Memories for the Soul
Photography is a tool for weaving memories of what was experienced, felt, and perceived
Project Description
“Memorias para el Alma or Memories for the Soul” was a community-engaged art project that provided a safe space for Latin American women to express and develop their memories about the past, present, and future through the process of photography in various formats and concepts.
Objectives:
The workshop connects the participants with their stories. First, the past situation allows them to process the beautiful and difficult experiences shared with others, as well as with different places or objects, in the selection of this moment what is most important to remember is the life with others. This connection is part of the time that has been lived.
Second, the experience with the desire involves aspects of life for which there is no physical proof, and this idea is expressed through its materialization, such as a photo, a painting, or a song. Only photography has the power to connect the memorie with the character and the situation, in different ways. The proposal is to turn oral storytelling into an object for a memorie.
Finally, the important moment with the image is when the women transform the sense of pain and absence in all the moments of life in the past through colour and beautiful moments.
Project team
Natalia is a Colombian photographer, visual artist, and researcher with 30 years of experience. Her work focuses on photojournalism and documentary projects about Forced Disappearance, victims of the Armed Conflict, and their families.
She created and led the Memories for the Soul workshops, inspired by her own experience as a refugee and her many years of professional work
Natalia Botero
Fiorella Pinillos, Giuliana Lira, and Pamela Gutiérrez were integral parts of the team. On this occasion, Fiorella supported the curation, planning, and organization of the process; Giuliana supported the planning and organization, especially in outreach; and Pamela supported the organization and audiovisual recording of the sessions. Together, we helped make the project as welcoming and comfortable as possible for the participants.
La Libélula Members
Maria Cecilia is a Peruvian-Canadian artist, curator, educator, and program manager with over 12 years of experience working at the intersection of education and community engagement.
In Memories of Soul, she supported the organization of the project with great attention to detail and a deep sense of empathy toward the participants.
Maria Cecilia Saba
Assistant project
