Artist Statement

As a bilingual/bicultural Venezuelan-American interdisciplinary and conceptual artist based in Los Angeles, with formative years in Chicago, my work is rooted in navigating the complexities of multiple identities. My background in photography, ranging from fashion photography to photojournalism, informs my diverse practice that spans performance, video, photography, and installation.
Drawing on multimedia technologies such as projections, prints, performance, video, and immersive installations, my work seeks to address the personal and collective experiences of identity—particularly the tensions that arise when sexual, national, and cultural identities intersect. Living as an immigrant and bicultural citizen, I explore the strategies individuals use to navigate a world that often places these identities in opposition.
My recent series, Los Imaginarios de la Identidad, combines high-resolution scans of Venezuelan currency with documentary photography to reflect on Venezuela's recent socio-political history. These collages, rooted in conceptual art traditions, explore themes of displacement, belonging, and survival. In contrast, my series Photocollages de historia fragmentaria offers a more personal narrative, exploring my Venezuelan-American identity through intimate collages. These smaller works highlight the fragmented nature of memory and identity, weaving together personal and political histories.
In another ongoing project, Pixelated Landscapes, I examine the relationship between Latin American identity and the landscapes of the American West. Through the use of pixelation, I evoke fragmented memories and cultural narratives, connecting the experience of migration with shifting landscapes in both Venezuela and the U.S.
Educated at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and CalArts, my art bridges formal experimentation with deeply personal and political subject matter. Positioned within the contemporary discourse on migration, exile, and the negotiation of identity, my work challenges and expands the narratives around these global conditions, particularly in the context of the current Venezuelan crisis.