Sed de Amor
2024–In Progressen
Long ago, back in the 60s, my grandparents went through a period of separation, during which my grandmother relocated to Bolivia while my grandfather stayed in Venezuela. Not knowing this story until recently made me wonder if I could have inherited more than my grandmother's features. Because I’ve only ever had long-distance relationships, I began to speculate the possibility of her passing us down her desire to be free.
Was this the reason why I only sought those kinds of relationships, because my grandmother wanted to preserve some of her independence, and now, I do too? Did I inherit that gene?
In Sed de Amor, I examine this affliction and draw parallels between my family history and my current long-distance relationship. My aim is to deconstruct the classical notion of what a desire is and show how it feeds itself in the presence but also in the absence of the other.