ARTIST STATEMENT - BIO
I am a gender-expansive creator, experimental filmmaker, multimedia poet, spiritual activist, and community builder. Born in Colombia and currently based in Taiwan and Medellín, my work explores the creation of avant-garde queer collectives, mental health, and activism against the stigma surrounding HIV. I view cinema as a social practice—a sacred space for freedom. My work has been exhibited across Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America, with recent features in prestigious institutions such as the New Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Asian Art Museum, and Cinemateca de Bogotá, among others, as well as galleries like State of Concept in Athens, Greece.
After various projects with Visual AIDS that combat HIV-related stigma, such as the web series titled 'The Whole World is Watching,' and for Day With(out) Art, the collaborative documentary project 'Hope Drops,' along with numerous experimental short films and music videos like 'Lunch Poems' with Miss Expanding Universe (Ashley Yang-Thompson) presented at Documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany. I have been actively organizing and empowering local communities, gathering stories of women living with HIV and sapphic/Trans love songs. “The First Kiss of The Night¨ is not the typical queer story; it is a unique narrative that speaks of love from a fresh and original perspective.