There is a beauty of being in a specific place and building connections to it, to the people – it makes this ordinary place you can locate on a map, a special space where one has feelings attached to it. The unique landscapes illustrated contain a half-hidden geology of existence: memories, hurts, triumphs, and stories in our lineage that have not yet been fully told, as David Whyte points out in his book Consolations. There is a conversation of elements that allows the place to incarnate and be fully itself.
The landscapes represented are drawn with gestural lines made by voluntary movements. This one-line continuous gesture is a direct depiction of emotion, and with this technique ambiguity is created due to the fact that what you will see is a drawing created from memory and emotional representation on the given place and space.
The ambiguity of the spaces depicted represent the single story that is told about Colombia. That single story is juxtaposed with three-dimensional elements to “regain paradise” and to repair the broken dignity. The artist accentuates the rich variety of people’s lives and their experiences with space: from locals to tourists, from sites that everyone visits to spaces where impoverished people live. These are stories told from the inside out - stories of Colombia by a Colombian. By considering points of view, the stories avoid single-sided stereotypes that are not based on racism. The overall composition of each piece expresses the artist’s understanding that humans cannot be categorized in a single story.
mixed media (watercolor on watercolor paper, embroidery, and weaving techniques)
hand-bound book using handmade paper for cover