During our meetings, we had space to experiment with varied techniques.
Over the course of 10 months, the artist met with a community of migrant women from Latin America, the Nepantla Collective. The space allowed participants to discuss their lived experiences and immerse themselves in sessions and various workshops where they could put their creativity to work.
The Nepantla Collective worked collaboratively on visual projects that involved digital, analogue and alternative photographic processes such as Cyanotypes, Lumen prints and Photograms.
The project involved concepts of Gloria Anzaldúa’s theories of the borderlands, fragmentation of the identity and its permanent reconstruction. In the words of the artist, "Gloria's theories serve us not only as a framework to reflect on our realities but also as a map from which we can find some guidance in our inner journeys as well as in our creative processes".
The resulting work, which included digital photography, moving images, and text, was exhibited at the Photo Museum Ireland's Lightroom in June 2024. Through this creative process, the participants explored issues related to personal and cultural identity, representation, intersectional feminism, and the experience of subjective displacement in Ireland.
Nepantla Collective Members 2023-2024:
Ana Taly Sastre, Camilla Taurizano, Dania Russo, Laura Estefany Delgado Olmos, Lucila Severini, Luisa Hernandez, María Eugenia Salvador, Maura Tangara, Monica Sanchez, Rosana Lopez and Victoria Verrastro.
Ana Taly Sastre, Camilla Taurizano, Dania Russo, Laura Estefany Delgado Olmos, Lucila Severini, Luisa Hernandez, María Eugenia Salvador, Maura Tangara, Monica Sanchez, Rosana Lopez and Victoria Verrastro.
This project was funded by the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme, managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts.
Photo Credit: Lucila Severini
Photo Credit: Lucila Severini
Photo Credit: Lucila Severini
