NATURAL VALUES

The loss, analog collage, 21.9 x 43 cm.

“To live is to separate ourselves from what we were in order to approach what we will be in the future.” — The Labyrinth of Solitude, Octavio Paz

Left: Vestal or Mayan priestess? [Unclassified piece]. Right: Mestiza from Ticul, Yucatán.

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I'm so happy to share that my photograph was published in @ fstop magazine, issue 132, "Into the Night" August/September. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank editor Christy Karpinski.

I was selected for the 2025 edition of the @getxophoto image festival (Basque Country).

This year's focus was on the concept of REC. The abbreviation of the English word "record," which means to record and usually appears as a red circle on our screens, refers to documentation, memory, narratives about the past, and the image's role as a witness to reality. The relationship between image and record is a central debate in visual studies, one that has been explored by classics of photographic theory such as Walter Benjamin, Susan Sontag, and Georges Didi-Huberman. But what remains of this debate today in relation to contemporary technologies? What is the difference between accumulating archives and constructing a narrative? What is the future of the image—and of the memory built through visual documentation—in a world of extreme, immaterial, manipulable, and seemingly infinite REC?

"The struggle between different ways of using photography is not a struggle over truth, as if it were a given, but a struggle over ways of being with others." —Ariella Azoulay

It's worth mentioning that this is the first time my work has been featured in a photography festival.

Recordings of this beautiful festival:

I was selected to participate in the Collage Paste Up! 2025 festival in collaboration with the gallery @theblackpiglet, sharing a wall with unbeatable curation. From the opening to the guided tours and community workshop, it's once again THE collage festival.

In this edition, I participated with "El arreglo de las cosas 2" and the series "Blossom 1-6."

Diptych El gallo de oro paper and plastic cutout, analog collage

As part of Art Week 2025, I participated in Deshabituar la mirada exhibition at @ el.secretariado. My proposal is a graphic essay on Juan Rulfo's novel, exploring concepts such as luck, destiny, chance, and impertinence.

On January, I applied to @ float_magazine's call for entries for the virtual photography exhibition Whispering Shadows. I am deeply grateful to be selected alongside such great photographers and with one of the most beautiful curatorial texts I've ever been involved with.

https://www.floatmagazine.us/online-exhibitions/exhibitions/whispering-shadows

In the interplay between light and dark, there exists a realm where stories are half-told, lingering at the edges of perception. "Whispering Shadows" invites viewers to step into this liminal space—where shadows, both physical and metaphorical, evoke emotions and narratives that are not immediately seen but deeply felt. Shadows have long been the silent witnesses to the human experience, and in this exhibition, we explore how they can be more than mere absence—they are both a presence and a mystery.

Shadows, in their physical form, are inseparable from light. They stretch, shrink, and shift, reacting to the world around them in ways that are impossible to predict. As much as they are tangible, they also exist as ephemeral, intangible things—fleeting moments, fleeting impressions, the echo of what once was or what might be. Just as the play of light can reveal intricate detail, shadows often conceal, leaving gaps that spark curiosity and imagination.

But shadows also take on a more emotional dimension. They are not just the product of a physical absence of light; they can also symbolize deeper, psychological spaces—the unspoken fears, hidden desires, or unresolved tensions that linger in our minds and hearts. In this way, the shadow becomes a metaphor, an expression of emotional landscapes that we might not always be able to name, but that we all recognize in our own way. The shadows that live within us are often the ones that speak the loudest, even though they remain unseen.

This exhibition is a celebration of that quiet, haunting interplay between what is visible and what is concealed. It asks us to pay attention to the things that are not immediately clear, the subtle gestures, the fleeting expressions, and the spaces between what we see and what we feel. The photographs presented here are not just images of darkness; they are reflections of emotional states, moments suspended in time that ask us to contemplate the stories hidden just out of reach.

Each work in "Whispering Shadows" evokes a feeling of mystery, whether through the softness of a blurred figure or the stark contrast between light and shadow. Some images hint at a narrative just beyond the frame, while others invite us to reflect on the absence, the pause, and the quiet spaces in between. The shadows, in all their forms, invite us to look closer, to listen for the whispers of meaning that lie beneath the surface.

Through this exhibition, we explore the power of what is left unsaid—the power of suggestion, of quietude, of what we cannot see but can still feel. The shadows that haunt these images are not passive; they are active participants in the emotional landscape, amplifying the sense of mystery and inviting us to search for the story that lies within.

"Whispering Shadows" is an exploration of the unseen, the hidden, and the subtle. It is a reminder that not all stories are loud, and not all truths are fully revealed. In the spaces where light and shadow meet, we find the most poignant moments of reflection, introspection, and discovery. This exhibition, in all its quiet beauty, invites you to step into that space—to listen closely and let the shadows speak.

Thank you to all the artists who submitted to this call for entry and for being a part of the Float Photo Community we couldn’t do it without you.

At the end of December, I participated in the @ cambio_imagenes initiative organized by @ zonaderiesgo.art with Futuro from the Invisible series.

The Third is an initiative that aims to create a dialogue with images. The dynamic of this dialogue is the sending of postcards with images from the participating artists

Blossom Series 3, 4, 5, and 6, analog collage

You have to let what's alive breathe and thrive, even if that means it's gone, it doesn't matter; what's gone is even more beautiful than what's left

Holy Mountain, marker on paper.

Poster design for Three Brothers film by Francisco J. Paparella. The film was part of the cycle of the International Film Festival of the @ Cineteca Nacional mx

We extend our thanks to Ester Bernal from Piano productions and Francisco Paparella for their trust in our work

Editorial design @ buropublico Collage Natural Values

Dust noise 1 and 2 from the Blossom series, analog collage

Published in issue 12 of the Finnish collage fanzine @ Cults of life | https://www.instagram.com/p/CxsfhuOK_hD/

“You have to let what is alive breathe and thrive, even if that means it goes away, it doesn't matter, what goes away is even more beautiful than what stays.”

@ monaojedaf Chamanes eléctricos en la fiesta del sol

Echoes and nuances 1 and 2 2022 Mold on analog photography 23 x 28 cm

Since the pandemic I have focused a lot on the fungi kingdom at the cultivation level and also on the spiritual level. It has been a very natural process to manifest it in my visual artistic project through these pieces. Thank you María Sabina for so much.

@ Rûm is a magazine focused on analog photography based in Graz, Austria. I was selected to appear in edition V. This time it included number 9 of the @mischend magazine specialized in literature.

Also my photography was exhibited at @ oagkulturverein, in Graz, Austria. In the following link you will find a tour of the exhibition https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClZrp77oi5z/

Some collage exercises for the @ Februllage initiative, 2023 edition, which calls to artists to create a collage with a common theme every day during the month of February.

Fantogramas 1 y 2, glass on photo print.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSLaBsOMdK/

Photography is a tool that helps to inscribe individuals, objects and places in the construction of our memory. However, in an image, various circumstances will determine the unconscious discrimination of certain elements. Through this exercise I explore this phenomenon seeking to provoke the questioning of the personal processes that lead us to the registration and partial permanence of an identity in the image.

Exhibited at the first edition of the contemporary collage festival —and good vibes— Paste Up mx at the Casa Equis gallery.

Mushrooms and moth, colored pencil on paper, 35x35 cm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf6lRaDu-_9/