Bs Aires, Argentin
Tiene quién le escribaValentina Comercio writes about youth: "today you are in me, tomorrow in someone else."
Youth as a state of transition, as a movement that captures one and then another, and in that way, connects them to each other. This connection (and its eventual disconnection) is what unites the 7 chosen photos. Pairs of encounters and disagreements. A path that, no matter how individual it may seem, is always shared: we write and receive the letters that, like in the past, the colonels are still waiting for. In the end, "although sometimes you seemed to have left / in reality, it was just a walk after which you will surprise us" .: "Ode to Youth," by Comercio, V.
Youth as a state of transition, as a movement that captures one and then another, and in that way, connects them to each other. This connection (and its eventual disconnection) is what unites the 7 chosen photos. Pairs of encounters and disagreements. A path that, no matter how individual it may seem, is always shared: we write and receive the letters that, like in the past, the colonels are still waiting for. In the end, "although sometimes you seemed to have left / in reality, it was just a walk after which you will surprise us" .: "Ode to Youth," by Comercio, V.
¿What do you find in your photography?
When I take photos, I want to capture, for example, a place or a space that is in contact with the present that remains today. That is, the space which remains today is in contact with the present, even if that present is disrupted by the encounter of a past space or moment.
I am interested in looking at how spaces are conceived differently than before.
Whenever I take a photo, I start by observing the place. Whether it's a wall or the shape of railings, I look for elements that catch my attention when they are in contact with others that are timeless.
Also, not everything is planned; chance plays a significant role. It reminds me of a phrase that says chance is one of the best assistants. In photography, there is a lot of chance, like in photos where people are playing in the plaza, people looking out the window, or simply the girl walking beside the road.
How do you transit youth within your artistic vision?
I transit youth within my artistic vision by going through myself. Something I love to do is walk, and I think that's part of it. Being able to be in constant movement, like the photographs, observing. From observing my surroundings to looking at a specific point. Generating that everything is a constant and repetitive search. It's the relationship with Comercio's poem, constantly seeking as if young people and youth itself were coming to us, like the anticipation of something that can be both expected and unexpected. I would relate it to the idea of something that shakes you, reimagines, and offers something new.
Is there any symbol or object you associate with youth?
I'm not sure if I define youth as a moment, but let's say it's a moment that functions like an intrusive figure, if the action of intruding exists. That is, to insert oneself where one was not called or summoned and intentionally intrude into the space.
The title of the composition, Tiene quien le escriba, has a lot to do with that. It's about being part of a text or writing that constantly seeks the moment to intrude. In any form, although I believe that the search to connect with what happens around us is always activated. I think youth has to do with that. With the philosophy of the intruder.
What questions arise when portraying youth?
Everything refers a bit to the organic and natural, although I'm not sure if it really is because I'm the one taking the photo. Still, it's about wanting to capture an organic moment. Questions arise, perhaps about whether it's people I know. For example, capturing their gestures or their ways of doing things.
You could say that this naturalness and spontaneity in the photographs is what tries to bypass the question of whether the photos are beautiful or ugly, but rather it's about trying to convey the spontaneity of the moment.
Who or what inspires your work?
There are three things. I really enjoy cinema, and generally, I like movies where the setting speaks more than the characters; an example is Antonioni. On the other hand, there's poetry. I don't read as much, but when I do, it marks a moment when the frequency of my reading is the same as the frequency of using a roll of film or going on a trip, which is when I take photos. The photos and the poems I read at that moment blend together a lot. Most of the photos are inspired by Mary Oliver's "Red Bird"; the relationship with nature might have inspired me. And also the people I hang out with, and even those I don't. My friends in general inspire me in what they do and don't do. Being able to observe their gestures and wanting to capture them.
How do you navigate being an emerging artist in the city/country where you reside?
By walking a lot. In Buenos Aires, I believe there are many things around where one can look and be interested in different things. From discovering a place and inhabiting it, and regarding the things I do, I relate my photography to its inconsistency between the past and the present. I feel Buenos Aires is an inconsistent city. It's a city that therefore functions as an engine. I can't imagine myself anywhere else but in Buenos Aires.
How would you like the public to see your work?
In a physical form. Printed photos. I feel there's something about giving a place or a moment to see something on paper or hanging on a wall that gets lost on a screen. Because on a screen, at least for me, I see many things all the time, and some things pass me by. I'm not sure if it's worth showing everything physically, but everything I consume, I would like to see it printed.
How would you create a community of artists?
The community of artists has to do with the physical. With the temporality, and inhabiting through spaces. Being able to dedicate time to things, and although it doesn't happen to me in Buenos Aires, there are spaces where it's necessary to allocate time to the way one produces or does cultural activities. I also feel that it's important to open broad and diverse Open Calls that bring people together.
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