Ritual Para No Olvidarte
2020–Until I Dieen
Ritual Para No Olvidarte is an ongoing collection of photograms that immortalizes the connection between my loved ones and me. I began this project during the pandemic in 2020. While I had thought about the immediacy of death before, this global outbreak made me rethink how truly temporary our lives are. Being that most of my family and friends are scattered around the globe, I set myself on a mission with the purpose to develop this series of lumen prints. By traveling to several parts of the U.S. and Bolivia, the process of making the lumen-prints began to take the shape of a ritual. A ritual in which the participants would reflect over our shared memories, making it all more intimate. Since the beginning, I have envisioned to keep this project ongoing. This is because I want to include the new connections I may develop through the years. And so that by the end of my life, I will have a chamber full of pieces that remain as proofs of existence. Something that shows we were both alive and here.