning from one another. That said, I think it is very important to keep returning and to keep working in our countries. If we do not, nothing makes sense.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>What has remained constant in your work, and what has changed over time?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> The interest in color has remained constant, although the palette keeps shifting. Perhaps someone studying my work could say that I always use a palette of seven or eight colors, but it would become clear that they are not always the same ones.</p><p>There is still a very strong intuitive element, but, after thirty years of work, something accumulates. Experience has to bring some benefit! Intuition begins to move along a path and you arrive at solutions more quickly. You trust that it will lead you to a good place. At the same time, that forces you to remain alert and avoid formulas. The most difficult thing is to break away each time something new appears, not to repeat oneself.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;The most difficult thing is to break away each time something new appears, not to repeat oneself.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>What would you like new generations to understand about the Venezuelan artistic tradition?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> I would be satisfied simply if they knew it! Now, everyone is being fed by immediate and short-lived information, not by what happened decades ago. For many children of Latin Americans living abroad, a broader knowledge would help them understand that the contemporary also has roots, in art as much as in history itself.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg" width="1456" height="894" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Jaime Gili, a238 (La Macuto Cannes)</em>, 2013, acrylic on linen, 180 &#215; 300 cm, private collection, Miami.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>To conclude, you are working on a new book. What can you tell us about that project?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> I am making a book that will be launched in September. It will have two sides: one more connected to the urban and to movement, perhaps more rectilinear, and another more botanical, with the lakes, the conuco, the watercolors, etc. Working with editors has been a very stimulating process. It will include an interview with Pablo Le&#243;n de la Barra, a text by Ram&#243;n del Castillo, and another by Torrivilla. The editor is Natalia Valencia Arango.</p><p>The publication will be released in Madrid with This Side Up. In September, we will have launches in London; in December, in Caracas; and afterwards we will present it in Madrid and Barcelona. Next year, the project will travel to Buenos Aires, Miami, and other cities.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Jaime Gili, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaimegili/">@jaimegili</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jaimegili.org">https://www.jaimegili.org</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>En el estudio con: Jaime Gili</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1g47!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc169762d-33c5-499b-9bf3-13f939de9418_2362x1576.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1g47!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc169762d-33c5-499b-9bf3-13f939de9418_2362x1576.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Retrato de Jaime Gili. Cortes&#237;a de Lucia Pizzani.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaimegili/">Jaime Gili</a> es un artista venezolano radicado en Londres cuya pr&#225;ctica abstracta se nutre de la cultura visual y los paisajes urbanos de Venezuela. A trav&#233;s de la pintura, el arte p&#250;blico y el dise&#241;o, su obra explora el color, el movimiento, la arquitectura y la relaci&#243;n entre la abstracci&#243;n y la vida cotidiana.</p><p>En esta entrevista, Gili reflexiona sobre su formaci&#243;n art&#237;stica en Caracas, Barcelona y Londres, la influencia de la abstracci&#243;n venezolana, su relaci&#243;n con Caracas y las ideas detr&#225;s de proyectos recientes, entre ellos <em>Conuco</em> y su pr&#243;ximo libro.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><p><strong><span>Nota del editor:</span></strong><span> Esta conversaci&#243;n tuvo lugar antes de los terremotos que sacudieron Venezuela el 24 de junio de 2026. Tras lo ocurrido, el entrevistado, Jaime, quiso a&#241;adir la siguiente nota:</span></p><p><span>&#8220;Realic&#233; esta entrevista pocos d&#237;as antes de los terremotos, mi tono optimista no ser&#237;a el mismo si la hubiera hecho ahora, cuando todav&#237;a me resulta dif&#237;cil asimilar la tremenda injusticia y sigue creciendo el dolor por tantas muertes y p&#233;rdidas.</span></p><p><span>Hoy pienso que esta terrible desgracia es la peor dentro de una seguidilla de ciclos de esperanza y uni&#243;n, seguidos de machetazos de desesperanza y soledad, que vivimos en Venezuela desde hace varias d&#233;cadas. Ciclos que se encadenan por el empecinamiento natural de mis compatriotas en seguir adelante con buena cara, con fe y optimismo, siempre y a pesar de todo.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p><strong>Desde muy peque&#241;o dibujabas constantemente. &#191;C&#243;mo recuerdas esos primeros v&#237;nculos con el arte?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Sin duda, desde muy peque&#241;o, hacer arte era lo que m&#225;s me gustaba y, por suerte, mi familia siempre me apoy&#243;. Mi pap&#225;, dise&#241;ador industrial, ten&#237;a una mesa de dibujo en la casa y una linda biblioteca de arte y filosof&#237;a; y mi madre, que es costurera y siempre tuvo su taller muy activo en las casas donde vivimos, todav&#237;a hoy, con m&#225;s de ochenta a&#241;os, sigue cosiendo. Entonces crec&#237; entre esas dos cosas: l&#237;neas rectas y dibujo t&#233;cnico y, por otro lado, las curvas suaves de los papeles de patronaje y los colores de las telas. Crec&#237; dibujando y viendo dibujar y crear.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg" width="1456" height="998" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:998,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:4549148,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/207054265?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93B7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F405c7afd-49ad-480e-9213-8ee4d6149dd6_3888x2664.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jaime Gili<em>, E70 (En la ruta de Cova)</em>, 2025, acr&#237;lico y &#243;leo sobre lino, 130 &#215; 193 cm, colecci&#243;n privada, Begur.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>En Caracas empezaste estudiando dise&#241;o y finalmente te moviste hacia la pintura. &#191;C&#243;mo fue ese recorrido, especialmente en un contexto donde no hab&#237;a una escuela formal de pintura?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Fue un poco circunstancial. En Caracas no hab&#237;a una escuela formal de pintura con un nivel universitario, pero hab&#237;a una gran escuela de dise&#241;o: el Instituto de Dise&#241;o Fundaci&#243;n Neumann, una especie de Bauhaus tropical con un ambiente incre&#237;ble, donde arquitectos, historiadores y artistas daban clases. Se supon&#237;a que era una escuela de dise&#241;o, pero, en realidad, nos estaban formando para un pa&#237;s que todav&#237;a no exist&#237;a: un pa&#237;s que alg&#250;n d&#237;a iba a producir muebles, textiles, objetos, cultura visual. Esa idea de prepararse para algo que todav&#237;a no existe creo que sigue muy presente en Venezuela.</p><p>Despu&#233;s fui a Barcelona. All&#237; la educaci&#243;n era solamente el taller. No hab&#237;a mucho contacto con el exterior ni esperanzas de cambiar nada, pero eso me dio una disciplina muy seria. Ah&#237; entend&#237; que lo m&#237;o no era el dise&#241;o, porque en dise&#241;o generalmente te ponen las reglas y t&#250; tienes que resolver el problema de la manera m&#225;s interesante posible. Yo quer&#237;a ponerme mis propias reglas para luego romperlas; quiz&#225; por eso me acerqu&#233; paulatinamente a la pintura.</p><p>Al llegar a Londres fue todo lo contrario: no era el taller cerrado, sino c&#243;mo vas a presentar el trabajo hacia afuera, c&#243;mo haces una exposici&#243;n, c&#243;mo explicas lo que haces al mundo. Al final, creo que todo se balance&#243; muy bien: por un lado, la ilusi&#243;n y el sue&#241;o en Venezuela; por otro, el trabajo constante en Barcelona, sin esperar recompensa externa; y, finalmente, Londres, ubic&#225;ndonos y present&#225;ndonos en relaci&#243;n con el mundo.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Yo quer&#237;a ponerme mis propias reglas para luego romperlas; quiz&#225; por eso me acerqu&#233; paulatinamente a la pintura.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tu trabajo siempre ha estado vinculado a la abstracci&#243;n. &#191;De d&#243;nde viene esa relaci&#243;n?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Creo que la influencia viene mucho de mi padre y su empecinada modernidad; luego, del IDD en Caracas, de los profesores all&#237;, muy conectados con esa tradici&#243;n abstracta venezolana de la segunda mitad del siglo XX: Alejandro Otero, Gego, Gerd Leufert, Nedo, Soto, Cruz-Diez, Juvenal Ravelo y muchos otros artistas que siempre cultivaron una relaci&#243;n con el dise&#241;o, la arquitectura y el espacio p&#250;blico.</p><p>Pero mi obra contiene una tensi&#243;n. Por un lado, esa &#233;poca estaba experimentando el discurso oficial, que favorec&#237;a mucho a los artistas cin&#233;ticos para grandes encargos p&#250;blicos. Por otro lado, hab&#237;a una rama m&#225;s punk, m&#225;s vinculada a la calle, menos interesada en el acabado fino y brillante. A m&#237; siempre me interes&#243; la mezcla de esas dos cosas. Siempre he dicho que en las pinturas semian&#243;nimas de los autobuses de Caracas se juntan esas tradiciones: la geometr&#237;a, la calle, el color, lo popular, y que de ah&#237; es que me nutro: no de un extremo ni del otro, sino del lugar donde se encuentran.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Urz2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d28690a-39b1-4c87-98df-325b00a142b2_7323x4516.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Urz2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d28690a-39b1-4c87-98df-325b00a142b2_7323x4516.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jaime Gili,<em> a552 (A Pep (twenty-twenty))</em><span>, 2020, acr&#237;lico sobre lienzo, 183 &#215; 300 cm, colecci&#243;n privada, Bogot&#225;.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; recuerdos visuales de Caracas siguen apareciendo en tu obra?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> La calle es muy importante. Creo que hay una manera nuestra de ser Caribe que es distinta a la del Caribe de costa.</p><p>Eso produce algo particular: un Caribe urbano dentro de una metr&#243;poli como Caracas. Es una cuesti&#243;n intuitiva; creo que hay una manera de ser Caribe en lo urbano.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Creo que hay una manera de ser Caribe en lo urbano.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>En tus trabajos recientes aparece una relaci&#243;n muy clara con la utilidad. &#191;C&#243;mo est&#225;s pensando esa conexi&#243;n?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Con esa herencia de la Bauhaus tropical de la que hablaba, me interesa mucho que el arte pueda tener una funci&#243;n m&#225;s all&#225; de la est&#233;tica: una utilidad. Mi &#250;ltimo proyecto ha sido una persiana serigrafiada para The Showroom. Me di cuenta de que, con los veranos cada vez m&#225;s calurosos en Londres, iban a necesitar tapar la entrada de sol en sus espacios de oficina, que tienen un techo de vidrio enorme, y les propuse la persiana. Para el t&#237;tulo de la obra, conect&#233; la idea con la obra de Alexander Calder en la Universidad Central de Venezuela, conocida como las Nubes de Calder, que tiene una funci&#243;n ac&#250;stica dentro de la sala.</p><p>La pieza se llama <em>Nubes for The Showroom</em>. Me interesa mantener un hilo con esa historia de integraci&#243;n entre arte, arquitectura y uso pr&#225;ctico. Las formas que aparecen ah&#237; vienen de una serie que hice en 2010 sobre los lagos artificiales del Parque del Este, en Caracas, dise&#241;ado por un equipo liderado por Roberto Burle Marx. Es un parque que disfrut&#233; mucho de ni&#241;o y sigo disfrutando de adulto. Tiene unos lagos con formas muy ameboidales y de ah&#237; sali&#243; quiz&#225; la parte m&#225;s curva de mi trabajo, que convive con la parte geom&#233;trica y rectil&#237;nea.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg 424w, 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IMZ8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb645a4f9-2488-4b92-ad3c-784c89ba2542_4828x6520.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><span>Jaime Gili, </span><em>Nubes for The Showroom</em><span>, 2026, obra comisionada para las oficinas de The Showroom, Londres.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Me interesa mucho que el arte pueda tener una funci&#243;n m&#225;s all&#225; de la est&#233;tica: una utilidad&#8230;mantener un hilo con esa historia de integraci&#243;n entre arte, arquitectura y uso pr&#225;ctico.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tu exposici&#243;n reciente, &#8220;Conuco&#8221;, en Somers Gallery, tambi&#233;n abre una relaci&#243;n entre abstracci&#243;n y literatura. &#191;C&#243;mo empez&#243; esa serie?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> En <em>Conuco</em> aparece una referencia m&#225;s literaria. Una de las series viene de <em>La vor&#225;gine</em>, de Jos&#233; Eustasio Rivera. Es un libro con una prosa muy recargada, muy barroca, pero, cuando describe la selva, sientes que esa es la prosa perfecta para hablar de un paisaje agresivo, excesivo, que te obliga a mirar de cerca, sin distancia. Todo son detalles complejos y cercanos; mueves un poco la mirada y aparece otro universo igual de complejo e igual de cercano, al acecho. Yo quer&#237;a hacer una pintura que se pareciera a esa prosa. Luego tambi&#233;n est&#225; el tema del conuco y cierta investigaci&#243;n formal sobre la manera como crecen las cosas en el tr&#243;pico.</p><p>Esa exposici&#243;n, de hecho, empez&#243; a partir de un viaje a Caracas, visitando el huerto &#8212;conuco&#8212; de un amigo. No era solo la idea de plantar y ser autosuficiente, aunque eso tambi&#233;n tiene que ver con la necesidad y con recuperar pr&#225;cticas ancestrales. Lo que m&#225;s me interesaba era c&#243;mo crece todo en el tr&#243;pico, esa fertilidad excesiva, esa abundancia, en un espacio como el de mi amigo, con una orograf&#237;a muy especial. Pero, aunque empezara ah&#237;, el tema es global: la gente que siembra lo que come, trabajando la tierra que tiene cerca. Todo el mundo tiene que tener alguna relaci&#243;n con la tierra.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg" width="1456" height="972" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:972,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:14336964,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/207054265?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZlG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb21d846f-76f8-48ca-8e74-041df0b31062_7360x4912.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Vista de la exposici&#243;n <em>Conuco</em> en Somers Gallery. Cortes&#237;a de AURA.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Hay alguna exposici&#243;n que consideres especialmente importante en tu trayectoria?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Creo que una exposici&#243;n importante para m&#237;, aunque poco conocida, fue <em>Loop</em>, en Cecilia Brunson Projects, en Londres. No dir&#237;a que fue un cierre, pero s&#237; un momento en el que pude darme cuenta de esa herencia y del hilo que la generaci&#243;n de mi padre construy&#243; y teji&#243;. A nosotros nos intentaron cortar ese hilo, y varias personas valios&#237;simas e instituciones privadas en Venezuela han seguido, casi a escondidas, tratando de que no se rompiera.</p><p>Esa exposici&#243;n ten&#237;a que ver con el a&#241;o 1967, que para m&#237; fue como un pico de nuestra modernidad, y el a&#241;o en que mi padre lleg&#243; a Venezuela. Quiz&#225;s, a partir de ah&#237;, empez&#243; el problema, por el exceso de optimismo y por la entrada de d&#243;lares sin demasiado control. Venezuela siempre ha tenido ese sue&#241;o: que el petr&#243;leo no sea lo necesario para sobrevivir, sino algo extra, algo que d&#233; un plus despu&#233;s de que una sociedad ya funciona bien, como en Noruega. Pero, bueno, eso es un sue&#241;o.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg" width="1456" height="1092" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1092,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2137169,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/207054265?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8BWC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd646055a-9bec-49ee-93b0-89d4fa64ca82_3150x2362.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Vista de la exposici&#243;n <em>Loop</em> en Cecilia Brunson Projects, Londres, 2022. Cortes&#237;a de Eva Herzog.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Has desarrollado una pr&#225;ctica abstracta desde un contexto latinoamericano, pero viviendo en Londres. &#191;C&#243;mo piensas esa posici&#243;n?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Cuando estudiaba en el Royal College, &#233;ramos muy pocos, 3 de 20, los pintores abstractos en un grupo donde predominaba una figuraci&#243;n m&#225;s tradicional, muy inglesa, ligada al paisaje y al retrato. En ese momento fue importante darme cuenta de d&#243;nde ven&#237;a y continuarlo.</p><p>Muchas veces se habla de la nostalgia desde un lugar triste, como si implicara querer estar en otro sitio y no poder hacerlo. Pero yo le he dado muchas vueltas a esa idea y creo que en Londres hemos construido una comunidad latinoamericana importante. Nos une el idioma, pero tambi&#233;n la posibilidad de intercambiar referencias, lecturas, literatura, artes visuales. Aunque estemos fuera, seguimos aprendiendo unos de otros.</p><p>Dicho eso, creo que es muy importante seguir volviendo y seguir trabajando en nuestros pa&#237;ses. Si no lo hacemos, nada tiene sentido. En Venezuela, todos los que hemos mantenido ese hilo tenemos la obligaci&#243;n, m&#225;s que nunca, de seguir volviendo y hacer cosas all&#225; junto con la gente que se qued&#243;, que aguant&#243; todos estos a&#241;os y sigui&#243; tejiendo.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Muchas veces se habla de la nostalgia desde un lugar triste, como si implicara querer estar en otro sitio y no poder hacerlo. Pero yo le he dado muchas vueltas a esa idea y creo que en Londres hemos construido una comunidad latinoamericana importante&#8230;Aunque estemos fuera, seguimos aprendiendo unos de otros. Dicho eso, creo que es muy importante seguir volviendo y seguir trabajando en nuestros pa&#237;ses. Si no lo hacemos, nada tiene sentido.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; ha permanecido constante en tu trabajo y qu&#233; ha ido cambiando?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> El inter&#233;s por el color ha sido constante, aunque la paleta se va moviendo. A lo mejor, alguien que estudie mi trabajo podr&#237;a decir que siempre uso una paleta de siete u ocho colores, pero se ver&#225; que no son siempre los mismos.</p><p>Sigue habiendo una parte intuitiva muy fuerte, pero, despu&#233;s de treinta a&#241;os de trabajo, algo se acumula. &#161;Alg&#250;n beneficio tiene que traer la experiencia! La intuici&#243;n empieza a ir por un camino y llegas m&#225;s r&#225;pido a las soluciones. Conf&#237;as en que te va a llevar a un buen lugar. Al mismo tiempo, eso te obliga a estar alerta y evitar f&#243;rmulas. Lo m&#225;s dif&#237;cil es romper cada vez que aparece algo nuevo, no repetirse.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Lo m&#225;s dif&#237;cil es romper cada vez que aparece algo nuevo, no repetirse.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; te gustar&#237;a que las nuevas generaciones entendieran sobre la tradici&#243;n art&#237;stica venezolana?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> &#161;Con que la conozcan tengo suficiente! Ahora, todos est&#225;n siendo alimentados por informaci&#243;n inmediata y de corta duraci&#243;n, no por lo que pas&#243; d&#233;cadas atr&#225;s. Para muchos hijos de latinos que viven afuera, un conocimiento m&#225;s extenso ayudar&#237;a a entender que lo contempor&#225;neo tambi&#233;n tiene ra&#237;ces, as&#237; en el arte como en la historia misma.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jHkW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b2cba20-5478-463c-ab36-3034acb843c5_3902x2396.jpeg 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jaime Gili, <em>a238 (La Macuto Cannes)</em>, 2013, acr&#237;lico sobre lino, 180 &#215; 300 cm, colecci&#243;n privada, Miami.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para cerrar, est&#225;s trabajando en un nuevo libro. &#191;Qu&#233; puedes contar sobre ese proyecto?</strong></p><p><strong>JG:</strong> Estoy preparando un libro que se lanzar&#225; en septiembre. Tendr&#225; dos caras: una m&#225;s vinculada a lo urbano y al movimiento, quiz&#225; m&#225;s rectil&#237;nea, y otra m&#225;s bot&#225;nica, con los lagos, el conuco, las acuarelas, etc. Trabajar con los editores ha sido un proceso muy estimulante. Incluir&#225; una entrevista con Pablo Le&#243;n de la Barra, un texto de Ram&#243;n del Castillo y otro de Torrivilla. La editora es Natalia Valencia Arango.</p><p>La publicaci&#243;n se lanzar&#225; en Madrid con This Side Up. En septiembre tendremos presentaciones en Londres; en diciembre, en Caracas; y posteriormente lo presentaremos en Madrid y Barcelona. El pr&#243;ximo a&#241;o, el proyecto viajar&#225; a Buenos Aires, Miami y otras ciudades.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre Jaime Gili, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaimegili/">@jaimegili</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jaimegili.org">https://www.jaimegili.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Call for "Untold Forms of Latin America"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Convocatoria abierta para "Untold Forms of Latin America" (Versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/open-call-for-untold-forms-of-latin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/open-call-for-untold-forms-of-latin</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:15:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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The call is open for works moving through archives, migration and belonging, intimate histories, ecological memory, unconventional materials, identity politics, and forms of making rooted in specific territories. In doing so, they should expand beyond Latin America as a geographical territory or an identity marker.</span></p><p><em><span>Untold Forms</span></em><span> proposes a space for practices that resist easy categorization. The publication will be not organized around a single national identity or medium, but around the many ways artists, curators, writers, and cultural workers make visible what has not been fully told, and give form to what dominant systems of art and history have not yet seen.</span></p><p><span>We particularly encourage submissions from participants without institutional support, and emerging creative and cultural workers.</span></p><p><span>Submit your proposal </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnATLoof5398Ca_R8yzP0BSMWfI4lWmIQ44FQdR7iqBrABdg/viewform"><span>here</span></a><span>.</span><br><br><strong><span>Deadline: 31 July.</span></strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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La convocatoria est&#225; abierta a obras que aborden archivos, migraci&#243;n y pertenencia, historias &#237;ntimas, memoria ecol&#243;gica, materiales no convencionales, pol&#237;ticas de identidad y formas de creaci&#243;n arraigadas en territorios espec&#237;ficos. Al hacerlo, estas propuestas deber&#225;n ampliar la comprensi&#243;n de Am&#233;rica Latina m&#225;s all&#225; de su definici&#243;n como territorio geogr&#225;fico o marcador identitario.</p><p><em>Untold Forms</em> propone un espacio para pr&#225;cticas que se resisten a una categorizaci&#243;n sencilla. La publicaci&#243;n no estar&#225; organizada en torno a una &#250;nica identidad nacional ni a un solo medio, sino a las m&#250;ltiples maneras en que artistas, curadores, escritores y trabajadores culturales hacen visible aquello que a&#250;n no ha sido plenamente contado y dan forma a lo que los sistemas dominantes del arte y la historia todav&#237;a no han sabido ver.</p><p>Animamos especialmente a participar a personas sin apoyo institucional, as&#237; como a trabajadores creativos y culturales emergentes.</p><p>Env&#237;a tu propuesta <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnATLoof5398Ca_R8yzP0BSMWfI4lWmIQ44FQdR7iqBrABdg/viewform">aqu&#237;</a>.</p><p><strong>Fecha l&#237;mite: 31 de julio.</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Conversation with: Javier Calderón]]></title><description><![CDATA[En conversaci&#243;n con: Javier Calder&#243;n (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-conversation-with-javier-calderon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-conversation-with-javier-calderon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wUj_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1384042b-07a1-4c06-9b09-b85c2d2ce334_2400x1600.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wUj_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1384042b-07a1-4c06-9b09-b85c2d2ce334_2400x1600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Courtesy of Ana Blumenkron.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Sixteen years ago, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/haviercalderon/">Javier Calder&#243;n</a> founded Somers Gallery with the intention of opening spaces of visibility for Latin American art in London.</p><p>Today, as the founder of <a href="https://paraisofair.com">Para&#237;so</a>, a new Latin American art fair taking place during London Frieze Week 2026, he expands that commitment into a platform that brings together galleries, artists, institutions, and audiences, while imagining new dialogues between Latin America and regions that have historically remained outside its usual circuits.</p><p>In this conversation, Javier tells us how Para&#237;so came into being and how the fair seeks to operate beyond the commercial space. He also speaks about Mexico as the guest country for this first edition, the importance of including galleries and projects of different scales, and his desire to imagine connections between Latin America and regions such as India and the Middle East.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/paraiso_fair/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif" width="851" height="315" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:315,&quot;width&quot;:851,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:52764,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/gif&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://www.instagram.com/paraiso_fair/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/206251674?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M-As!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ae6964c-f04a-4667-8981-849666b1110c_851x315.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Art in Latin America paid subscribers receive VIP invitations to selected art fairs, including Para&#237;so. Upgrade your membership <a href="https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe">here</a> to receive yours.</em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>At what point did you feel it was necessary to create a fair dedicated to Latin American art in London?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> From the beginning, 16 years ago, I always wanted to promote Latin American art wherever I was. At first, I focused a lot on Mexican art, and then I thought I was limiting myself, so I expanded into Latin American art.</p><p>I think these needs have existed for many years, but there comes a moment when an opportunity appears. For me, that moment is now. I now have enough experience from running Somers Gallery for more than ten years and from having organized festivals that have attracted up to 12,000 people, such as the Day of the Dead festival, in collaboration with the British Library, the Embassy of Mexico, Camden, and local schools.</p><p>After the pandemic, everything accelerated and changed. I think we are at a moment in which regions are having new conversations, and this is an opportunity to begin another dialogue between the United Kingdom and Latin America. London is recovering from Brexit and can function as a platform for something bigger.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I think we are at a moment in which regions are having new conversations, and this is an opportunity to begin another dialogue between the United Kingdom and Latin America.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>After so many years working with Somers Gallery, how do you understand London&#8217;s artistic ecosystem?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> The United Kingdom&#8217;s ecosystem is one of the most developed. It is very complex: academic institutions, associations, foundations, grassroots spaces, independent galleries, commercial galleries, auction houses.</p><p>It is an incredible ecosystem. It has taken me time to understand it, first through my experience in different institutions in London and later through Somers Gallery. That familiarity with the scene is what now gives me the confidence to create Para&#237;so.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg" width="701" height="436" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:436,&quot;width&quot;:701,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:24171,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/206251674?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Exhibition view at Somers Gallery. Courtesy of the gallery.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>The word Para&#237;so has many resonances. Why did you choose that name for a Latin American art fair?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Names are always difficult to choose. For me, Para&#237;so reflects a little of what is expected of Latin America: that paradisiacal landscape, a place where there is sea, warmth, flowers, plants. But Latin America is not only that, and not all countries correspond to that fantasy. Para&#237;so plays with that expectation and with its contradictions.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NvnH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe529ed40-f92d-40a7-8508-b86f4a37d58c_4928x3264.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NvnH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe529ed40-f92d-40a7-8508-b86f4a37d58c_4928x3264.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NvnH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe529ed40-f92d-40a7-8508-b86f4a37d58c_4928x3264.jpeg 848w, 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How do you define it?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Para&#237;so is an art fair, but also a platform for creating new dialogues around Latin American art. We do not want to be a version of something that already exists, but rather to build our own identity: to present artists who deserve to be better known, to recover histories, and to propose new things. In this first edition, for example, we include artists such as Felipe Ehrenberg, who deserves much more recognition, and Pola Weiss, a very important figure in Mexican video art.</p><p>It is also important to say that Para&#237;so was not born from a group with major investors or capital behind it. It is a project that exists from the ground up and functions through alliances. I like to think of it as a party: a space where we welcome different participants and galleries, supporting them when possible and understanding that each project has different needs.</p><p>That flexibility is key for us. Para&#237;so brings together established galleries, young projects, artists trained in prestigious institutions, and other spaces that do not necessarily operate as galleries but have a serious proposal and care about the quality of the art. What we are trying to do is open up more opportunities without losing sight of the merit and quality of what is being presented.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Para&#237;so brings together established galleries, young projects, artists trained in prestigious institutions, and other spaces that do not necessarily operate as galleries but have a serious proposal and care about the quality of the art. What we are trying to do is open up more opportunities without losing sight of the merit and quality of what is being presented.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>What kinds of galleries and projects come together in this first edition? What criteria guided the selection?</strong></p><p><strong>JC: </strong>The criterion has been to try to give voice to different voices. We have projects such as Sal&#243;n Silic&#243;n, from Mexico, a young project with a very strong focus on women and queer communities. We also have Kiosko, from Bolivia, which makes me very happy because we wanted to include proposals from more peripheral countries, with scenes that often circulate less and about which it is not always easy to find information from the outside.</p><p>On the other hand, we have a gallery like Cecilia Brunson Projects, from London, a very well-positioned and powerful gallery, which participates in Frieze London and Frieze Masters, and also with us. We are also working with Juan Canela, the chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama, who is making a video selection from Central American galleries. Imagining that a small gallery from Honduras, El Salvador, or Panama could come all the way to London and take that risk is not easy at all. Being able to include those voices excites me a lot.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;We wanted to include proposals from more peripheral countries, with scenes that often circulate less and about which it is not always easy to find information from the outside.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Mexico will be the guest country of this first edition. Why did you decide to start there?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> I decided to start with Mexico for obvious reasons: I am Mexican and I know much more about Mexico than about any other country in Latin America. But, in addition, Mexico is one of the most complex and rich countries in Latin America. Together with the area of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, it forms part of one of the great original civilizations. It is an incredibly rich culture, where the ancient, the modern, and the contemporary coexist all the time.</p><p>Mexico has a very influential tradition in the twentieth century, with Mexican modernism, and a dynamic history from the sixties and seventies onward. That is why we speak about Felipe Ehrenberg, Pola Weiss, and what happens in the eighties and nineties. When you bring all that history together, there is no other country like Mexico in Latin America. Brazil has had great strength, especially in the twentieth century, but Mexico has a different historical depth. We would not even have time to make a complete introduction, but it is important that this is understood.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gftT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9807afaa-4de8-42bf-8bfc-410a21fda1ac_960x1400.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gftT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9807afaa-4de8-42bf-8bfc-410a21fda1ac_960x1400.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gftT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9807afaa-4de8-42bf-8bfc-410a21fda1ac_960x1400.png 848w, 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How do you imagine the experience of walking through the fair?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Para&#237;so will be an intimate fair. There will be a section where the public program takes place: a playful space that can function for an academic or historical presentation and then transform itself for a performance.</p><p>Then the public will be able to walk through the space, encounter the galleries, and move toward a more open section with artists and projects that one would expect to see at a satellite fair: young artists, recent graduates from local universities. Then there will be a food section, where there is noise, where there is flavor, and also an area for publications and editions.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JKHL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37065192-262a-4a9c-ba30-c58699f3b022_8143x5431.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JKHL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37065192-262a-4a9c-ba30-c58699f3b022_8143x5431.jpeg 424w, 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Courtesy of David Parry.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Where do you imagine Para&#237;so in five years?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> I do not necessarily imagine it much bigger than what we are doing now, but I do imagine it playing an important role in the institutional, educational, and cultural relationship between Latin America and other regions.</p><p>I would love for Para&#237;so, in five years, to have a couple of editions in other countries where encounter is needed: Para&#237;so Seoul, Para&#237;so Delhi, Para&#237;so Dubai, Para&#237;so Shanghai. We need to create new dialogues between Latin America and other regions that have been denied.</p><p>We have always functioned through a centralized network: to get from Latin America to another region, you have to pass through the United States or Europe. What we are seeking is to create new encounters. It is time to discover China, India, the Middle East, and other regions, and also for those regions to discover Latin America.</p><p>Art is not something superficial. For me, art is close to ancient philosophy, religion, mythology, symbolism, ceremony, ritual. If we are truly concerned about the world and about society, art can create new connections and opportunities.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;I would love for Para&#237;so, in five years, to have a couple of editions in other countries where encounter is needed: Para&#237;so Seoul, Para&#237;so Delhi, Para&#237;so Dubai, Para&#237;so Shanghai. We need to create new dialogues between Latin America and other regions that have been denied...</em>I<em>t is time to discover China, India, the Middle East, and other regions, and also for those regions to discover Latin America.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>To close, what call would you like to make from Para&#237;so?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> We need to believe in it, and we need to make things happen. I invite more people to join us and become part of a decentralized, open, and non-hierarchical network.</p><p>One can collaborate in a small way or in a larger way, through a very strong participation or through something lighter. Para&#237;so is for everyone.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Javier Calder&#243;n and Para&#237;so, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/haviercalderon/">@haviercalderon</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/paraiso_fair/">@paraiso_fair</a></p><p><a href="https://paraisofair.com">https://paraisofair.com</a></p><div><hr></div><h2>En conversaci&#243;n con: Javier Calder&#243;n</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wUj_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1384042b-07a1-4c06-9b09-b85c2d2ce334_2400x1600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Retrato de Javier Calder&#243;n. Cortes&#237;a de Ana Blumenkron.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Hace 16 a&#241;os, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/haviercalderon/">Javier Calder&#243;n</a> fund&#243; Somers Gallery con la intenci&#243;n de abrir espacios de visibilidad para el arte latinoamericano en Londres.</p><p>Hoy, como fundador de <a href="https://paraisofair.com">Para&#237;so</a>, una nueva feria de arte latinoamericano durante London Frieze Week 2026, ampl&#237;a ese compromiso hacia una plataforma que re&#250;ne galer&#237;as, artistas, instituciones y p&#250;blicos, mientras imagina nuevos di&#225;logos entre Am&#233;rica Latina y regiones que hist&#243;ricamente han quedado fuera de sus circuitos habituales.</p><p>En esta conversaci&#243;n, Javier nos cuenta c&#243;mo nace Para&#237;so y c&#243;mo la feria busca funcionar m&#225;s all&#225; del espacio comercial. Tambi&#233;n habla sobre M&#233;xico como pa&#237;s invitado en esta primera edici&#243;n, la importancia de incluir galer&#237;as y proyectos de distintas escalas, y su deseo de imaginar conexiones entre Am&#233;rica Latina y regiones como India y Medio Oriente.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/paraiso_fair/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P-us!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffe10bb9a-d810-41e6-af0a-7e01b8466b30_851x315.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P-us!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffe10bb9a-d810-41e6-af0a-7e01b8466b30_851x315.gif 848w, 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Actualiza tu membres&#237;a <a href="https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe">aqu&#237;</a> para recibir la tuya.</em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;En qu&#233; momento sentiste que era necesario crear una feria dedicada al arte latinoamericano en Londres?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Desde el principio, hace 16 a&#241;os, siempre quise promover arte latinoamericano en el lugar donde estuviera. Primero me enfoqu&#233; mucho en arte mexicano, y despu&#233;s pens&#233; que me estaba limitando y me expand&#237; al arte latinoamericano.</p><p>Creo que estas necesidades han existido desde hace muchos a&#241;os, pero llega un momento en el que aparece una oportunidad. Para m&#237;, ese momento es ahora. Ya tengo suficiente experiencia de llevar Somers Gallery por m&#225;s de diez a&#241;os y de haber hecho festivales que han atra&#237;do hasta 12.000 personas, como el festival de D&#237;a de Muertos, en colaboraci&#243;n con la British Library, la Embajada de M&#233;xico, Camden y escuelas de la zona.</p><p>Despu&#233;s de la pandemia, todo se aceler&#243; y cambi&#243;. Creo que estamos en un momento en el que las regiones est&#225;n teniendo nuevas conversaciones, y es una oportunidad para iniciar otro di&#225;logo entre el Reino Unido y Am&#233;rica Latina. Londres se est&#225; recuperando del Brexit y puede funcionar como una plataforma para algo m&#225;s grande.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Creo que estamos en un momento en el que las regiones est&#225;n teniendo nuevas conversaciones, y es una oportunidad para iniciar otro di&#225;logo entre el Reino Unido y Am&#233;rica Latina.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Despu&#233;s de tantos a&#241;os trabajando con Somers Gallery, &#191;c&#243;mo entiendes el ecosistema art&#237;stico de Londres?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> El ecosistema del Reino Unido es uno de los m&#225;s desarrollados. Es muy complejo: instituciones acad&#233;micas, asociaciones, fundaciones, espacios grassroots, galer&#237;as independientes, galer&#237;as comerciales, casas de subasta.</p><p>Es un ecosistema incre&#237;ble. Me ha tomado tiempo entenderlo, primero desde mi experiencia en distintas instituciones en Londres y luego a trav&#233;s de Somers Gallery. Esa familiaridad con la escena es lo que hoy me da la confianza para crear Para&#237;so.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg" width="701" height="436" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:436,&quot;width&quot;:701,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:24171,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/i/206251674?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Cu2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9af02d-9035-4757-84ac-77960ba44c8e_701x436.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Vista de exposici&#243;n en Somers Gallery. Cortes&#237;a de la galer&#237;a.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>La palabra Para&#237;so tiene muchas resonancias. &#191;Por qu&#233; elegiste ese nombre para una feria de arte latinoamericano?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Los nombres siempre son dif&#237;ciles de escoger. Para m&#237;, Para&#237;so refleja un poco lo que se espera de Am&#233;rica Latina: ese paisaje paradis&#237;aco, un lugar donde hay mar, calor, flores, plantas. Pero Latinoam&#233;rica no es solo eso, ni todos los pa&#237;ses responden a esa fantas&#237;a. Para&#237;so juega con esa expectativa y con sus contradicciones.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NvnH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe529ed40-f92d-40a7-8508-b86f4a37d58c_4928x3264.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NvnH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe529ed40-f92d-40a7-8508-b86f4a37d58c_4928x3264.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NvnH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe529ed40-f92d-40a7-8508-b86f4a37d58c_4928x3264.jpeg 848w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Daniela de la Torre, MFA show de graduaci&#243;n Ruskin 2025.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Adem&#225;s de una feria, hablas de Para&#237;so como una plataforma y como un proyecto cultural. &#191;C&#243;mo lo defines?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Para&#237;so es una feria de arte, pero tambi&#233;n una plataforma para crear nuevos di&#225;logos alrededor del arte latinoamericano. No queremos ser una versi&#243;n de algo que ya existe, sino construir una identidad propia: presentar artistas que merecen ser mejor conocidos, rescatar historias y proponer cosas nuevas. En esta primera edici&#243;n, por ejemplo, incluimos a artistas como Felipe Ehrenberg, que merece mucho m&#225;s reconocimiento, y Pola Weiss, una figura muy importante del videoarte mexicano.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n es importante decir que Para&#237;so no nace de un grupo con grandes inversionistas o capital detr&#225;s. Es un proyecto que existe desde abajo y que funciona a partir de alianzas. Me gusta pensarlo como una fiesta: un espacio donde damos la bienvenida a participantes y galer&#237;as distintas, apoy&#225;ndolas cuando sea posible y entendiendo que cada proyecto tiene necesidades diferentes.</p><p>Esa flexibilidad es clave para nosotros. Para&#237;so re&#250;ne galer&#237;as consolidadas, proyectos j&#243;venes, artistas formados en instituciones prestigiosas y otros espacios que no necesariamente funcionan como galer&#237;as, pero que tienen una propuesta seria y cuidan la calidad del arte. Lo que intentamos es abrir m&#225;s oportunidades sin perder de vista el m&#233;rito y la calidad de lo que se presenta.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Para&#237;so re&#250;ne galer&#237;as consolidadas, proyectos j&#243;venes, artistas formados en instituciones prestigiosas y otros espacios que no necesariamente funcionan como galer&#237;as, pero que tienen una propuesta seria y cuidan la calidad del arte. Lo que intentamos es abrir m&#225;s oportunidades sin perder de vista el m&#233;rito y la calidad de lo que se presenta.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; tipo de galer&#237;as y proyectos se re&#250;nen en esta primera edici&#243;n? &#191;Qu&#233; criterios guiaron la selecci&#243;n?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> El criterio ha sido tratar de dar voz a distintas voces. Tenemos proyectos como Sal&#243;n Silic&#243;n, de M&#233;xico, un proyecto joven con un enfoque muy fuerte en mujeres y comunidades queer. Tambi&#233;n tenemos Kiosko, de Bolivia, que me da mucha alegr&#237;a porque quer&#237;amos incluir propuestas de pa&#237;ses m&#225;s perif&#233;ricos, con escenas que muchas veces circulan menos y sobre las que no siempre es f&#225;cil tener informaci&#243;n desde afuera.</p><p>Del otro lado, tenemos una galer&#237;a como Cecilia Brunson Projects, de Londres, una galer&#237;a muy posicionada y con gran fuerza, que se presenta en Frieze London y Frieze Masters, y tambi&#233;n con nosotros. Tambi&#233;n estamos trabajando con Juan Canela, el curador jefe del Museo de Arte Contempor&#225;neo de Panam&#225;, que est&#225; haciendo una selecci&#243;n de video de galer&#237;as de Centroam&#233;rica. Imaginar que una galer&#237;a peque&#241;a de Honduras, El Salvador o Panam&#225; pueda venir hasta Londres y arriesgarse no es nada f&#225;cil. Poder incluir esas voces me entusiasma mucho.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Quer&#237;amos incluir propuestas de pa&#237;ses m&#225;s perif&#233;ricos, con escenas que muchas veces circulan menos y sobre las que no siempre es f&#225;cil tener informaci&#243;n desde afuera.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>M&#233;xico ser&#225; el pa&#237;s invitado de esta primera edici&#243;n. &#191;Por qu&#233; decidiste empezar por ah&#237;?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Decid&#237; empezar con M&#233;xico por razones obvias: soy mexicano y conozco mucho m&#225;s de M&#233;xico que de cualquier otro pa&#237;s de Am&#233;rica Latina. Pero, adem&#225;s, M&#233;xico es uno de los pa&#237;ses m&#225;s complejos y ricos de Am&#233;rica Latina. Junto con el &#225;rea de Per&#250;, Ecuador y Bolivia, forma parte de una de las grandes civilizaciones originarias. Es una cultura incre&#237;blemente rica, donde lo antiguo, lo moderno y lo contempor&#225;neo conviven todo el tiempo.</p><p>M&#233;xico tiene una tradici&#243;n muy influyente en el siglo XX, con el modernismo mexicano, y una historia din&#225;mica desde los a&#241;os sesenta y setenta. Por eso hablamos de Felipe Ehrenberg, de Pola Weiss, de lo que pasa en los ochenta y los noventa. Cuando juntas toda esa historia, no hay otro pa&#237;s como M&#233;xico en Am&#233;rica Latina. Brasil ha tenido una gran fuerza, sobre todo en el siglo XX, pero M&#233;xico tiene una profundidad hist&#243;rica distinta. No nos dar&#237;a tiempo ni siquiera de hacer una introducci&#243;n completa, pero es importante que se entienda.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gftT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9807afaa-4de8-42bf-8bfc-410a21fda1ac_960x1400.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gftT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9807afaa-4de8-42bf-8bfc-410a21fda1ac_960x1400.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gftT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9807afaa-4de8-42bf-8bfc-410a21fda1ac_960x1400.png 848w, 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Todos los derechos reservados.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>M&#225;s all&#225; de los stands, Para&#237;so incluir&#225; instalaciones, publicaciones, performances y un programa p&#250;blico. &#191;C&#243;mo imaginas la experiencia de recorrer la feria?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> Para&#237;so ser&#225; una feria &#237;ntima. Habr&#225; una secci&#243;n donde sucede el programa p&#250;blico: un espacio l&#250;dico que puede funcionar para una presentaci&#243;n acad&#233;mica o hist&#243;rica, y despu&#233;s transformarse para un performance.</p><p>Luego el p&#250;blico podr&#225; caminar por el espacio, encontrarse con las galer&#237;as, moverse hacia una secci&#243;n m&#225;s abierta con artistas y proyectos que uno esperar&#237;a ver en una feria sat&#233;lite: artistas j&#243;venes, reci&#233;n graduados de universidades locales. 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Cortes&#237;a de David Parry.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;D&#243;nde imaginas a Para&#237;so en cinco a&#241;os?</strong></p><p><strong>JC:</strong> No me lo imagino necesariamente mucho m&#225;s grande que lo que estamos haciendo ahora, pero s&#237; con un papel importante en la relaci&#243;n institucional, educativa y cultural entre Am&#233;rica Latina y otras regiones.</p><p>Me encantar&#237;a que en cinco a&#241;os Para&#237;so tuviera un par de ediciones en otros pa&#237;ses donde nos hace falta el encuentro: Para&#237;so Se&#250;l, Para&#237;so Delhi, Para&#237;so Dub&#225;i, Para&#237;so Shangh&#225;i. Necesitamos crear nuevos di&#225;logos entre Am&#233;rica Latina y otras regiones que han sido negadas.</p><p>Siempre hemos funcionado con una red centralizada: para llegar de Am&#233;rica Latina a otra regi&#243;n tienes que pasar por Estados Unidos o por Europa. Lo que buscamos es crear nuevos encuentros. Es momento de descubrir China, India, Medio Oriente y otras regiones, y tambi&#233;n de que esas regiones descubran Am&#233;rica Latina.</p><p>El arte no es algo superficial. Para m&#237;, el arte est&#225; cerca de la filosof&#237;a antigua, la religi&#243;n, la mitolog&#237;a, el simbolismo, la ceremonia, el ritual. Si realmente estamos preocupados por el mundo y por la sociedad, el arte puede crear nuevas conexiones y oportunidades.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Me encantar&#237;a que en cinco a&#241;os Para&#237;so tuviera un par de ediciones en otros pa&#237;ses donde nos hace falta el encuentro: Para&#237;so Se&#250;l, Para&#237;so Delhi, Para&#237;so Dub&#225;i, Para&#237;so Shangh&#225;i. Necesitamos crear nuevos di&#225;logos entre Am&#233;rica Latina y otras regiones que han sido negadas&#8230;Es momento de descubrir China, India, Medio Oriente y otras regiones, y tambi&#233;n de que esas regiones descubran Am&#233;rica Latina.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para cerrar, &#191;qu&#233; llamado te gustar&#237;a hacer desde Para&#237;so?</strong></p><p><strong>JC: </strong>Hay que confiar y hay que hacer. Yo hago un llamado a que m&#225;s personas se unan, a que sean parte de una red descentralizada, abierta y no jer&#225;rquica.</p><p>Se puede colaborar de una forma peque&#241;a o de una forma mayor, desde una participaci&#243;n muy fuerte o desde algo m&#225;s ligero. Para&#237;so es para todos.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre Javier Calder&#243;n y Para&#237;so, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/haviercalderon/">@haviercalderon</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/paraiso_fair/">@paraiso_fair</a></p><p><a href="https://paraisofair.com">https://paraisofair.com</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help Venezuela: Where to Donate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ayuda a Venezuela: d&#243;nde donar (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/help-venezuela-where-to-donate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/help-venezuela-where-to-donate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:44:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNpL!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F637843e4-d237-4183-a6e5-d3be6e9b0f54_750x750.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Art in Latin America readers,</p><p>This past week, Venezuela was struck by two devastating earthquakes, with magnitudes reported at approximately 7.2 and 7.5. We decided to pause our regular programming because, right now, what matters most is helping in any way we can.</p><p>The situation is still unfolding, and each day brings more heartbreaking news. More than 2,000 people have lost their lives, and that number continues to rise. Thousands more have been injured, displaced, separated from loved ones, or left waiting anxiously for news, while others remain trapped beneath the rubble, still waiting to be rescued.</p><p>Many people in our community are Venezuelan, and today our thoughts are with each one of you: with those living through this tragedy directly, with those waiting for updates from family and friends, with those mourning unimaginable loss, with those trying to reach loved ones, and with those carrying the pain of being far away.</p><p>In this newsletter, we are sharing ways to donate to organisations we believe are reliable and doing meaningful work on the ground. We have taken the time to look closely at their work and the support they are providing, which is why we feel comfortable sharing them with you as organisations to consider supporting.</p><p>If you are able to contribute, we deeply encourage you to do so. <strong>No donation is too small</strong>, every cent can help provide food, shelter, medicine, care, and hope to someone who urgently needs it.</p><p>To our Venezuelan readers: we are holding you and your families in our hearts. We truly hope you are safe, and we are sending you all our love and solidarity.</p><p>With love,<br>Art in Latin America</p><div><hr></div><h3>WHERE TO DONATE:</h3><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sun.risas/">@Sun.Risas</a>: <span>A humanitarian charity supporting children and communities affected by disasters. They are currently on the ground providing food, shelter, and medical aid to those impacted by the earthquakes. </span><a href="https://fundraise.sunrisas.org/campaign/815513/donate"><span>Donate here.</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hogarbambi/">@HogarBambi</a>: A Caracas-based organisation founded in 1996, dedicated to providing shelter, education, healthcare, and long-term support to vulnerable children. <a href="https://hogarbambi.org/donar-ahora">Donate here.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/globalempowermentmission/">@GlobalEmpowermentMission</a>: <span>Founded in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, this US-registered nonprofit works globally across disaster relief, stabilisation, and sustainable development.</span> <a href="https://give.gem.org/campaign/735778/donate">Donate here.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/welove_foundation/">@WeLove_Foundation</a>: Formerly known as I Love Venezuela Foundation, this US-registered nonprofit was founded in 2013 and has been tax-exempt since 2014. It raises funds for independent organisations working across Venezuela. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-relief-for-venezuela-earthquake-victims">Donate here.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/feyalegriave/">@FeyAlegr&#237;a</a>: Founded in Caracas in 1955, Fe y Alegr&#237;a has grown into one of Latin America&#8217;s largest educational organisations, continuing to support schools and vulnerable communities throughout Venezuela. <a href="https://home.donarfeyalegriavzla.org/educacion">Donate here.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/directrelief/">@DirectRelief</a>: Established in 1948, Direct Relief specialises in emergency medical response. The organisation is currently supporting hospitals and medical teams in Venezuela with essential medicines and critical supplies. <a href="https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/venezuela-earthquakes-2026/">Donate here.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wckitchen/">@WorldCentralKitchen:</a> <span>A nonprofit organisation that prepares and serves fresh, nourishing meals to communities affected by natural disasters and humanitarian crises. They are currently working in Venezuela alongside long-standing local partners to support impacted families. </span><a href="https://donate.wck.org/campaign/815521/donate?c_src=ig-bio&amp;utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnyEeG999b0fvZ0xRXBqYKAp3Q_syp-F2YjwZSZMJtHLwALuxle9KNhNlBjyI_aem_94I2vXpz7vOApZ3UT83vxQ"><span>Donate here.</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alimentalasolidaridad/"><span>@AlimentaLaSolidaridad</span></a><span>: </span>A Venezuelan foundation established in 2016 in response to the food crisis affecting the country&#8217;s most vulnerable communities. To date, it has reached more than 43,000 beneficiaries through community kitchens and support programmes. <a href="https://donate.alimentalasolidaridad.org/campaign/815565/donate?_gl=1*ne7eyq*_gcl_au*MTg1NjQyMjYxNS4xNzgyOTk3MzE0">Donate here.</a></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;19f7105b-4304-4f96-84d4-01bb800e8620&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>Ayuda a Venezuela: d&#243;nde donar</h2><p>Queridos lectores de Art in Latin America:</p><p>La semana pasada, Venezuela fue golpeada por dos devastadores terremotos, con magnitudes reportadas de aproximadamente 7,2 y 7,5. Hemos decidido pausar nuestra programaci&#243;n habitual porque, en este momento, lo m&#225;s importante es ayudar de cualquier manera posible.</p><p>La situaci&#243;n sigue desarroll&#225;ndose y cada d&#237;a trae noticias m&#225;s dolorosas. M&#225;s de 2.000 personas han perdido la vida, y esa cifra contin&#250;a aumentando. Miles m&#225;s han resultado heridas, desplazadas, separadas de sus seres queridos o permanecen esperando ansiosamente noticias, mientras a&#250;n hay personas atrapadas entre los escombros, esperando ser rescatadas.</p><p>Muchas personas en nuestra comunidad son venezolanas, y hoy nuestros pensamientos est&#225;n con cada una de ellas: con quienes est&#225;n viviendo esta tragedia de cerca, con quienes esperan noticias de familiares y amigos, con quienes lloran p&#233;rdidas inimaginables, con quienes intentan comunicarse con sus seres queridos y con quienes cargan con el dolor de estar lejos.</p><p>En este bolet&#237;n compartimos formas de donar a organizaciones que consideramos confiables y que est&#225;n realizando una labor significativa en terreno. Nos hemos tomado el tiempo de revisar de cerca su trabajo y el apoyo que est&#225;n brindando, por eso nos sentimos c&#243;modos comparti&#233;ndolas con ustedes como organizaciones a las que considerar apoyar.</p><p>Si pueden contribuir, los animamos profundamente a hacerlo. <strong>Ninguna donaci&#243;n es demasiado peque&#241;a</strong>, cada centavo puede ayudar a proporcionar alimentos, refugio, medicinas, cuidado y esperanza a alguien que lo necesita con urgencia.</p><p>A nuestros lectores venezolanos: los tenemos a ustedes y a sus familias en el coraz&#243;n. Esperamos de verdad que est&#233;n a salvo, y les enviamos todo nuestro amor y solidaridad.</p><p>Con cari&#241;o,<br>Art in Latin America</p><div><hr></div><h3>D&#211;NDE DONAR:</h3><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sun.risas/">@Sun.Risas</a>: Una organizaci&#243;n humanitaria enfocada en apoyar a ni&#241;os y comunidades afectadas por desastres. Actualmente se encuentra en terreno proporcionando alimentos, refugio y asistencia m&#233;dica a las personas afectadas por los terremotos. <a href="https://fundraise.sunrisas.org/campaign/815513/donate">Dona aqu&#237;</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hogarbambi/">@HogarBambi</a>: Una organizaci&#243;n con sede en Caracas, fundada en 1996, dedicada a brindar refugio, educaci&#243;n, atenci&#243;n m&#233;dica y acompa&#241;amiento a largo plazo a ni&#241;os en situaci&#243;n de vulnerabilidad. <a href="https://hogarbambi.org/donar-ahora">Dona aqu&#237;</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/globalempowermentmission/">@GlobalEmpowermentMission</a>: Fundada como respuesta al terremoto de Hait&#237; de 2010, esta organizaci&#243;n sin fines de lucro registrada en Estados Unidos trabaja a nivel global en ayuda humanitaria, estabilizaci&#243;n y desarrollo sostenible. <a href="https://give.gem.org/campaign/735778/donate">Dona aqu&#237;.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/welove_foundation/">@WeLove_Foundation</a>: Anteriormente conocida como I Love Venezuela Foundation, es una organizaci&#243;n sin fines de lucro registrada en Estados Unidos, fundada en 2013 y exenta de impuestos desde 2014. Recauda fondos para organizaciones independientes que trabajan en Venezuela. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-relief-for-venezuela-earthquake-victims">Dona aqu&#237;.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/feyalegriave/">@FeyAlegr&#237;a</a>: Fundada en Caracas en 1955, Fe y Alegr&#237;a se ha convertido en una de las organizaciones educativas m&#225;s grandes de Am&#233;rica Latina, y contin&#250;a apoyando a escuelas y comunidades vulnerables en toda Venezuela. <a href="https://home.donarfeyalegriavzla.org/educacion">Dona aqu&#237;</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/directrelief/">@DirectRelief</a>: Establecida en 1948, Direct Relief se especializa en respuesta m&#233;dica de emergencia. Actualmente apoya a hospitales y equipos m&#233;dicos en Venezuela con medicamentos esenciales y suministros cr&#237;ticos. <a href="https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/venezuela-earthquakes-2026/">Dona aqu&#237;</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wckitchen/">@WorldCentralKitchen</a>: Una organizaci&#243;n sin fines de lucro que prepara y distribuye comidas frescas y nutritivas a comunidades afectadas por desastres naturales y crisis humanitarias. Actualmente trabaja en Venezuela junto a aliados locales de larga trayectoria para apoyar a las familias afectadas. <a href="https://donate.wck.org/campaign/815521/donate?c_src=ig-bio&amp;utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnyEeG999b0fvZ0xRXBqYKAp3Q_syp-F2YjwZSZMJtHLwALuxle9KNhNlBjyI_aem_94I2vXpz7vOApZ3UT83vxQ">Dona aqu&#237;</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alimentalasolidaridad/">@AlimentaLaSolidaridad</a>: Una fundaci&#243;n venezolana creada en 2016 como respuesta a la crisis alimentaria que afecta a las comunidades m&#225;s vulnerables del pa&#237;s. Hasta la fecha, ha alcanzado a m&#225;s de 43.000 beneficiarios a trav&#233;s de comedores comunitarios y programas de apoyo. <a href="https://donate.alimentalasolidaridad.org/campaign/815565/donate?_gl=1*ne7eyq*_gcl_au*MTg1NjQyMjYxNS4xNzgyOTk3MzE0">Dona aqu&#237;</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Art Basel: Highlights from the Fair with Dayneris Brito]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentro de Art Basel: destacados de la feria con Dayneris Brito (Versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/inside-art-basel-highlights-from</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/inside-art-basel-highlights-from</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:07:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jXHN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc81a264-a857-4e6e-965a-4311b843e522_1214x1288.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the epicenter of globalization and the art trade, the Swiss edition of <a href="https://www.artbasel.com/?lang=de">Art Basel</a> continues to position itself as one of the leading spaces for the legitimization of contemporary art, where Latin American art also makes a solid and forceful appearance.</p><p>Among the countless proposals to discover and enjoy during the days of Basel, both the fairs and the satellite projects formed a complex and inseparable fabric that invites us to rethink artistic practices shaped by globalization, capitalism, consumption, territorialization, technology, and many other issues that define the contemporary world. Against this backdrop, we invited curator and Art in Latin America&#8217;s Paris advisor, <a href="https://www.artinlatam.com/p/expanding-the-conversation-welcoming?utm_source=publication-search">Dayneris Brito</a>, to share her highlights from the fair.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Mor Charpentier</strong></h3><p>Carlos Garaicoa, who presents an outstanding proposal at his new Parisian gallery, Mor Charpentier. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Latin American Pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentro de los pabellones latinoamericanos de la Bienal de Venecia 2026 (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/inside-the-latin-american-pavilions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/inside-the-latin-american-pavilions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:55:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2vW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd68563d2-26da-4a8b-b72f-61b6f4760542_750x500.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Every two years, the art world returns to Venice for what remains, more than a century later, its most important event. </p><p>This year&#8217;s edition arrived under a shadow. The 61st International Art Exhibition, titled <em>In Minor Keys</em>, was conceived by Koyo Kouoh, the first African woman to lead the Biennale&#8217;s central exhibition, who died unexpectedly in May 2025, a year before it opened. It was also marked by tensions that were hard to ignore: the resignation of the international jury, the closure of the Russian pavilion to the general public, and a series of artist-led strikes against Israel&#8217;s participation on the eve of the opening.</p><p>Amid all of this, our own focus in Venice was on the voices coming from Latin America. What follows is a walk through some of those pavilions: Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Together, they showed a region thinking through its histories while insisting on its place in the present.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Brazil: Comigo ningu&#233;m pode</h3><p>The Brazilian pavilion in the Giardini was one of our first stops, and one of the most anticipated. This year, the country was represented by Adriana Varej&#227;o and Rosana Paulino, two major figures of the Brazilian contemporary art scene who, despite belonging to the same generation, had never collaborated before.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Latin American Guide to London Gallery Weekend: 6 Exhibitions to See]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una gu&#237;a latinoamericana de London Gallery Weekend: 6 exposiciones imperdibles (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/a-latin-american-guide-to-london</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/a-latin-american-guide-to-london</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:23:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kfy5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefcb09d1-4d93-41c6-b60c-cd502cd21e2e_913x1120.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/londongalleryweekend/">London Gallery Weekend</a> returns from 5&#8211;7 June, with more than 120 galleries participating across the city. For those looking to navigate the weekend through a Latin American lens, we&#8217;ve selected six exhibitions worth seeking out.</p><p>All exhibitions listed are free and open to the public.</p><div><hr></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Studio with: Jun Martínez]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el estudio con: Jun Mart&#237;nez (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-jun-martinez</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-jun-martinez</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:01:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Courtesy of Sarah Larby and the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/junmtinez/">Jun Mart&#237;nez</a> is a Puerto Rican painter whose practice encompasses a decade of immersive contemplation in natural environments, translating his perceptions and memories into a language of painterly materiality. Through dense and atmospheric compositions, his work approaches landscape as a space of memory and belonging, where the natural environment becomes inseparable from lived experience.</p><p>In this conversation, Jun reflects on his early encounters with drawing and painting, his training in Puerto Rico, and the ways in which the island continues to inform his visual language. He also speaks about how living in London has transformed his relationship with landscape, and about his first presentation with <a href="https://www.ceciliabrunsonprojects.com">Cecilia Brunson Projects</a> during London Gallery Weekend.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Subscribe to Art in Latin America and receive exclusive interviews with artists, curators, collectors, and gallerists.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Jun, how did your relationship with painting begin?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> My relationship with art was present from a very early age, although not necessarily as an idea of a profession or a future. There were no visual artists in my family, not even as a hobby. My parents came more from the world of music: my father worked in radio, my paternal grandfather did too, and my mother was a publicist for musicians. But when I was little, I liked to draw little figures and cartoons. My family noticed that interest and, without really knowing what they were planting, enrolled me in art courses, summer camps, and spaces where that could develop.</p><p>There was a teacher, in one of those courses, who saw what I was doing and told my family: &#8220;This child needs to be placed in a specialized school.&#8221; She was the first person to tell them that there was something there that deserved extra attention. So, at the age of twelve, they enrolled me in the Escuela Central de Artes Visuales in Puerto Rico, and that changed my life.</p><p>Even so, as a child, I never thought I would become an artist. In fact, I wanted to be a scientist, because my grandmother was a chemistry teacher and I loved going to the laboratory. Perhaps there is something of that which translates into my studio today: the ingredients, the color mixtures, the oils, the thinners. Something of that enchantment with the laboratory eventually carried over into painting.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;As a child, I never thought I would become an artist. In fact, I wanted to be a scientist, because my grandmother was a chemistry teacher and I loved going to the laboratory. Perhaps there is something of that which translates into my studio today: the ingredients, the color mixtures, the oils, the thinners. Something of that enchantment with the laboratory eventually carried over into painting.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>How do you remember your first steps in the art world, at the Escuela Central de Artes Visuales?</strong></p><p><strong>JM: </strong>It was not the art world as I understand it now; it was the world through art, life lived through art. It was a magical place.</p><p>At seventeen, I began putting together creative research proposals, mounting exhibitions, and learning how to transform a space and hang work. Curiously, without knowing it, I was already working with themes of Puerto Rican identity and the relationship between identity and land. I did not realize this until I arrived in London at the age of thirty-two and looked back. Since adolescence, I had been looking to the land in order to process those reflections, before having any thematic notion that identity was a question art could explore.</p><p>When the time came to pursue my bachelor&#8217;s degree, I was already convinced that this was what I wanted to do. That is how I came to study Fine Arts at the University of Puerto Rico.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg" width="1456" height="1092" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1092,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1193349,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://artinlatinamerica.substack.com/i/199576131?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez, <em>El abrazo de las fieras</em> in progress, 2022. Bayam&#243;n, Puerto Rico. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>You began your artistic training in Puerto Rico. What did that context give you that you feel you could not have found elsewhere?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Completing my bachelor&#8217;s degree in Puerto Rico was one of the most important decisions of my life. It allowed me to complete my formation as an artist from the place with which I identify, from the history that feels like my own, from the examples of craft and nation-building that Puerto Rican artists have offered through their work.</p><p>University life is very close to the country&#8217;s social problems and struggles, and all of that became embedded in my work. In Puerto Rico, I understood that a commitment to art is also a commitment to the reality that surrounds you.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;In Puerto Rico, I understood that a commitment to art is also a commitment to the reality that surrounds you.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>And now that you live in London, how would you describe the language your work is taking on today?</strong></p><p><strong>JM: </strong>Today, I would say that my work is born from a conversation with the natural environments that formed me and those I continue to encounter. What emerges from there are expressions of a language that I have been learning through those conversations.</p><p>I just installed an exhibition here and, when I looked at it, I thought: what I am seeing is me speaking as I am able to speak, from where I am, in the moment I am in. These are the paintings that Jun Mart&#237;nez can make in London in 2026, three years after living here, with the relationship I still maintain with Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. My painting is very much about processing through action, through being in the studio painting. I am the kind of artist who sees things afterward: the language of color and medium always moves ahead of words. Words catch up later.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img processing" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif" width="1456" height="1943" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1943,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3907111,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/tiff&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://artinlatinamerica.substack.com/i/199576131?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:true,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez, details of <em>Perennial Paroxysm</em>, 2025. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>There is an intensity in the color palette you use that immediately draws attention. Where does that relationship with color come from?</strong></p><p><strong>JM: </strong>It begins with light. My initial relationship with color is a relationship with the light of Puerto Rico. When I have been in other places &#8212; a residency in Vermont, for example &#8212; I have painted with the light of that place: winter light over white snow. What is happening to me now in London is interesting: I am painting references to the Puerto Rican landscape with my English light. So yes, they are intense colors, but the palette is very different from the one I used when painting in Puerto Rico, where the response to light was very direct, almost automatic.</p><p>At first glance, my paintings can be read as colorful and vibrant, but I think that anyone who allows themselves more time with the work sees the darkness, the violence upon the landscape. Because, although there is always a celebration of the land, there is also a solidarity with it. When one is aware of the world&#8217;s imbalances, of how power is distributed, of injustices, one understands that people suffer as the land suffers.</p><p>I had a very strong reaction the first times I saw Anselm Kiefer&#8217;s paintings in Germany, and that violence inscribed in his landscapes. But, as a Puerto Rican, from my experience of how we process grief, I could not make work about the mourning of my land without life also being present. Where I come from, even in moments of suffering, life moves through us. We have very sad songs with very danceable rhythms. We can be protesting with great anger and, at the same time, with great revelry. They are apparent contradictions, but they are equally valid expressions of grief and rage. My painting tries to approach that.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;At first glance, my paintings can be read as colorful and vibrant, but I think that anyone who allows themselves more time with the work sees the darkness, the violence upon the landscape. Because, although there is always a celebration of the land, there is also a solidarity with it. When one is aware of the world&#8217;s imbalances, of how power is distributed, of injustices, one understands that people suffer as the land suffers.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your work is always in constant dialogue with the land of Puerto Rico. What happens to that dialogue when you have it from a distance?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> It is still being reconfigured. For almost a decade, my work has had to do with the land and with how landscape takes shape in the imagination. For a long time, I held those reflections from within, and they were very special for that very reason. But, by moving away, I think they have acquired a less direct dimension. They have become contaminated, in a good sense.</p><p>I often say that I resist nostalgia, but nostalgia is there, whether I choose it or not. And the more I resisted it, the more nostalgic my paintings ended up becoming. So, I am increasingly allowing myself to paint as I am and as I go, and to have patience. I had a reflection recently: if it is true that I am a painter of Puerto Rico, a painter of the land of Puerto Rico, then I am also a painter of where I am. So, when someone sees my current work and sees tropical plants, rivers, and earth, that is the language. But the content is my experience of being here. The two things come together.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg" width="2781" height="3744" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:3744,&quot;width&quot;:2781,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:4087073,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://artinlatinamerica.substack.com/i/199576131?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F76c16f4b-8eac-4a9c-8138-4386ead9850d_2935x3914.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez, <em>Reverberations</em>, 2026. Oil on canvas, 40 &#215; 30 cm. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>What kinds of conversations would you like to open up about Puerto Rico?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Puerto Rico is very present on global platforms today, and that makes me very happy. But I worry that the narratives reduce the complexity of the Puerto Rican experience. There is so much poetic and historical richness that cannot fit into a single narrative.</p><p>More than the conversations I would like to open up, what matters to me is the tone in which we have them: not to edify Puerto Rico&#8217;s suffering or resistance so that they can be consumed, but rather to continue contributing to respect for an experience that is deeply flesh and blood.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n0He!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0bd5a23-5de9-4b1b-bbb2-45cea99395ae_1536x2048.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n0He!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0bd5a23-5de9-4b1b-bbb2-45cea99395ae_1536x2048.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n0He!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0bd5a23-5de9-4b1b-bbb2-45cea99395ae_1536x2048.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n0He!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0bd5a23-5de9-4b1b-bbb2-45cea99395ae_1536x2048.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n0He!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0bd5a23-5de9-4b1b-bbb2-45cea99395ae_1536x2048.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez painting in Lares, Puerto Rico, 2015. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>You are about to open an exhibition at Cecilia Brunson Projects. What can you tell us in advance?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> There are ten paintings in very varied formats, from small pieces of around twenty centimeters to works over two meters.</p><p>The installation was conceived to create an immersive sensation, which is something very important to me. During the first years of my practice, I painted only outdoors. My work was born directly from being inside the landscape. It was only in 2017, with Hurricane Maria, that I learned to paint inside a studio out of necessity. Today, being in London, I project photographs that I take myself in Puerto Rico onto the walls of the studio. So, if I cannot physically be in the landscape, I enter the photograph of the landscape.</p><p>I think the exhibition is an extension of that: I want the viewer to enter and feel that they are entering the landscape as well. If there is any mission in what I do, it is for painting to return both myself and the viewer to the land. It is not about remaining inside the painting, it is about leaving it and reconnecting with nature.</p><p>The paintings I am presenting come from the place I inhabit today. In concrete terms: I live in London, but I miss my climate, the sounds of the river, the coqu&#237;, the flamboyant trees, the yellow oaks, the blue of the sky. What the works are giving me is something like a third place: not there, not here, but the integration of the two through color, textures, and that immersive perspective.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg" width="1456" height="1092" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Studio view, 2026. Works in progress for the exhibition at Cecilia Brunson Projects. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;If there is any mission in what I do, it is for painting to return both myself and the viewer to the land. It is not about remaining inside the painting, it is about leaving it and reconnecting with nature.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Jun Martinez, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/junmtinez">@junmtinez</a></p><p><a href="https://junmartinez.info">https://junmartinez.info</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>En el estudio con: Jun Mart&#237;nez</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l-23!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc3016e6-5bdb-4022-ab5d-52e61b3e8f0c_4987x6650.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l-23!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc3016e6-5bdb-4022-ab5d-52e61b3e8f0c_4987x6650.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l-23!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc3016e6-5bdb-4022-ab5d-52e61b3e8f0c_4987x6650.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l-23!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc3016e6-5bdb-4022-ab5d-52e61b3e8f0c_4987x6650.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l-23!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc3016e6-5bdb-4022-ab5d-52e61b3e8f0c_4987x6650.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Retrato de Jun Mart&#237;nez. Cortes&#237;a de Sarah Larby y el artista.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/junmtinez/">Jun Mart&#237;nez</a> es un pintor puertorrique&#241;o cuya pr&#225;ctica abarca una d&#233;cada de contemplaci&#243;n inmersiva en entornos naturales, traduciendo sus percepciones y memorias en un lenguaje de materialidad pict&#243;rica. A trav&#233;s de composiciones densas y atmosf&#233;ricas, su obra aborda el paisaje como un espacio de memoria y pertenencia, donde el entorno natural se vuelve inseparable de la experiencia vivida.</p><p>En esta conversaci&#243;n, Jun reflexiona sobre sus primeros acercamientos al dibujo y la pintura, su formaci&#243;n en Puerto Rico y las formas en que la isla contin&#250;a informando su lenguaje visual. Tambi&#233;n habla sobre c&#243;mo vivir en Londres ha transformado su relaci&#243;n con el paisaje y sobre su primera presentaci&#243;n con <a href="https://www.ceciliabrunsonprojects.com">Cecilia Brunson Projects</a> durante London Gallery Weekend.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Suscr&#237;bete a <em>Art in Latin America</em> y recibe entrevistas exclusivas con artistas, curadores, coleccionistas y galeristas.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Jun, &#191;c&#243;mo empieza tu relaci&#243;n con la pintura?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Mi relaci&#243;n con el arte estuvo presente desde muy temprano, aunque no necesariamente como una idea de profesi&#243;n o de futuro. En mi familia no hab&#237;a artistas visuales, ni siquiera de hobby. Mis padres ven&#237;an m&#225;s bien del mundo de la m&#250;sica: mi pap&#225; trabajaba en la radio, mi abuelo paterno tambi&#233;n, y mi mam&#225; era relacionista p&#250;blica de m&#250;sicos. Pero cuando era peque&#241;o me gustaba dibujar figuritas y caricaturas. Mi familia not&#243; ese inter&#233;s y, sin saber muy bien lo que estaban sembrando, me pusieron en cursos de arte, campamentos de verano y espacios donde eso pudiera desarrollarse.</p><p>Hubo una maestra, en uno de esos cursos, que vio lo que yo hac&#237;a y le dijo a mi familia: &#8220;A este ni&#241;o hay que ponerlo en una escuela especializada&#8221;. Fue la primera persona que les dijo que ah&#237; hab&#237;a algo que merec&#237;a atenci&#243;n extra. Entonces, a los doce a&#241;os, me matricularon en la Escuela Central de Artes Visuales en Puerto Rico, y eso me cambi&#243; la vida.</p><p>Aun as&#237;, de peque&#241;o nunca pens&#233; que ser&#237;a artista. De hecho, yo quer&#237;a ser cient&#237;fico, porque mi abuela era maestra de qu&#237;mica y a m&#237; me encantaba ir al laboratorio. Quiz&#225;s hay algo de eso que hoy se traduce en mi taller: los ingredientes, las mezclas de colores, los aceites, los diluyentes. Algo de ese encanto del laboratorio termin&#243; traslad&#225;ndose, eventualmente, a la pintura.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;De peque&#241;o nunca pens&#233; que ser&#237;a artista. De hecho, yo quer&#237;a ser cient&#237;fico, porque mi abuela era maestra de qu&#237;mica y a m&#237; me encantaba ir al laboratorio. Quiz&#225;s hay algo de eso que hoy se traduce en mi taller: los ingredientes, las mezclas de colores, los aceites, los diluyentes. Algo de ese encanto del laboratorio termin&#243; traslad&#225;ndose, eventualmente, a la pintura.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;C&#243;mo recuerdas tus primeros pasos en el mundo del arte, en la Escuela Central de Artes Visuales?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> No era el mundo del arte como lo entiendo ahora; era el mundo a trav&#233;s del arte, la vida vivida desde el arte. Era un lugar m&#225;gico.</p><p>A los diecisiete a&#241;os, empec&#233; a armar propuestas de investigaci&#243;n creativa, montaba exhibiciones y aprend&#237; a transformar un espacio y colgar obra. Curiosamente, sin saberlo, ya estaba trabajando con temas de identidad puertorrique&#241;a y la relaci&#243;n entre identidad y tierra. No me di cuenta de eso hasta que llegu&#233; a Londres a los treinta y dos a&#241;os y mir&#233; hacia atr&#225;s. Llevaba desde la adolescencia mirando a la tierra para procesar esas reflexiones, antes de tener cualquier noci&#243;n tem&#225;tica de que la identidad era una pregunta que el arte exploraba.</p><p>Cuando lleg&#243; el momento de hacer el bachillerato, ya estaba convencido de que esto era lo que quer&#237;a hacer. As&#237; llegu&#233; a estudiar Bellas Artes en la Universidad de Puerto Rico.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg" width="1456" height="1092" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1092,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1193349,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://artinlatinamerica.substack.com/i/199576131?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N3Jw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4bec47c7-eb93-4064-a25e-dfdc0c04ce3d_2048x1536.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez, <em>El abrazo de las fieras</em> en proceso, 2022. Bayam&#243;n, Puerto Rico. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Iniciaste tu formaci&#243;n art&#237;stica en Puerto Rico. &#191;Qu&#233; te dio ese contexto que sientes que no podr&#237;as haber encontrado en otro lugar?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Hacer el bachillerato en Puerto Rico fue una de las decisiones m&#225;s importantes de mi vida. Me permiti&#243; terminar mi formaci&#243;n como artista desde el lugar con el cual me identifico, desde la historia que me resulta propia, desde los ejemplos de oficio y de construcci&#243;n de pa&#237;s que los artistas puertorrique&#241;os han ofrecido a trav&#233;s de sus obras.</p><p>La vida universitaria est&#225; muy cercana a los problemas y luchas sociales del pa&#237;s, y todo eso se impregn&#243; en mi obra. En Puerto Rico entend&#237; que el compromiso con el arte es tambi&#233;n un compromiso con la realidad que te rodea.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;En Puerto Rico entend&#237; que el compromiso con el arte es tambi&#233;n un compromiso con la realidad que te rodea.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Y ahora que vives en Londres, &#191;c&#243;mo describir&#237;as el lenguaje que est&#225; tomando tu obra hoy?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Hoy dir&#237;a que mi obra nace de una conversaci&#243;n con los entornos naturales que me formaron y los que sigo conociendo. Lo que sale de ah&#237; son expresiones de un lenguaje que he ido aprendiendo en esas conversaciones.</p><p>Acabo de montar una exhibici&#243;n aqu&#237; y, cuando la mir&#233;, pens&#233;: lo que estoy viendo soy yo hablando como puedo hablar, desde donde estoy, en el momento en el que estoy. Son las pinturas que Jun Mart&#237;nez puede hacer en Londres en el 2026, a tres a&#241;os de vivir aqu&#237;, con la relaci&#243;n que todav&#237;a conservo con Puerto Rico y el Caribe. Mi pintura es mucho de procesar a trav&#233;s de la acci&#243;n, de estar en el taller pintando. Soy el tipo de artista que ve las cosas despu&#233;s: el lenguaje del color y del medio siempre va m&#225;s adelante que las palabras. Las palabras las alcanzan despu&#233;s.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img processing" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif" width="1456" height="1943" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1943,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3907111,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/tiff&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://artinlatinamerica.substack.com/i/199576131?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:true,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x-dO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83b54c77-5ea4-40d9-a268-1b5b9d53faef_2405x3209.tif 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez, detalle de <em>Perennial Paroxysm</em>, 2025. &#211;leo sobre lienzo. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Hay una intensidad en la paleta de colores que usas que llama la atenci&#243;n de inmediato. &#191;De d&#243;nde viene esa relaci&#243;n con el color?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Empieza con la luz. Mi relaci&#243;n inicial con el color es una relaci&#243;n con la luz de Puerto Rico. Cuando he estado en otros lugares &#8212;una residencia en Vermont, por ejemplo&#8212;, he pintado con la luz de ese lugar: la luz de invierno sobre la nieve blanca. Lo que me est&#225; pasando ahora en Londres es interesante: estoy pintando referencias del paisaje puertorrique&#241;o con mi luz inglesa. Entonces s&#237;, son colores intensos, pero la paleta es muy distinta a la que usaba pintando en Puerto Rico, donde la respuesta a la luz era muy directa, casi autom&#225;tica.</p><p>A primera vista, mis pinturas pueden leerse como coloridas y vibrantes, pero creo que quien se permite m&#225;s tiempo con la obra ve la oscuridad, la violencia sobre el paisaje. Porque, aunque siempre hay una celebraci&#243;n de la tierra, hay tambi&#233;n una solidaridad con ella. Cuando uno es consciente de los desbalances del mundo, de c&#243;mo se distribuyen los poderes, de las injusticias, uno entiende que la gente sufre como sufre la tierra.</p><p>Tuve una reacci&#243;n muy fuerte las primeras veces que vi las pinturas de Anselm Kiefer en Alemania y con esa violencia inscrita en sus paisajes. Pero, como puertorrique&#241;o, desde mi experiencia con c&#243;mo procesamos el duelo, yo no pod&#237;a hacer obra sobre el luto de mi tierra sin que estuviera tambi&#233;n presente la vida. De donde vengo, aun en los momentos de sufrimiento, la vida nos atraviesa. Tenemos canciones muy tristes con ritmos muy bailables. Podemos estar protestando con mucha ira y, a la vez, con mucho jolgorio. Son aparentes contradicciones, pero son expresiones igualmente v&#225;lidas de duelo y de rabia. Mi pintura trata de acercarse a eso.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;A primera vista, mis pinturas pueden leerse como coloridas y vibrantes, pero creo que quien se permite m&#225;s tiempo con la obra ve la oscuridad, la violencia sobre el paisaje. Porque, aunque siempre hay una celebraci&#243;n de la tierra, hay tambi&#233;n una solidaridad con ella. Cuando uno es consciente de los desbalances del mundo, de c&#243;mo se distribuyen los poderes, de las injusticias, uno entiende que la gente sufre como sufre la tierra.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tu obra siempre est&#225; en constante di&#225;logo con la tierra de Puerto Rico. &#191;Qu&#233; le pasa a ese di&#225;logo cuando lo tienes desde la distancia?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Todav&#237;a se est&#225; reconfigurando. Por casi una d&#233;cada, mi trabajo ha tenido que ver con la tierra y con c&#243;mo el paisaje toma forma en la imaginaci&#243;n. Por mucho tiempo, esas reflexiones las tuve desde adentro, y eran muy especiales por eso mismo. Pero, al alejarme, creo que han adquirido una dimensi&#243;n menos directa. Se han contaminado, en el buen sentido.</p><p>Digo mucho que me resisto a la nostalgia, pero la nostalgia est&#225; ah&#237;, la escoja yo o no. Y mientras m&#225;s la resist&#237;a, mis pinturas terminaban siendo m&#225;s nost&#225;lgicas. Entonces, cada vez me estoy permitiendo m&#225;s pintar como estoy y como voy, y tener paciencia. Tuve una reflexi&#243;n hace poco: si es verdad que soy un pintor de Puerto Rico, un pintor de la tierra de Puerto Rico, tambi&#233;n soy un pintor de donde estoy. Entonces, cuando alguien ve mi obra actual y ve plantas tropicales, r&#237;os y tierra, ese es el lenguaje. Pero el contenido es mi experiencia de estar ac&#225;. Las dos cosas se juntan.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg" width="1456" height="1960" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1960,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:4087073,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://artinlatinamerica.substack.com/i/199576131?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F76c16f4b-8eac-4a9c-8138-4386ead9850d_2935x3914.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uFRX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc07c7e60-5284-4261-8f41-284bd2b3619b_2781x3744.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez, <em>Reverberations</em>, 2026. &#211;leo sobre lienzo, 40 &#215; 30 cm. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; tipo de conversaciones te gustar&#237;a abrir sobre Puerto Rico?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Puerto Rico est&#225; muy presente en plataformas globales hoy, y me alegra mucho. Pero me preocupa que las narrativas reduzcan la complejidad de la experiencia puertorrique&#241;a. Hay mucha riqueza po&#233;tica e hist&#243;rica que no cabe en una sola narrativa.</p><p>M&#225;s que conversaciones que me gustar&#237;a abrir, me importa el tono en el que las tenemos: no edificar los sufrimientos ni las resistencias de Puerto Rico para que se consuman, sino seguir abonando al respeto por una experiencia que es muy de carne y hueso.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n0He!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0bd5a23-5de9-4b1b-bbb2-45cea99395ae_1536x2048.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jun Mart&#237;nez pintando en Lares, Puerto Rico, 2015. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Est&#225;s a punto de inaugurar una exposici&#243;n en Cecilia Brunson Projects. &#191;Qu&#233; nos puedes adelantar?</strong></p><p><strong>JM:</strong> Son diez pinturas en formatos muy variados, desde piezas peque&#241;as de unos veinte cent&#237;metros hasta obras de m&#225;s de dos metros.</p><p>La instalaci&#243;n se pens&#243; para crear una sensaci&#243;n inmersiva, que es algo muy importante para m&#237;. Durante mis primeros a&#241;os de pr&#225;ctica, pintaba solamente al aire libre. Mi obra nac&#237;a directamente de estar dentro del paisaje. Fue solo en 2017, con el hurac&#225;n Mar&#237;a, que aprend&#237; a pintar dentro de un taller por necesidad. Hoy, estando en Londres, proyecto fotograf&#237;as que yo mismo tomo de Puerto Rico sobre las paredes del estudio. As&#237;, si no puedo estar f&#237;sicamente en el paisaje, me meto en la foto del paisaje.</p><p>Creo que la exhibici&#243;n es una extensi&#243;n de eso: quiero que el espectador entre y sienta que se est&#225; metiendo en el paisaje tambi&#233;n. Si hay alguna misi&#243;n en lo que hago, es que la pintura me devuelva a la tierra, a m&#237; y al que la mira. No es quedarse dentro de la pintura, es salir de ella y volver a tener esa relaci&#243;n con la naturaleza.</p><p>Las pinturas que estoy presentando vienen del lugar en el que habito hoy. En t&#233;rminos concretos: vivo en Londres, pero extra&#241;o mi clima, los sonidos del r&#237;o, el coqu&#237;, los flamboyanes, los robles amarillos, el azul del cielo. Lo que las obras me est&#225;n dando es algo as&#237; como un tercer lugar: no all&#225;, no ac&#225;, sino la integraci&#243;n de los dos a trav&#233;s del color, las texturas y esa perspectiva inmersiva.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!czRQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F512983ae-5922-4280-b1cd-fc2622b538a2_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, 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Obras en proceso para la exhibici&#243;n en Cecilia Brunson Projects. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;Si hay alguna misi&#243;n en lo que hago, es que la pintura me devuelva a la tierra, a m&#237; y al que la mira. No es quedarse dentro de la pintura, es salir de ella y volver a tener esa relaci&#243;n con la naturaleza.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre Jun Mart&#237;nez, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/junmtinez">@junmtinez</a></p><p><a href="https://junmartinez.info">https://junmartinez.info</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Conversation with: Noelia Portela]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Dayneris Brito // En conversaci&#243;n con: Noelia Portela, escrito por Dayneris Brito (versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-conversation-with-noelia-portela</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-conversation-with-noelia-portela</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YAvG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d3d588a-1922-4a3e-839e-9ec7259e3982_2149x3240.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 2021, when I settled in Paris after completing my Curatorial Studies at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, the Latin American art scene appeared to me as an isolated and dispersed landscape. It attracted a certain number of researchers and doctoral students, as well as people with varied cultural interests in Latin America &#8212; whether musical, visual, or literary &#8212; but without reaching any real systematization of the presence of cultural agents.</p><p>It is true that artistic production has taken shape in a different way, given that the relationship between Latin American cultural migrations and Paris has a long history: that of artists who moved to the city through residencies and study grants and who later helped trace part of local art history. However, the relationship between Paris and Latin American curating &#8212; or curators explicitly focused on the region and based in the city &#8212; is much more recent.</p><p>As a Cuban curator in the midst of discovering the inner workings of the system, finding a Latin American colleague in 2021 meant, for me, encountering a professional reference point and opening myself up to the notion of a possible professional &#8220;community&#8221; &#8212; if such a thing existed &#8212; something that had been so scarce since my arrival. My first point of reference, and someone who continues to be one to this day, was the Uruguayan curator <a href="https://www.instagram.com/noelia__portela/">Noelia Portela</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YAvG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d3d588a-1922-4a3e-839e-9ec7259e3982_2149x3240.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YAvG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d3d588a-1922-4a3e-839e-9ec7259e3982_2149x3240.heic 424w, 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Courtesy of Marisol Mendez.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Based in Paris for the past decade, following work experiences in New Zealand, London, Venice, and New York, Noelia Portela synthesizes and asserts through her practice one of the conditions that defines both myself and many young art professionals in our community: that of being an independent curator, with an established and consistent practice &#8212; and therefore one considered her main source of income &#8212; while also being a migrant.</p><p>I sit down with Noelia to discuss the challenges that define Latin American curating in the city, the professional paths available to a curator who constructs herself from displacement and the margins, and, more specifically, Persona Curada, the platform through which she has spent nearly a decade making visible and promoting the work of Latin American artists in the diaspora, against the financial instability this may entail.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>DB: Noelia, before settling in Paris, your practice intersected with other fields, such as work in art spaces, galleries, and commercial fairs &#8212; including Peter McLeavey Gallery in New Zealand; your collaboration with Galer&#237;a AFA in Chile for the Ch.ACO fair; Venice Design; and, more recently, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Mira Art Fair. Was curating something that came to you later, in a more spontaneous way, or was it always the central axis of your work?</strong></p><p><strong>NP:</strong> I could say that it has always been the central axis of my practice, or at least the direction toward which everything tended, although my entry into curating was not direct. I began by studying set design, and it was through an art history class that something shifted. In that context, I began to be less interested in how exhibitions looked and more in what they said, in the discourses they constructed and the relationships they activated. That opened up a field of reflection that marked the beginning of my interest in curating.</p><p>From then on, I knew I wanted to be a curator, in the sense that there was a clear professional horizon. However, over time I came to understand that &#8220;being a curator&#8221; is not learned solely through the formal frameworks that proliferate today &#8212; programs, master&#8217;s degrees, or specialized training &#8212; but is, above all, a practice built through doing. It is a process woven through networks, community, shared experiences, and sustained work over time. The figure of the independent curator, as we understand it today, is relatively recent and continues to transform.</p><p>At the same time, this practice is deeply shaped by a material reality that is not neutral. Not everyone has the same conditions to access or sustain an independent curatorial career. The structural precarity of the sector, the lack of fair remuneration, and the dependence on informal networks mean that this practice remains, in many cases, a space of privilege. Recognizing this is fundamental: being able to work as an independent curator and, even more so, being able to live from it, implies occupying a position that is not equally available to everyone.</p><p>This is also why sustaining a curatorial practice means actively participating in different levels of the art ecosystem &#8212; production, coordination, writing, mediation, teaching &#8212; not only as an economic necessity, but as a way of critically inhabiting that system. It is precisely within this multiplicity of experiences that the relationships that later sustain projects are developed. Because, ultimately, curatorial work is not limited to the conception of exhibitions, but is grounded in the ability to generate bonds, activate contexts, and collectively build spaces for thought and encounter.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;&#8230; Curatorial work is not limited to the conception of exhibitions, but is grounded in the ability to generate bonds, activate contexts, and collectively build spaces for thought and encounter.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>DB: Upon your arrival in Paris in 2019, did you feel the support or, at least, the existence of a Latin American migrant community that, to some extent, contributed to your insertion into the city? In that sense, how did your affections and personal needs for integration coexist with your professional practice as a curator?</strong></p><p><strong>NP:</strong> I settled in Paris in 2019, although between 2017 and 2018 I was already traveling frequently to the city, alongside various freelance jobs. At that moment, Paris seemed to me a particularly stimulating context: a more concentrated scene and, in some respects, a more accessible one than cities such as Berlin or London, where I had previously lived and worked.</p><p>To answer your question directly, my arrival was not accompanied by a migrant community that facilitated my professional insertion. I did not have a pre-existing network to help me navigate the local ecosystem. In addition, shortly after I settled there, the pandemic arrived, which made everything even more chaotic and, in many ways, deeply lonely. The possibilities for encounter, circulation, and insertion were abruptly limited.</p><p>In that context, the process was necessarily self-directed. What truly opened up a space of possibility was Persona Curada. The project functioned not only as a curatorial platform, but as a tool to build the conditions I did not find already in place. Through Persona Curada, I began weaving a community that, at least from my experience, did not visibly exist at that time: a network of artists, art workers, friends, and collaborators inhabiting the local scene, who made the development of the projects possible. The artists who agreed to collaborate were fundamental, as were the spaces and institutions that trusted the project and opened their doors to me. It was within that web of relationships that my practice &#8212; and, progressively, my place within the French scene &#8212; began to take shape.</p><p>More than a linear insertion, it has been a process of collective construction, where community was not a starting point, but something that had to be imagined, activated, and accompanied in its development.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RlxN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5b96d70-e9dd-4ed6-a806-9ca17d5f2324_2048x1365.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Installation view <em>That same far place (2018). </em>Courtesy of Persona Curada &amp; Chezkit.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>DB: In 2017, almost a decade ago now, you created Persona Curada, your professional &#8220;child&#8221; and the project that has most consolidated your curatorial identity. Persona Curada has functioned as a nonprofit platform, unprecedented in its style for being a pioneer in Paris in the representation of artists from the Latin American diaspora. Its functions are divided between the production of exhibitions and the accompaniment of artists, whether through grants, residencies, or applications, as was the case with its recent participation in Les Rencontres d&#8217;Arles 2025, with the work of Daniel Mebarek. Today, we could almost say, it has become an institution within the Paris art scene. Tell me about the main challenges of creating a project of this scale and, even more importantly, of sustaining it over time.</strong></p><p><strong>NP:</strong> For those who do not know Persona Curada, your introduction is very accurate, although I am interested in situating the project within the context in which it operates: a scene like Paris, which remains, in many ways, opaque and difficult to penetrate.</p><p>Persona Curada did not emerge as a representational gesture around a fixed identity &#8212; such as the Latin American diaspora &#8212; but as a situated response to concrete experiences. It is built from the people who activate it: artists and collaborators who inhabit and work within the local French scene. That is where the project is articulated from. Not as an &#8220;outside&#8221; seeking to enter, but as a practice that is already implicated in that fabric. This position has been key, because it shifts the idea of representation toward a logic of relation, insertion, and friction.</p><p>In that sense, the real challenge for Persona Curada is not so much to emerge, but, as you say, to sustain itself. To maintain a relevance that does not depend solely on the urgency of the moment, but on consistency over time. And that consistency is not programmatic; it is ethical. The question of coherence &#8212; between what is said and what is done &#8212; is central. But so is the way in which relationships are built. When we speak of radical care, feminisms, or intersectionality, it is not a matter of language or discursive positioning, but of concrete practices. Of how one works, how one cares, how one sustains those who are part of the process.</p><p>There is no possibility of building lasting structures without that dimension. There is no community without an ethics that sustains it. Persona Curada was born from that place: not as a platform of representation, but as a space to rehearse other ways of making institution. Or, perhaps, to imagine others that do not yet exist.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;There is no community without an ethics that sustains it. Persona Curada was born from that place: not as a platform of representation, but as a space to rehearse other ways of making institution. Or, perhaps, to imagine others that do not yet exist.&#8221; </em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>DB: Your work extends far beyond Persona Curada, something we have seen especially in recent years through your role as head of public programming for an art fair during its first two editions. You are also a teacher and have been invited to serve on juries for artist prizes, such as the Prix AWARE in 2024, awarded to Laura Huertas Mill&#225;n following your nomination. In 2025, you received a grant from Fluxus Art Projects to travel to London, and this year you have been invited as a jury member at Beaux-Arts de Paris, at L&#8217;&#201;cole nationale sup&#233;rieure d&#8217;arts de Paris-Cergy, and as a specialist for one of the few existing institutional residencies in &#206;le-de-France, with La Galerie, Centre d&#8217;Art Contemporain de Noisy-le-Sec. We are speaking here of true spaces of legitimation for curating and artistic management more broadly. Looking back at your trajectory, how has it been for Noelia Portela to make her way in a city that tends to privilege professional individualism and where curatorial practice is threatened by legal and salary precarity? What place do you give to the notion of community?</strong></p><p><strong>NP:</strong> In my personal experience, founding Persona Curada has been key to the development of my career in parallel. Thanks to the networks and collaborations that have been built over time, I have been able to integrate into and become an active part of the local French scene, which is, in reality, a profoundly international scene in its dynamics and actors.</p><p>From the beginning, the platform has been conceived as an open space, capable of welcoming and accompanying other practices. My working methodology has consisted of generating the conditions for other people to develop their own projects within this structure &#8212; whether through ongoing accompaniment or through specific participations, as you mention in the case of Daniel Mebarek at the Arles Festival. Accompanying artistic processes or building projects from A to Z produces forms of relationship that are both professional and affective, and that ultimately define a way of inhabiting the field.</p><p>At the same time, this experience has allowed me to closely observe the conditions under which curatorial work is carried out today. Faced with contexts that are often precarious, curators increasingly tend to organize themselves, affiliate, and generate networks that allow them not only to sustain their practices, but also to make visible those aspects of the work that often remain hidden.</p><p>Because, indeed, behind the glamorous and more visible dimension of the art world, problematic dynamics persist: poorly managed projects, lack of clarity around responsibilities, disproportionate promises in relation to the real conditions of collaboration, symbolic or even nonexistent remuneration. Naming these conditions is not anecdotal. It forms part of a broader need to reconfigure the field, to make it more transparent, fairer, and, ultimately, more viable for those who inhabit it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Lucas Charrier &#169; Installation view, <em>Piel de Serpiente</em> (2022). Courtesy of Persona Curada &amp; Shmor&#233;vaz</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>DB: What themes and artistic sensibilities do you tend to prioritize in your work when selecting the artists you collaborate with?</strong></p><p><strong>NP:</strong> That is difficult to answer, because I do not start from a theme or a pre-existing concept when choosing whom to work with.</p><p>First there is a more intuitive and visual gesture: something in the form, in the presence of a work, that arrests the gaze. And then comes the second level, more discursive, which has to do with narrative and with the human; with how that work situates itself and what relationships it proposes, what position it assumes, what relationship it establishes with the world.</p><p>For me, it is in that crossing between the aesthetic and the human that a collaboration is defined.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg" width="1456" height="970" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:970,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fRCV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b67b2e3-4f3c-446a-977d-a7a9c5aad985_2048x1365.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Jeanne Bruc, Mark Godin, Aurore Valade &amp; Melody Rondenet &#169; <em>Fotos gratis </em>(2022-2025) by Daniel Mebarek &amp; Persona Curada as part of the Discovery Award - Louis Roederer Foundation. Arles. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>DB: Noelia, in light of the recent emergence of Latin American artistic initiatives in Paris &#8212; the creation of platforms, blogs, and the appearance of new curators, content creators, and even pseudo-collectors &#8212; which have begun to insert Latin American art into a kind of boom of &#8220;now everyone wants to be Latino,&#8221; to use Bad Bunny&#8217;s phrase, what future do you foresee for the representation of Latin art in Paris?</strong></p><p><strong>NP:</strong> It gives me a lot of hope that initiatives are multiplying, but I also think it is fundamental that these projects manage to articulate themselves, generate alliances with existing projects, and, to some extent, institutionalize themselves in order to have a real impact.</p><p>It is crucial to problematize the very notion of &#8220;Latino identity,&#8221; which is not a neutral or homogeneous category, but rather a construction shaped by different colonial histories, racial hierarchies, and power relations that continue to operate today in extremely violent contemporary contexts. To think of Latino identity as a heteroclite block implies erasing fundamental differences of class, race, territory, and language, and in many cases reproduces a simplified gaze that responds more to an external logic than to the situated realities of Latin America.</p><p>From a decolonial perspective, the challenge is precisely to dismantle that category as a fixed label and to question from where it is enunciated and who represents it. This is especially relevant in Europe, where many of these discussions have still not been fully incorporated at all, while in Latin America they form part of more advanced critical and academic debates. Therefore, the projects that emerge in Europe are called not to replicate, but to profoundly rethink their frames of reference. Many times, they find themselves conditioned &#8212; even unconsciously &#8212; to reproduce white and Western positions within the scene.</p><p>For this reason, the challenge is not only to create spaces of &#8220;visibility,&#8221; but to build platforms capable of interrogating their own conditions of existence, avoiding the reproduction of inherited structures and opening, instead, other forms of thought and practice.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!847a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facf2ce9b-24e6-4c60-bc8a-dc1c836b6bcd_2048x1368.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Luciano Ortiz &#169; Semillero Caribe (2025) (Minia Biabiany, Madeline Jimenez Santil &amp; Ulrik Lopez) Courtesy of AWARE _ Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Noelia Portela and Persona Curada, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/noelia__portela/">@noelia__portela</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/persona_curada/">@persona_curada</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>En conversaci&#243;n con: Noelia Portela</h2><p>En el a&#241;o 2021, cuando me asent&#233; en Par&#237;s despu&#233;s de mis estudios de Curadur&#237;a en la Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona), el escenario art&#237;stico latinoamericano se mostraba como un panorama aislado y disperso, atrayente para un cierto n&#250;mero de investigadores y doctorandos, as&#237; como para algunos con intereses culturales de diversa &#237;ndole en Am&#233;rica Latina, ya fuesen musicales, pl&#225;sticos o literarios, sin ir m&#225;s all&#225; de una verdadera sistematizaci&#243;n de la presencia de agentes culturales. Cierto es que la producci&#243;n art&#237;stica se ha configurado de otra manera, dado que la relaci&#243;n de las migraciones culturales latinoamericanas en Par&#237;s es una historia antigua: la de artistas que emigraron a la ciudad con residencias y becas de estudio y que, posteriormente, trazaron parte de la historia del arte local. Sin embargo, la relaci&#243;n entre Par&#237;s y la curadur&#237;a latinoamericana -o de curadores expl&#237;citamente enfocados en la regi&#243;n y asentados en la ciudad- es mucho m&#225;s reciente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Como curadora cubana en pleno descubrimiento de los entresijos del sistema, encontrar en 2021 a una colega latinoamericana signific&#243; para m&#237; dar con un referente profesional y abrirme a la noci&#243;n de una posible &#8220;comunidad&#8221; profesional -si es que exist&#237;a-, algo que tanto escaseaba desde mi llegada. Mi primer referente, y alguien que contin&#250;a si&#233;ndolo hasta hoy, fue la curadora uruguaya <a href="https://www.instagram.com/noelia__portela/">Noelia Portela</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YAvG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d3d588a-1922-4a3e-839e-9ec7259e3982_2149x3240.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YAvG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d3d588a-1922-4a3e-839e-9ec7259e3982_2149x3240.heic 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Retrato de Noelia Portela. Cortes&#237;a de Marisol Mendez.</figcaption></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Radicada en Par&#237;s desde una d&#233;cada tras sus experiencias de trabajo en Nueva Zelanda, Londres, Venecia, y Nueva York, Noelia Portela sintetiza y reivindica con su pr&#225;ctica una de las condiciones que me atraviesan a m&#237; y a buena parte de los j&#243;venes profesionales del arte de nuestra comunidad: la de ser curadora independiente, con una pr&#225;ctica establecida y constante -y, por tanto, considerada su principal fuente de ingresos-, y ser, al mismo tiempo, migrante.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Con Noelia me siento a conversar sobre los retos que definen la curadur&#237;a latinoamericana en la ciudad, las salidas profesionales para un curador que se construye desde el desplazamiento y el margen y, m&#225;s puntualmente, sobre <em>Persona Curada</em>, su plataforma con la que lleva casi una d&#233;cada visibilizando y promoviendo el trabajo de artistas latinoamericanos en la di&#225;spora, a contracorriente de la inestabilidad financiera que esto puede implicar.</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>DB: Noelia, antes de establecerte en Par&#237;s, tu pr&#225;ctica roz&#243; otros &#225;mbitos, como el trabajo en espacios de arte, galer&#237;as y ferias comerciales -como Peter McLeavy  Gallery en Nueva Zelanda, colaboraste con la galer&#237;a AFA en Chile para la feria Ch.ACO, Venice Design y, en a&#241;os m&#225;s recientementes, con 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair y Mira Art fair-. &#191;Fue la curadur&#237;a para ti una elecci&#243;n que lleg&#243; posteriormente, de un modo m&#225;s espont&#225;neo, o siempre fue el eje central de tu trabajo?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NP: </strong>Podr&#237;a decir que siempre ha sido el eje central de mi pr&#225;ctica, o al menos la direcci&#243;n hacia la que todo tend&#237;a, aunque mi entrada a la curadur&#237;a no fue directa. Comenc&#233; estudiando dise&#241;o de escenograf&#237;as y fue a partir de una clase de historia del arte que algo se desplaz&#243;. En ese contexto empec&#233; a interesarme menos por c&#243;mo se ve&#237;an las exposiciones y m&#225;s por lo que dec&#237;an, por los discursos que constru&#237;an y las relaciones que activaban. Ah&#237; se abri&#243; un campo de reflexi&#243;n que marc&#243; el inicio de mi inter&#233;s por la curadur&#237;a.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Desde entonces, supe que quer&#237;a ser curadora, en el sentido de que exist&#237;a un horizonte profesional claro. Sin embargo, con el tiempo entend&#237; que el &#8220;ser curadora o curador&#8221; no se aprende &#250;nicamente a trav&#233;s de los marcos formales que hoy proliferan (programas, m&#225;steres o formaciones especializadas) sino que es, sobre todo, una pr&#225;ctica que se construye en el hacer. Es un proceso que se teje a partir de redes, de comunidad, de experiencias compartidas y de trabajo sostenido en el tiempo. La figura del curador independiente, tal como la entendemos hoy, es relativamente reciente y contin&#250;a en transformaci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Al mismo tiempo, esta pr&#225;ctica est&#225; profundamente atravesada por una realidad material que no es neutral. No todas las personas tienen las mismas condiciones para acceder o sostener una carrera curatorial independiente. La precariedad estructural del sector, la falta de remuneraciones justas y la dependencia de redes informales hacen que esta pr&#225;ctica siga siendo, en muchos casos, un espacio de privilegio. Reconocer esto es fundamental: poder trabajar como curadora independiente y, a&#250;n m&#225;s, poder vivir de ello, implica una posici&#243;n que no est&#225; igualmente disponible para todxs.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tambi&#233;n por eso, sostener una pr&#225;ctica curatorial implica participar activamente en distintos niveles del ecosistema del arte &#8212;producci&#243;n, coordinaci&#243;n, escritura, mediaci&#243;n, docencia&#8212; no solo como una necesidad econ&#243;mica, sino como una forma de habitar cr&#237;ticamente ese sistema. Es precisamente en esa multiplicidad de experiencias donde se desarrollan las relaciones que luego sostienen los proyectos. Porque, en &#250;ltima instancia, el trabajo curatorial no se limita a la concepci&#243;n de exposiciones, sino que se funda en la capacidad de generar v&#237;nculos, de activar contextos y de construir, colectivamente, espacios de pensamiento y de encuentro.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;&#8230; el trabajo curatorial no se limita a la concepci&#243;n de exposiciones, sino que se funda en la capacidad de generar v&#237;nculos, de activar contextos y de construir, colectivamente, espacios de pensamiento y de encuentro.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>DB: A tu llegada a Par&#237;s en el 2019, &#191;sentiste el apoyo o, al menos, la existencia de una comunidad migratoria latinoamericana que, en cierta medida, contribuyera a tu inserci&#243;n en la ciudad? En ese sentido, &#191;c&#243;mo convivieron tus afectos y tus necesidades personales de integraci&#243;n con tu pr&#225;ctica profesional como curadora?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NP: </strong>Me instal&#233; en Par&#237;s en 2019, aunque entre 2017 y 2018 ya viajaba con frecuencia a la ciudad, en paralelo a distintos trabajos freelance. En ese momento, Par&#237;s me parec&#237;a un contexto particularmente estimulante: una escena m&#225;s concentrada y, en ciertos aspectos, m&#225;s accesible que ciudades como Berl&#237;n o Londres, donde hab&#237;a vivido y trabajado anteriormente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Para contestar directamente a tu pregunta, mi llegada no estuvo acompa&#241;ada por una comunidad migrante que facilitara mi inserci&#243;n profesional. No contaba con una red previa que me ayudara a navegar el ecosistema local. Adem&#225;s, poco tiempo despu&#233;s de instalarme, lleg&#243; la pandemia, lo que volvi&#243; todo a&#250;n m&#225;s ca&#243;tico y, en muchos sentidos, profundamente solitario. Las posibilidades de encuentro, de circulaci&#243;n y de inserci&#243;n se vieron abruptamente limitadas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En ese contexto, el proceso fue necesariamente autodirigido. Lo que realmente abri&#243; un espacio de posibilidad fue Persona Curada. El proyecto funcion&#243; no solo como una plataforma curatorial, sino como una herramienta para construir las condiciones que no encontraba dadas. A trav&#233;s de Persona Curada, fui tejiendo una comunidad que, al menos desde mi experiencia, no exist&#237;a de manera visible en ese momento: una red de artistas, trabajadores del arte, amigxs y colaboradores que habitan la escena local y que hicieron posible el desarrollo de los proyectos. Fueron fundamentales lxs artistas que aceptaron colaborar, as&#237; como los espacios e instituciones que confiaron en el proyecto y me abrieron sus puertas. Es en ese entramado de relaciones se fue configurando mi pr&#225;ctica y, progresivamente, mi lugar dentro de la escena francesa.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">M&#225;s que una inserci&#243;n lineal, ha sido un proceso de construcci&#243;n colectiva, donde la comunidad no era un punto de partida, sino algo que hubo que imaginar, activar y acompa&#241;ar en su desarrollo.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RlxN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5b96d70-e9dd-4ed6-a806-9ca17d5f2324_2048x1365.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Cortes&#237;a de Persona Curada &amp; Chezkit.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>DB: En 2017, hace ya casi una d&#233;cada, creas Persona Curada, tu &#8220;hijo&#8221; profesional y el proyecto que m&#225;s ha consolidado tu marca curatorial. Persona Curada ha funcionado como una plataforma </strong><em><strong>non profit</strong></em><strong>, in&#233;dita en su estilo por ser pionera en Par&#237;s en la representaci&#243;n de artistas de la di&#225;spora latinoamericana. Divide sus funciones entre la producci&#243;n de exposiciones y el acompa&#241;amiento de artistas, ya sea en becas, residencias o candidaturas, como fue el caso de su reciente participaci&#243;n en </strong><em><strong>Les Rencontres d&#8217;Arles 2025</strong></em><strong>, con la obra de Daniel Mebarek. Hoy, convertida casi en una instituci&#243;n dentro del arte en Par&#237;s, podr&#237;amos decir. Cu&#233;ntame sobre los principales retos de crear un proyecto de esta envergadura y, m&#225;s importante a&#250;n, de sostenerlo en el tiempo.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NP: </strong>Para quienes no conocen Persona Curada, tu introducci&#243;n es muy acertada, aunque me interesa situar el proyecto dentro del contexto en el que opera: una escena como la parisina, que sigue siendo, en muchos sentidos, opaca y dif&#237;cil de penetrar.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Persona Curada no surge como un gesto representacional en torno a una identidad fija &#8212;como podr&#237;a ser la di&#225;spora latinoamericana&#8212; sino como una respuesta situada a experiencias concretas. Se construye desde las personas que la activan: artistas y colaboradores que habitan y trabajan dentro de la escena local francesa. Es desde ah&#237; que el proyecto se articula. No como un &#8220;afuera&#8221; que busca entrar, sino como una pr&#225;ctica que ya est&#225; implicada en ese tejido. Esa posici&#243;n ha sido clave. Porque desplaza la idea de representaci&#243;n hacia una l&#243;gica de relaci&#243;n, de inserci&#243;n y de fricci&#243;n.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En ese sentido, el verdadero reto para Persona Curada no es tanto emerger, sino como dices, sostenerse. Mantener una relevancia que no dependa &#250;nicamente de la urgencia del momento, sino de una consistencia en el tiempo. Y esa consistencia no es program&#225;tica, es &#233;tica. La cuesti&#243;n de la coherencia &#8212;entre lo que se dice y lo que se hace&#8212; es central. Pero tambi&#233;n lo es la manera en que se construyen los v&#237;nculos. Cuando hablamos de <em>radical care</em>, de feminismos o de interseccionalidad, no se trata de un lenguaje ni de una posici&#243;n discursiva, sino de pr&#225;cticas concretas. De c&#243;mo se trabaja, de c&#243;mo se cuida, de c&#243;mo se sostiene a quienes forman parte del proceso.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No hay posibilidad de construir estructuras duraderas sin esa dimensi&#243;n. No hay comunidad sin una &#233;tica que la sostenga. Persona Curada nace desde ese lugar: no como una plataforma de representaci&#243;n, sino como un espacio para ensayar otras formas de hacer instituci&#243;n. O, quiz&#225;s, para imaginar otras que a&#250;n no existen.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;No hay comunidad sin una &#233;tica que la sostenga. Persona Curada nace desde ese lugar: no como una plataforma de representaci&#243;n, sino como un espacio para ensayar otras formas de hacer instituci&#243;n. O, quiz&#225;s, para imaginar otras que a&#250;n no existen.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>DB: Tu trabajo se extiende mucho m&#225;s all&#225; de Persona Curada, algo que hemos visto especialmente en los &#250;ltimos a&#241;os con tu participaci&#243;n como responsable de la programaci&#243;n p&#250;blica de una feria de arte, durante sus dos primeras ediciones. Eres adem&#225;s docente, y has sido invitada a formar parte de jurados de premios para artistas, como el Prix AWARE en el 2024, otorgado a Laura Huertas Mill&#225;n a partir de tu nominaci&#243;n. Fuiste galardonada en el 2025 con una beca de Fluxus Art Projects para ir a Londres, y este a&#241;o est&#225;s invitada como jurado en el Beaux Arts de Paris, en L&#8217;&#201;cole nationale sup&#233;rieure d&#8217;arts de Paris-Cergy, y como especialista para una de las pocas residencias institucionales existentes en Ile-de-France con La Galerie Centro de Arte Contempor&#225;neo de Noisy-Le-Sec. Hablamos aqu&#237; de verdaderos espacios de legitimaci&#243;n para la curadur&#237;a y la gesti&#243;n art&#237;stica en general. Viendo tu trayectoria en perspectiva, &#191;c&#243;mo ha sido para Noelia Portela abrirse paso en una ciudad que tiende a ponderar el individualismo profesional y donde la pr&#225;ctica curatorial se ve amenazada por la precariedad legal y salarial? &#191;Qu&#233; lugar le otorgas a la noci&#243;n de comunidad?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NP: </strong>En mi experiencia personal, haber fundado Persona Curada ha sido clave para el desarrollo de mi carrera en paralelo. Gracias a las redes y colaboraciones que se han ido construyendo a lo largo del tiempo, he podido integrarme y formar parte activa de la escena local francesa, la cual es, en realidad, una escena profundamente internacional en sus din&#225;micas y actores.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Desde el inicio, la plataforma se ha concebido como un espacio abierto, capaz de acoger y acompa&#241;ar otras pr&#225;cticas. Mi metodolog&#237;a de trabajo ha consistido en generar condiciones para que otras personas puedan desarrollar sus propios proyectos dentro de esta estructura &#8212;ya sea desde un acompa&#241;amiento continuo o a trav&#233;s de participaciones puntuales, como mencionas la participacion de Daniel Mebarek en el Festival de Arles. Acompa&#241;ar procesos art&#237;sticos o construir proyectos de A a Z produce formas de relaci&#243;n que son a la vez profesionales y afectivas, y que terminan por definir una manera de habitar el campo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Al mismo tiempo, esta experiencia me ha permitido observar de cerca las condiciones en las que se ejerce el trabajo curatorial hoy. Frente a contextos muchas veces precarios, los curadores tienden cada vez m&#225;s a organizarse, a afiliarse y a generar redes que permitan no solo sostener sus pr&#225;cticas, sino tambi&#233;n visibilizar aquellos aspectos del trabajo que suelen permanecer ocultos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Porque, en efecto, detr&#225;s de la dimensi&#243;n glamorosa y m&#225;s visible del mundo del arte, persisten din&#225;micas problem&#225;ticas: proyectos mal gestionados, falta de claridad en las misiones, promesas desproporcionadas respecto a las condiciones reales de colaboraci&#243;n, remuneraciones simb&#243;licas o incluso inexistentes. Nombrar estas condiciones no es anecd&#243;tico. Forma parte de una necesidad m&#225;s amplia de reconfigurar el campo, de hacerlo m&#225;s transparente, m&#225;s justo y, en &#250;ltima instancia, m&#225;s viable para quienes lo habitan.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Psm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ef16230-b467-421b-93b8-0f8baae2d22d_2048x1366.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Lucas Charrier &#169; Vista de instalaci&#243;n, <em>Piel de Serpiente</em> (2022). Cortes&#237;a de Persona Curada &amp; Shmor&#233;vaz.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>DB: &#191;Qu&#233; temas y sensibilidades art&#237;sticas sueles priorizar en tu trabajo a la hora de seleccionar a los artistas con los que colaboras?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NP: </strong>Qu&#233; dif&#237;cil responder eso, porque no parto de un tema o un concepto previo al elegir con qui&#233;n trabajo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Primero hay un gesto m&#225;s intuitivo y visual: algo en la forma, en la presencia de un trabajo, que detiene la mirada. Y despu&#233;s viene el segundo nivel, m&#225;s discursivo, que tiene que ver con la narrativa y con lo humano, con c&#243;mo ese trabajo se sit&#250;a y qu&#233; relaciones propone, qu&#233; posicionamiento, qu&#233; relaci&#243;n con el mundo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Para m&#237;, es en ese cruce entre lo est&#233;tico y lo humano donde se define una colaboraci&#243;n.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zfEw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd1c87b3-3081-4389-a88a-fd9cc7975be1_2048x1365.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Arles. Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>DB: Noelia, ante la reciente emergencia de iniciativas art&#237;sticas latinoamericanas en Par&#237;s -la creaci&#243;n de plataformas, blogs y la aparici&#243;n de nuevos curadores, creadores de contenido e incluso seudocoleccionistas- que han comenzado a insertar el arte latinoamericano en una suerte de boom del &#8220;ahora todos quieren ser latinos&#8221;, para usar la r&#250;brica de Bad Bunny, &#191;qu&#233; destino pronosticas para la representaci&#243;n del arte latino en Par&#237;s?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NP: </strong>Me da mucha esperanza que se multipliquen las iniciativas, pero tambi&#233;n me parece fundamental que estos proyectos logren articularse y generar alianzas con proyectos existentes y, en cierta medida, institucionalizarse para poder tener un impacto real.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Es crucial problematizar la noci&#243;n misma de &#8220;identidad latina&#8221; que no se trata de una categor&#237;a neutra ni homog&#233;nea, sino de una construcci&#243;n atravesada por diferentes historias coloniales, jerarqu&#237;as raciales y relaciones de poder que siguen operando hoy en contextos actuales extermadamente violentos. Pensar la identidad latina como un bloque hiteroclita implica borrar diferencias fundamentales de clase, raza, territorio, lengua, y en muchos casos reproduce una mirada simplificada que responde m&#225;s a una l&#243;gica externa que a las realidades situadas de Am&#233;rica Latina.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Desde una perspectiva decolonial, el desaf&#237;o es precisamente desarticular esa categor&#237;a como etiqueta fija y cuestionar desde d&#243;nde se enuncia, quienes la representan. Esto es especialmente relevante en Europa, donde muchas de estas discusiones a&#250;n no han sido para nada plenamente incorporadas, mientras que en Am&#233;rica Latina forman parte de debates cr&#237;ticos y acad&#233;micos m&#225;s avanzados. Por lo tanto los proyectos que emergen en Europa est&#225;n llamados a no a replicar, sino a repensar profundamente sus marcos de referencia y muchas veces se ven condicionados &#8212;incluso de manera inconsciente&#8212; a reproducir posicionamientos blancos y occidentales dentro de la escena.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por eso, el reto no es solo crear espacios de &#8216;visibilidad&#8217;, sino construir plataformas capaces de interrogar sus propias condiciones de existencia, evitando reproducir estructuras heredadas y abriendo, en cambio, otras formas de pensamiento y de pr&#225;ctica.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!847a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facf2ce9b-24e6-4c60-bc8a-dc1c836b6bcd_2048x1368.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Studio with: Kay Zevallos Villegas]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el estudio con: Kay Zevallos Villegas (Versi&#243;n en espa&#241;ol abajo)]]></description><link>https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-kay-zevallos-villegas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artinlatam.com/p/in-the-studio-with-kay-zevallos-villegas</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art in Latin America]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2l_A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F824d8a5e-306e-4dd2-8aff-63c90a7f2e0b_4429x3549.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Portrait of Kay Zevallos Villegas. Courtesy of Manuel Labella.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kay_zevallos_villegas/">Kay Zevallos Villegas</a> is a performance artist whose practice extends into sculpture and installation, rooted in the body as a living territory shaped by ancestral knowledge, memory, and environment. Drawing on her Andean-Quechua heritage and upbringing in the Peruvian Amazon, her work emerges from ritual and collective forms of knowing.</p><p>In this conversation, Kay reflects on inherited knowledge, extractivist histories, migration, and collaboration with women and migrant communities, while also discussing her upcoming performance at the Thyssen Museum, where she engages critically with colonial art histories through a dialogue with Paul Gauguin&#8217;s work.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Subscribe to Art in Latin America and receive exclusive interviews with artists, curators, collectors, and gallerists - delivered straight to your inbox.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your work moves between performance, sculpture, and installation, although performance seems to occupy a central place. How did your interest in that language begin? Was it your starting point as an artist, or did you arrive at it through other media?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> For me, the body is a territory that is constructed through the memories and knowledge of our ancestors, the environment, and lived experience. In my practice, performance does not appear as a medium in itself, but as a dialogue with that living territory.</p><p>My approach does not come from an academic tradition of contemporary art, but from my Andean-Quechua heritage and, above all, from having grown up in the Peruvian Amazon, where gesture, myth, transformation, and the relationship with that which lies beyond the visible are part of everyday life. I began dancing as a child, with the traditional dances of my region, but over time I understood that these movements were not only choreographic, but also carriers of memory and transmission.</p><p>Performance becomes a threshold where the body is not seen as an individual entity, but as collective, ancestral, and capable of imagining other forms of life. Sculpture, image, and installation emerge as traces or extensions of that event, as part of a ritual that does not end in its execution, but continues to dialogue with matter, which in turn becomes body.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>"Performance becomes a threshold where the body is not seen as an individual entity, but as collective, ancestral, and capable of imagining other forms of life.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>You grew up in Iquitos, in the urban Peruvian Amazon. In what ways has that environment shaped your practice? How does your work engage with the knowledge, memories, and ways of relating to the world that you inherited?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> I was born in Lima, but that is, in a way, an administrative matter: I arrived in Iquitos very young. It was there that I learned to relate to the world, where my consciousness was formed, and where everything began.</p><p>I am the granddaughter and daughter of Quechua women, and my grandparents also come from the highlands of Peru. That Andean heritage was always present in my family environment, although my immediate world was the Amazonian lowlands. The Andean and the Amazonian coexisted organically at home: in gestures, in practices, and in the way of understanding life.</p><p>This inherited knowledge is the foundation of my work: knowledge of plants, my grandmother&#8217;s reading of coca leaves, natural dyes, collective and domestic rituals, Andean spirituality, and its cosmovisions. To this is added a memory built in direct relation to the territory where I grew up and, above all, with women: women from my city and from the Indigenous communities of my territory.</p><p>In this intersection of inheritances, displacements, and shared experiences, my practice takes shape. My work does not seek to represent that origin, but to activate it, to tension it, and to bring it into dialogue with my own lived experiences, which over time I understood are not individual, but deeply collective and ancestral.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F-6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883ba6d5-2142-4971-ac20-c5bed5870818_2250x3000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F-6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883ba6d5-2142-4971-ac20-c5bed5870818_2250x3000.jpeg 424w, 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Courtesy of Xairo Ramirez, <strong>&#169;</strong> Kay Zevallos Villegas.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>In your practice you work with organic materials, collected elements, and often collaborative processes. What do you seek to activate through these materials and working dynamics? What does it mean for you to collaborate with other women and with migrant communities?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> As a child, I grew up knowing that a tree is not only wood, leaves, and fruit; that fish are not only food; and that the river is not merely water. For me, the organic is not only matter, but also spirit and memory. What for some are waste, for us are lives.</p><p>Iquitos is marked by cycles of extractivism that have torn from the land forms of knowledge, practices, and ways of relating to the world. This process has affected not only living beings, but also their meanings, stripping materials of their collective and ritual dimension.</p><p>When I left my territory, I understood that materials such as rubber, coca leaves, or fish scales circulate within colonial logics that have fragmented the histories from which they come. My work seeks for these materials to speak again from their origins, recovering their living, symbolic, and political dimension.</p><p>Inviting women and migrant communities into my performances is a way of recognizing that these stories are not mine alone. It is an insistence that knowledge is collective. Working with industrial latex, for example, implies confronting the extractive history of rubber; working with scales means restoring value to what has been discarded and reactivating its transformative potential.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>"Inviting women and migrant communities into my performances is a way of recognizing that these stories are not mine alone. It is an insistence that knowledge is collective.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>How does the work transform when it is no longer only your body that embodies it?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> No body embodies itself alone. My body is an accumulation of other bodies, of genealogies that inhabit it; of inherited fears and guilt, but also of knowledge and resistance. The body absorbs, transforms, and mimics, but it never ceases to be a space where the collective persists.</p><p>That is why I think of my work as something that does not belong solely to my body, but as a body traversed by many others that expand it. My body is a point of passage, not a limit.</p><p>When other bodies enter the work, they do not complete it: they displace it. It is in that intersection that it gains real strength, where the gesture ceases to be seen as one&#8217;s own and becomes shared, and where the experience multiplies and is re-signified.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wws9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa95e5da9-b6b1-462b-ae66-096827b97212_3000x2250.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wws9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa95e5da9-b6b1-462b-ae66-096827b97212_3000x2250.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Courtesy of Musuk Nolte, <strong>&#169;</strong> Kay Zevallos Villegas.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>The figure of the grandmother and mother appears as an important axis in your work. What kind of knowledge or force do you find in that feminine genealogy?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> My maternal grandmother, a Quechua speaker, was a reader of coca leaves in her community and a food vendor in the market. My paternal grandmother, also Andean, migrated to the capital and worked in domestic service, carrying her son in her womb&#8212;my father.</p><p>My mother embodies endless stories in which the market as a workspace, internal migration as an imposed condition, and everyday ritual spirituality form an essential part of her life, of my memories with her, and of my own existence. These women are my seeds. I have been formed in the compost of their memories.</p><p>In my body I carry not only their trajectories and struggles, but also their questions, their silences, and their ways of sustaining life. To speak of myself is to speak of them. What begins as an intimate and familial story expands toward the feminine. My work emerges from that living genealogy where the feminine is not only a theme, but a structural force, a form of knowledge, and of resistance.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;My work emerges from that living genealogy where the feminine is not only a theme, but a structural force, a form of knowledge, and of resistance.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your migratory experience runs deeply through your practice. How has it influenced your way of thinking about the body, identity, and displacement?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> The migratory experience runs through my practice in multiple layers: from the migrations of my ancestors, often forced by violence and inequality, to the one I myself have embodied, also shaped by a context that restricted my ways of inhabiting and existing. Migration implies constant reconfiguration, like a body shedding its skin; each context leaves marks that remain in tension within the body.</p><p>In my work, migration is not only a theme, but a structural condition. It appears as trace and fracture, but also as potential. I am interested in thinking about the migrant body not only from uprootedness, but as a body that carries memories, translates territories, and generates new forms of relation and meaning. My practice is situated in that in-between: between what is left behind, what is carried, and what is transformed.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg" width="1456" height="1092" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1092,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2967096,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://artinlatinamerica.substack.com/i/196048656?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">A mask created by the artist for use in a performance. Courtesy of the artist.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your performances often activate the sensory (sound, touch, smell) as a fundamental part of the experience. How do you think about the relationship with the viewer from that perspective? Are you interested in provoking a specific reaction or opening a more sensory and intuitive space?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> When I carried out my first actions in my territory, I did not understand them as performance within contemporary art; they emerged from rituals I shared with my mother, where the body, gesture, sound, and environment were deeply intertwined. Although I now engage with more formalized languages of contemporary art, the root of my practice remains sensory, ritual, and relational.</p><p>I do not seek to provoke a specific reaction or to direct a closed reading, but to open a space where each body, human or not, enters into relation with the experience. When people speak of &#8220;spectators,&#8221; I do not refer only to people, but also to the earth, plants, rivers, and elements that perceive and transform the action. Therefore, they cease to be mere observers of the action and become part of it. The work is completed within that network of sensitive relations where everything present participates.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;When I carried out my first actions in my territory, I did not understand them as performance within contemporary art; they emerged from rituals I shared with my mother, where the body, gesture, sound, and environment were deeply intertwined.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>In May you will present a performance at the Thyssen Museum, in dialogue with a painting by Gauguin. How did this project come about, and what are you interested in bringing into play in this encounter between your practice and that work?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> <em>Pri-mitiva: como planta a la tierra</em> arises from the need to reclaim the word &#8220;primitive,&#8221; not from its colonial charge, but from its primary and vital meaning. I am interested in thinking of the primitive as that which sustains life: the seed, the compost, the root. Because before the root there is the seed, and before the seed, the matter that nourishes it.</p><p>The work enters into dialogue with Gauguin through friction. For me, Gauguin is not the center; to some extent, that role belongs to Flora Trist&#225;n, his grandmother. Starting from <em>Mata Mua</em>, I imagine the invisible genealogies behind those images: women represented through a colonial, exoticized, and violent gaze. The performance proposes to displace that gaze, to speak from those women and not about them; from the grandmother and not from the painter. And in displacing him, I also confront him.</p><p>This action has been developed as a weaving of memories. The scales that accompany the masks were <em>pishtadas</em>&#8212;the action of removing scales from the skin of the fish&#8212;with women from my territory, and were worked on together with the LGBTQ+ community of my city, with whom I actively participate as a drag queen. Later, these pieces will be worn by the migrant drag community in Madrid&#8212;drags of Peruvian and Bolivian origin&#8212;who will incorporate their own stories in dialogue with these materials and with the memories that the Atlantic has carried.</p><p>The work opens a chain of the feminine that crosses territories, times, and bodies, and it erupts into a museum space like the Thyssen, where works have historically been exhibited through colonial logics and where these bodies have been more objects of representation than presences.</p><p><em>Primitiva como planta en la tierra</em> is an eruption. I do not recognize any center. Everything is transit, transformation, and collective construction. In that becoming, every body is multiple, every body is drag.</p><p>In the new performance that I will present at the Thyssen this May 13, the river enters the museum through its skins. The scales, worked by women&#8217;s hands, condense memory, labor, and relationship with the territory. Cumbia erupts into a space historically associated with silent contemplation. Drag appears as a form of transformation, resistance, and community.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;051b2b9a-9f5d-4564-80d6-4ce0963cab1a&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>To learn more about Kay Zevallos Villegas, visit:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kay_zevallos_villegas/">@kay_zevallos_villegas</a></p><div><hr></div><div><hr></div><h2>En el estudio con: Kay Zevallos Villegas</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2l_A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F824d8a5e-306e-4dd2-8aff-63c90a7f2e0b_4429x3549.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Cortes&#237;a de Manuel Labella.</figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kay_zevallos_villegas/">Kay Zevallos Villegas</a> es una artista de performance cuya pr&#225;ctica se extiende hacia la escultura y la instalaci&#243;n, arraigada en el cuerpo como un territorio vivo moldeado por saberes ancestrales, la memoria y el entorno. A partir de su herencia andina-quechua y de su crianza en la Amazon&#237;a peruana, su trabajo surge desde lo ritual y formas colectivas de conocimiento.</p><p>En esta conversaci&#243;n, Kay reflexiona sobre los saberes heredados, las historias de extractivismo, la migraci&#243;n y la colaboraci&#243;n con mujeres y comunidades migrantes, al tiempo que aborda su pr&#243;xima performance en el Museo Thyssen, donde entabla un di&#225;logo cr&#237;tico con las narrativas coloniales de la historia del arte a partir de la obra de Paul Gauguin.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.artinlatam.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Suscr&#237;bete a <em>Art in Latin America</em> y recibe entrevistas exclusivas con artistas, curadores, coleccionistas y galeristas, directamente en tu bandeja de entrada.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tu trabajo se mueve entre performance, escultura e instalaci&#243;n, aunque la performance parece ocupar un lugar central. &#191;C&#243;mo empez&#243; tu inter&#233;s por ese lenguaje? &#191;Fue tu punto de partida como artista o llegaste a &#233;l desde otros medios?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ: </strong>Para m&#237;, el cuerpo es un territorio que se construye con las memorias y saberes de nuestrxs ancestrxs, del entorno y de las propias vivencias. En mi pr&#225;ctica, la performance no aparece como un medio en s&#237; mismo, sino como un di&#225;logo con ese territorio vivo.</p><p>Mi acercamiento no proviene de una tradici&#243;n acad&#233;mica del arte contempor&#225;neo, sino de mi herencia andina-quechua y, sobre todo, de haber crecido en la Amazon&#237;a peruana, donde el gesto, el mito, la transformaci&#243;n y la relaci&#243;n con aquello que est&#225; m&#225;s all&#225; de lo visible forman parte de la vida cotidiana. Comenc&#233; con el baile desde ni&#241;a, con las danzas tradicionales de mi regi&#243;n, pero con el tiempo entend&#237; que esos movimientos no eran solo coreogr&#225;ficos, sino tambi&#233;n portadores de memoria y transmisi&#243;n.</p><p>La performance se convierte en un umbral donde el cuerpo no es visto como ente individual, sino colectivo, ancestral y capaz de imaginar otras formas de vida. La escultura, la imagen y la instalaci&#243;n emergen como huellas o extensiones de ese acontecimiento, como parte de un ritual que no termina en su ejecuci&#243;n, sino que contin&#250;a dialogando con la materia, que a su vez se vuelve cuerpo.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;La performance se convierte en un umbral donde el cuerpo no es visto como ente individual, sino colectivo, ancestral y capaz de imaginar otras formas de vida.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Creciste en Iquitos, en la Amazon&#237;a urbana peruana. &#191;De qu&#233; manera ese entorno ha marcado tu pr&#225;ctica? &#191;C&#243;mo dialoga tu obra con los saberes, memorias y formas de relaci&#243;n con el mundo que heredaste?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> Nac&#237; en Lima, pero eso es, en cierto modo, una cuesti&#243;n administrativa: llegu&#233; a Iquitos muy peque&#241;a. Fue all&#237; donde aprend&#237; a relacionarme con el mundo, donde se form&#243; mi conciencia y donde comenz&#243; todo.</p><p>Soy nieta e hija de mujeres quechuas, y mis abuelos provienen tambi&#233;n de la sierra del Per&#250;. Esa herencia andina estuvo siempre presente en mi entorno familiar, aunque mi mundo inmediato era la llanura amaz&#243;nica. Lo andino y amaz&#243;nico conviv&#237;an de manera org&#225;nica en casa: en los gestos, en las pr&#225;cticas y en la forma de entender la vida.</p><p>Esos saberes heredados son la base de mi trabajo: el conocimiento de las plantas, la lectura de hojas de coca de mi abuela, los tintes naturales, los rituales colectivos y dom&#233;sticos, la espiritualidad andina y sus cosmovisiones. A esto se suma una memoria construida en relaci&#243;n directa con el territorio que me vio crecer y, sobre todo, con las mujeres: mujeres de mi ciudad y de los pueblos originarios de mi territorio.</p><p>En ese cruce de herencias, desplazamientos y experiencias compartidas se configura mi pr&#225;ctica. Mi obra no busca representar ese origen, sino activarlo, tensionarlo y hacerlo dialogar con mis propias vivencias, que con el tiempo entend&#237; que no son individuales, sino profundamente colectivas y ancestrales.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F-6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883ba6d5-2142-4971-ac20-c5bed5870818_2250x3000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F-6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883ba6d5-2142-4971-ac20-c5bed5870818_2250x3000.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>No ver&#225;s lo que deseas, ni salvar&#225;s lo que imaginas</em>. Cortes&#237;a de Xairo Ramirez, <strong>&#169;</strong> Kay Zevallos Villegas.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>En tu pr&#225;ctica trabajas con materiales org&#225;nicos, elementos recolectados y procesos muchas veces colaborativos. &#191;Qu&#233; buscas activar a trav&#233;s de esos materiales y esas din&#225;micas de trabajo? &#191;Qu&#233; significa para ti colaborar con otras mujeres y con comunidades migrantes?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> De ni&#241;a crec&#237; sabiendo que un &#225;rbol no es solo madera, hojas y frutos; que los peces no son solo alimento, y que el r&#237;o no es &#250;nicamente agua. Lo org&#225;nico, para m&#237;, no es solo materia, sino tambi&#233;n esp&#237;ritu y memoria. Lo que para algunxs son desechos, para nosotres son vidas.</p><p>Iquitos est&#225; atravesada por ciclos de extractivismo que han arrancado de la tierra saberes, pr&#225;cticas y formas de relaci&#243;n con el mundo. Ese proceso ha afectado no solo a lo vivo, sino tambi&#233;n a sus significados, despojando a las materias de su dimensi&#243;n colectiva y ritual.</p><p>Al salir de mi territorio entend&#237; que materias como el caucho, la hoja de coca o las escamas circulan dentro de l&#243;gicas coloniales que han fragmentado las historias de donde provienen. Mi trabajo busca que esas materias vuelvan a hablar desde sus or&#237;genes, recuperando su dimensi&#243;n viva, simb&#243;lica y pol&#237;tica.</p><p>Invitar a mujeres y comunidades migrantes en mis performances es reconocer que estas historias no son solo m&#237;as. Es insistir en que el conocimiento es colectivo. Trabajar con l&#225;tex industrial, por ejemplo, implica confrontar la historia extractiva del caucho; trabajar con escamas, devolver valor a aquello que ha sido descartado y reactivar su potencia transformadora.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>"Invitar a mujeres y comunidades migrantes en mis performances es reconocer que estas historias no son solo m&#237;as. Es insistir en que el conocimiento es colectivo."</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#191;C&#243;mo se transforma la obra cuando ya no es solo tu cuerpo el que la encarna?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> Ning&#250;n cuerpo se encarna solo. Mi cuerpo es un c&#250;mulo de otros cuerpos, de genealog&#237;as que habitan en &#233;l; de miedos y culpas heredadas, pero tambi&#233;n de saberes y resistencias. El cuerpo absorbe, se transforma, se mimetiza, pero nunca deja de ser un espacio donde lo colectivo insiste.</p><p>Por eso, pienso mi obra como algo que no pertenece &#250;nicamente a mi cuerpo, sino como un cuerpo atravesado por muchos otros que lo expanden. Mi cuerpo es un punto de tr&#225;nsito, no un l&#237;mite.</p><p>Cuando otros cuerpos entran en la obra, no la completan: la desplazan. Es en ese cruce donde cobra verdadera fuerza, donde el gesto deja de ser visto como propio para volverse compartido, y donde la experiencia se multiplica y se resignifica.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QfsQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faffd138d-9915-4b13-80c0-f5c2f1062a41_3000x2250.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QfsQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faffd138d-9915-4b13-80c0-f5c2f1062a41_3000x2250.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Cortes&#237;a de Musuk Nolte, <strong>&#169;</strong> Kay Zevallos Villegas.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>La figura de la abuela y mam&#225; aparecen como un eje importante en tu trabajo. &#191;Qu&#233; tipo de conocimiento, memoria o fuerza encuentras en esa genealog&#237;a femenina?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> Mi abuela materna, quechua-hablante, era lectora de hojas de coca en su comunidad y vendedora de comida en el mercado. Mi abuela paterna, tambi&#233;n andina, migr&#243; a la capital y se emple&#243; en el servicio dom&#233;stico, llevando consigo a su hijo en el vientre, mi padre.</p><p>Mi madre encarna historias interminables donde el mercado como espacio de trabajo, la migraci&#243;n interna como condici&#243;n impuesta y la espiritualidad ritual cotidiana forman parte esencial de su vida, de mis recuerdos con ella y de mi propia existencia. Estas mujeres son mis semillas. Me he formado en el abono de sus memorias.</p><p>En mi cuerpo cargo no solo sus trayectorias y luchas, sino tambi&#233;n sus preguntas, sus silencios y sus formas de sostener la vida. Hablar de m&#237; es hablar de ellas. Lo que comienza como una historia &#237;ntima y familiar se expande hacia lo femenino. Mi trabajo parte desde esa genealog&#237;a viva donde lo femenino no es solo un tema, sino una fuerza estructural, una forma de conocimiento y de resistencia.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;Mi trabajo parte desde esa genealog&#237;a viva donde lo femenino no es solo un tema, sino una fuerza estructural, una forma de conocimiento y de resistencia.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tu experiencia migratoria atraviesa tu pr&#225;ctica de manera muy profunda. &#191;C&#243;mo ha influido en tu manera de pensar el cuerpo, la identidad y el desplazamiento?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> La experiencia migratoria atraviesa mi pr&#225;ctica desde m&#250;ltiples capas: desde las migraciones de mis ancestrxs, muchas veces forzadas por violencia y desigualdad, hasta la que yo misma he encarnado, tambi&#233;n condicionada por un contexto que restring&#237;a mis formas de habitar y existir. Migrar implica reconfigurarse constantemente, como un cuerpo que muda de piel; cada contexto deja marcas que permanecen en tensi&#243;n dentro del cuerpo.</p><p>En mi trabajo, la migraci&#243;n no es solo un tema, sino una condici&#243;n estructural. Aparece como huella y fractura, pero tambi&#233;n como potencia. Me interesa pensar el cuerpo migrante no solo desde el desarraigo, sino como un cuerpo que porta memorias, traduce territorios y genera nuevas formas de relaci&#243;n y sentido. Mi pr&#225;ctica se sit&#250;a en ese entre: entre lo que se deja, lo que se carga y lo que se transforma.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wdD6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0854aac-5e23-4c47-9cdb-405e2cdbf61e_4000x3000.jpeg 848w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Cortes&#237;a del artista.</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Tus performances suelen activar lo sensorial (el sonido, el tacto, el olor) como parte fundamental de la experiencia. &#191;C&#243;mo piensas la relaci&#243;n con el espectador desde ah&#237;? &#191;Te interesa provocar una reacci&#243;n espec&#237;fica o abrir un espacio m&#225;s sensorial e intuitivo?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ:</strong> Cuando realic&#233; mis primeras acciones en mi territorio no las entend&#237;a como performance dentro del arte contempor&#225;neo; surg&#237;an de los rituales que compart&#237;a con mi madre, donde el cuerpo, el gesto, el sonido y el entorno estaban profundamente entrelazados. Aunque hoy dialogue con lenguajes m&#225;s formalizados del arte contempor&#225;neo, la ra&#237;z de mi pr&#225;ctica sigue siendo sensorial, ritual y relacional.</p><p>No busco provocar una reacci&#243;n espec&#237;fica ni dirigir una lectura cerrada, sino abrir un espacio donde cada cuerpo, humano o no, entre en relaci&#243;n con la experiencia. Cuando se habla de &#8220;espectadores&#8221;, yo no me refiero solo a personas, sino tambi&#233;n a la tierra, las plantas, los r&#237;os y los elementos que perciben y transforman la acci&#243;n. Por lo tanto, dejan de ser solo observadores de la acci&#243;n, sino parte de ella. La obra se completa en esa red de relaciones sensibles donde todo lo presente participa.</p><div><hr></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em>&#8220;Cuando realic&#233; mis primeras acciones en mi territorio no las entend&#237;a como performance dentro del arte contempor&#225;neo; surg&#237;an de los rituales que compart&#237;a con mi madre, donde el cuerpo, el gesto, el sonido y el entorno estaban profundamente entrelazados.&#8221;</em></p></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>En mayo presentar&#225;s una performance en el Museo Thyssen, en di&#225;logo con una pintura de Gauguin. &#191;C&#243;mo surgi&#243; este proyecto y qu&#233; te interesa poner en juego en ese cruce entre tu pr&#225;ctica y esa obra?</strong></p><p><strong>KZ: </strong><em>Pri-mitiva: como planta a la tierra</em> parte de la necesidad de reapropiarme de la palabra &#8220;primitivo&#8221;, no desde su carga colonial, sino desde su sentido primario y vital. Me interesa pensar lo primitivo como aquello que sostiene la vida: la semilla, el abono, la ra&#237;z. Porque antes de la ra&#237;z est&#225; la semilla, y antes de la semilla, la materia que la nutre.</p><p>La obra dialoga con Gauguin desde la fricci&#243;n. Para m&#237;, Gauguin no es el centro; en cierta medida, lo es Flora Trist&#225;n, su abuela. A partir de <em>Mata Mua</em>, imagino las genealog&#237;as invisibles detr&#225;s de esas im&#225;genes: las mujeres representadas desde una mirada colonial, exotizada y violenta. La performance propone desplazar esa mirada, hablar desde esas mujeres y no sobre ellas; desde la abuela y no desde el pintor. Y, al desplazarlo, tambi&#233;n lo confronto.</p><p>Esta acci&#243;n se ha gestado como un tejido de memorias. Las escamas que acompa&#241;an las m&#225;scaras las <em>pishtamos</em> &#8212; acci&#243;n de sacar las escamas de la piel del pescado &#8212; con mujeres de mi territorio y fueron trabajadas junto con la comunidad LGBTQ+ de mi ciudad, con la que participo activamente como drag queen. Luego, estas piezas ser&#225;n portadas por la comunidad drag migrante en Madrid, drags de origen peruano y boliviano, quienes incorporar&#225;n sus propias historias en di&#225;logo con esas materias y con las memorias que el Atl&#225;ntico ha transportado.</p><p>La obra abre una cadena de lo femenino que atraviesa territorios, tiempos y cuerpos, e irrumpe en un espacio museal como el Thyssen, donde hist&#243;ricamente se han expuesto obras desde l&#243;gicas coloniales y donde estos cuerpos han sido m&#225;s objeto de representaci&#243;n que presencia.</p><p>Primitiva como planta en la tierra es una irrupci&#243;n. Yo no reconozco ning&#250;n centro. Todo es tr&#225;nsito, transformaci&#243;n y construcci&#243;n colectiva. En ese devenir, todo cuerpo es m&#250;ltiple, todo cuerpo es drag.</p><p>En la performance in&#233;dita que presentar&#233; en el Thyssen este 13 de mayo, el r&#237;o entra al museo a trav&#233;s de sus pieles. Las escamas, trabajadas por manos de mujeres, condensan memoria, trabajo y relaci&#243;n con el territorio. La cumbia irrumpe en un espacio hist&#243;ricamente asociado a la contemplaci&#243;n silenciosa. El drag se presenta como una forma de transformaci&#243;n, resistencia y comunidad.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;051b2b9a-9f5d-4564-80d6-4ce0963cab1a&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Para saber m&#225;s sobre Kay Zevallos Villegas, visita:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kay_zevallos_villegas/">@kay_zevallos_villegas</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>