Abuela Chila (Pajaro Campana), 2019

35mm film, scanned

1. Foma Fomatone MG Classic 133 VC FB Paper, Velvet, 8x10"

2. Pronto Plate duo-tone Lithographic prints on Fiber Paper

3. Video + Sound piece

One of the key topics I explore in my work are themes in background and identity.

My Abuela Chila is my grandmother on my mother’s side. I spent most of my life growing up without her in Miami, while she lived in Colombia.
I use every opportunity I can to document her and draw many parallels of what I learn from her into my practice. 

Recently, my Abuela was diagnosed with Parkinsons’ disease. In this series, I documented her head, hands, and feet as those are common areas for the body to shake depending on how progressively bad the disease gets. At one point, if a condition worsens, the body loses all ability to control movement. In photographing on film, I am archiving her body and essence as the present state of stillness.

I then continued exploring my series translating her imagery onto different mediums of printing. Each process physically different and physically laborous from the other.