For the past five years, I have been collaborating with Mayan artisans in Guatemala who live in the mountains above Lake Atitlán. These women are masters of the thread. I give them printed fabric photographs of the landscape and of themselves, and they embroider their own visions and stories onto them. The result is a series of colorful, unique photo tapestries that open a window into their world.
This piece is one of a kind.
hand printed photography on satin fabric ( printed by Antonia Zennaro ) , colored cotton thread, hand embroidered by Justa Rufina Escobedo Tzaj, Lucía Tó Chacom, Flor de María Godoy, Lesbia Damaris Chacom Escobedo, Lucia Natalia Pos Masariegos, Clara Chacom Santos, Mari Chacom Santos, Kembli Veliz Vásquez, Lisbet Ecomac Vicente, and Vilma Ecomac Vicente
I am a visual artist whose journey began with photojournalism and evolved into a mixed-media and textile installation practice. After studying at ISFCI in Rome and earning a Master’s from the Danish School of Photojournalism, I worked with the Zeitenspiegel agency in Germany, publishing my first photo book Reeperbahn in 2013, which explored gentrification and the fading golden era of Hamburg’s red-light district.
My move to Colombia marked a turning point in my practice, as I began experimenting with alternative printing methods and using fabric as a medium for storytelling. Since relocating to New Orleans in 2016, I have developed large-scale fabric installations that merge photography with handcrafted processes, blending documentary and fine art.
Today I create work across the Americas and Europe, producing public installations, collaborating on festival productions, and completing commissions that weave cultural, social, and environmental narratives into tactile visual art.
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