Meet the artist

My work is a personal investigation into plants, territories, and belonging. Over the last years, plants have been a constant in my practice. My interest in them goes back from my family houses: from my mom’s verdant fern forest in the living room to countless flower pots in every nook of the kitchen; from my aunt's sanctuary of medicinal plant by the front entrance, -always ready to offer relief after indulging in too many sweets-; to my abuelita's meticulous care of a lush collection of tropical flora and fruit trees that attracted clouds of butterflies. At times, it felt as though I was living in the heart of the wilderness—a sentiment I hold dear. Those botanical wonders always captured my imagination, particularly during sprouting season (the ferns were pure magic). Yet despite this early enchantment, plants faded into the background of my life in the years that followed.

Upon leaving Bogota to pursue a different life, the plant presence gradually increased again as I began to see them as wise, loving, and compassionate beings who had welcomed me in foreign lands. Plants became both a bridge to the past and a guide to navigate toward the future, embodying symbols of resilience and continuity amid change. Given my interest in nature, plants naturally find their way into my work, initially serving as metaphorical motifs to reflect on the construction and reconstruction of memories entwined with the immigration experience. Later, I moved away from these symbolic notions, and my work evolved towards a more ontological-ecological understanding of the relationship with plant life, as entities with their own history.​