Recently I came across of two artist whose work I feel resonates with different areas of my project. In her work Desvarío incesante de una historia de amor persistente (sobre mi país ), 2019 Sosa López weaved a 2,043-word love letter to her home country of Venezuela into the fabric of the furniture in her… Continue reading Francisca Sosa López & American Artist: Two Case Studies
Liquid Thoughts : Reflections after reading Zygmunt Bauman’s works
‘Unlike knowledge, wisdom does not age”[1] claims Bauman in the first page of his book Liquid Times : Living in the Age of Uncertainty . And indeed, while knowledge is subjected to matters of time and space, wisdom appears to be transcendent. Throughout this collection of essays, he attempts to draw an analysis of the… Continue reading Liquid Thoughts : Reflections after reading Zygmunt Bauman’s works
Thoughts after Dragons’ Dean
My Presentation When was the last time you wrote a Love letter?Sometimes this action can be perceived as corny , there’s is even certain sense of shame surrounding such aesthetics. But love letters have been one of the main tools of my project . (I handed some love letters to the dragons) My MA question… Continue reading Thoughts after Dragons’ Dean
Lisandra’s Love Letter
Murcia, España. Octubre 2022. Escribo a los tiempos difíciles, Cuando dejas tu casa, tu verdadero hogar, empacas todo lo que puedes en un par de maletas. Con la promesa de salir adelante por ti y por encima de ti, por los tuyos. Te vas parte feliz por la oportunidad que se te ofrece fuera de… Continue reading Lisandra’s Love Letter
Claudia’s Love Letter
Living in between Spain and Cuba, Claudia Pérez brings us a series of photographs and thoughts that she captured while in her recent trip back to La Habana. “Lo que capta de Cuba una joven que no reside en Cuba pero que se siente parte allí”. ⇣ ⇡
Iterations ~ Interventions
More Love Letters I have realised that the Love Letter format is on itself great for gathering feedback/ evidence from stakeholders. But it can also be interesting to explore and play with its possibilities beyond that. • I asked specifically Gen Z Latam diaspora idividuals to participate in the Love Letter exercise.• I got in… Continue reading Iterations ~ Interventions
Again…What? Why? How?
Meme : @latinacellectuals What ? I am interested in challenging elitist and bourgeois ideas of “good taste” (as seen in Bourdieu’s) in the West by exploring the contrasting experiences of Gen Z Latam diaspora. I believe this would help us redefine narrower understandings of identity, making room for fluidity and kinder interactions. Why? Because Latam… Continue reading Again…What? Why? How?
‘Canta, lastimada mía…’ Untangling Some Thoughts.
‘Canta, lastimada mía…’– Cervantes aunque es tarde, es noche,y tú no puedes. Canta como si no pasara nada. Nada pasa. – Alejandra Pizarnik (1) I have been feeling quite confused lately. Not only when it comes to this MA or my project , but in general; a deep feeling of uncertainty and emptiness that comes… Continue reading ‘Canta, lastimada mía…’ Untangling Some Thoughts.
Between to Be and Not to Be: How can the exploration of Gen Z Latam diaspora help us redefine Identity ?
[1] Shortcut for Latin-American. I was initially interested in targeting Capitalism, Colonialism and Patriarchy, but during the summer I realised that these are too broad of constructions to reach any concrete conclusion, probably ever. That being said, these can still be explored through ideas of class, gender, race and sexuality, which are also major components… Continue reading Between to Be and Not to Be: How can the exploration of Gen Z Latam diaspora help us redefine Identity ?
‘We ate cake with our hands, now we should be able to rebel against anything’
Since my days as a young girl I have been keeping within me this profound desire to lose myself in cake and fill my hands with its delicious creaminess… To merge with it as if succumbing to an almost cannibalistic instinct . Why? I honestly couldn’t say exactly. It could simply be an impulsive response… Continue reading ‘We ate cake with our hands, now we should be able to rebel against anything’