portfolio of past works
layers of (me)mory 002
layers of (me)mory #002, 2020
Finishing layers of (me)mory #001, I noticed I had not finished tapping into the emotions that arose regarding my relationship with my memories, instead, I noticed that whole new collection of feelings was now at the surface. Through this new body of work, I began exploring these feelings in relation to my past and my family. I had been hosting so much fear and pain, deeply within me, buried, it had been rooting in a way that I was not aware of and I could not see.
the tinnies collection
the tinnies collection, 2020
Finishing layers of (me)mory #001, I noticed I had not finished tapping into the emotions that arose regarding my relationship with my memories, instead, I noticed that whole new collection of feelings was now at the surface. Through this new body of work, I began exploring these feelings in relation to my past and my family. I had been hosting so much fear and pain, deeply within me, buried, it had been rooting in a way that I was not aware of and I could not see.
layers of (me)mory 001
layers of (me)mory #001, 2020
This body of work was born out of my early childhood memories in an effort to reconnect with my past. I have always struggled with remembering my own souvenirs, and as people spoke to me about their own childhood I felt like I didn’t have the ability to retell my own story because of a lack of remembrance. Through these paintings I wanted to bring these memories forward in a way that stayed true to the way my mind works. The way I remember is not like storytelling in my head, but rather shapes and colours, my mind fixates to these elements rather than larger pictorial scenes.
the bedroom series
the bedroom series, 2019 — 2020
I began this body of work early 2019, when spending some time back home in Chile. I was attracted to the way the sun reflected on my bed every morning and wondered if I could capture the aura of my bedroom. As I noticed how the colors my past self had chosen for my wall and the furniture’s tint reflected directly on my duvet, I attempted to capture these through my work. This translated naturally to me through embroidery and I began embroidering the reflection of light, from all the things within my bedroom, on my white duvet cover. This was the beginning of an entire need and body of work, where I’ve been continuing this process of capturing the colors reflected on my bed in every bedroom I have lived in.
