Calligraphy and Memory

This project is based on the testimonies of women who were victims of violence, as well as statements of women guerrillas who escaped from the ranks of the FARC. It consists of long lists of kidnapped names and letters sent from the jungle to relatives as proof of survival. The pain and emotion contained in these life stories have inspired me beyond my art, they connected me with life experiences that are often traumatic and painful.

Corazón Violento, 400 x 200 cm, Calligraphy Biennial, Sharjah, EAU, 2014 -Based on the life story of a former Farc guerrilla
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Corazón Violento
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Rages, six pieces of 30 x 170 cm, Calligraphy Biennial, Sharjah, EAU, 2014
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Stories of Immigrants, Colombo Americano, Medellín, Colombia, 2007
Based on stories from Colombians immigrants living in the Netherlands.
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Stories of Immigrants, Colombo Americano, Medellín, Colombia, 2007
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Stories of Leiden, The Weaver’s House Museum, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2007
Based on stories of the last people who lived there before it became a museum.
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So that you always remember me, 100 x 200 cm, 2008, Capellades Paper Museum -Names of hostages by the FARC
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Detail
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Pieces of Hopelessness, three pieces of 60 x 75 cm, 2008, TSO’AR, Leidschendam, The Netherlands
Based on the letter Ingrid Betancourt send home from captivity in the jungle.

Pieces of Hopelessness
Pieces of Hopelessness
So that you don’t forget me, 100 x 100 cm, 2008