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Soy colombiano, vivo y trabajo en Santiago, Chile desde el año 2011.
Trabajo de la mano de mi alter ego drag Nía De indias desde el 2015, recorriendo diversos espacios en la ciudad con el objetivo de visibilizar mi identidad Cuir en público, a través de mi obra reflexiono aspectos relacionados a la migración y la ironización de los cánones hegemónicos de la historia del arte y la masculinidad por medio del maquillaje, todo esto sin olvidarme de divertirme mientras lo hago.
Mi objetivo principal como artista es ampliar las barreras de lo que significa hacer drag y encontrar nuevos códigos para resistir en los espacios sin necesidad de estar en ellos físicamente. Me interesan técnicas más tradicionales como la pintura, el dibujo y la fotografía. Sin embargo, el cuerpo de mi obra principalmente se compone de material reciclado, desecho de mi proceso de desmaquillaje, como también intervenciones a objetos e imágenes encontrados en mercados de antigüedades y, últimamente, exploraciones con herramientas multimedia como el sonido y el video.
Mi vida creciendo en Colombia, las cosas que veía en la calle, la cultura popular, los particulares matachines de mi ciudad natal Bucaramanga, las misses de reinados de belleza que admiraba al crecer y mi proceso migratorio, son mis mayores referentes al momento de crear. Crecer como una persona LGBTQI en Latinoamérica no es fácil, ver hacia atrás y sentirte representado es difícil, por lo que creo fielmente que estamos viviendo el momento más importante para rescatar y crear nuevos referentes que ayuden a las futuras generaciones.
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EN
I am Colombian, I have lived and worked in Santiago, Chile since 2011.
I work hand in hand with my drag alter ego Nía De Indias since 2015, exploring various spaces in the city with the aim of making my Queer identity visible in public. Through my work, I reflect on aspects related to migration, the subversion of hegemonic canons in the history of art and masculinity through makeup, and all of this without forgetting to have fun while doing it.
My main objective as an artist is to expand the barriers of what it means to do drag and find new strategies to resist in spaces without the need to be physically in them. I am interested in more traditional techniques such as painting, drawing and photography. However, the body of my work is mainly made up of recycled materials, waste from my makeup removal process, as well as interventions on objects and images found in antique markets and, lately, explorations with multimedia tools such as sound and video.
My life growing up in Colombia, the things I saw on the street, popular culture, the characteristic matachines of my hometown Bucaramanga, the misses of beauty pageants that I admired growing up and my life as an immigrant in Chile, are all my greatest references at the moment of creating. Growing up as an LGBTQI person in Latin America is not easy, looking back and feeling represented is difficult, which is why I faithfully believe that we are living the most important moment to rescue and create new references that help future generations.
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EN
I am Colombian, I have lived and worked in Santiago, Chile since 2011.
I work hand in hand with my drag alter ego Nía De Indias since 2015, exploring various spaces in the city with the aim of making my Queer identity visible in public. Through my work, I reflect on aspects related to migration, the subversion of hegemonic canons in the history of art and masculinity through makeup, and all of this without forgetting to have fun while doing it.
My main objective as an artist is to expand the barriers of what it means to do drag and find new strategies to resist in spaces without the need to be physically in them. I am interested in more traditional techniques such as painting, drawing and photography. However, the body of my work is mainly made up of recycled materials, waste from my makeup removal process, as well as interventions on objects and images found in antique markets and, lately, explorations with multimedia tools such as sound and video.
My life growing up in Colombia, the things I saw on the street, popular culture, the characteristic matachines of my hometown Bucaramanga, the misses of beauty pageants that I admired growing up and my life as an immigrant in Chile, are all my greatest references at the moment of creating. Growing up as an LGBTQI person in Latin America is not easy, looking back and feeling represented is difficult, which is why I faithfully believe that we are living the most important moment to rescue and create new references that help future generations.
