Moiré
The Weight Of Light Series
(2023 - 2025)

In this work, I fuse contemporary portraiture with the architectural concepts of Luis Barragán, which were for me a fundamental inspiration in the artistic search I pursue: a constant exploration of the enigma of consciousness, the human spirit, and the complexity of our vital energy.

The initial spark was lit while revisiting his Pritzker Architecture Prize speech, where silence, intimacy, and inspiration are not ideas but ways of being. Later, inside one of his houses, I watched the light caress the walls and the space invite introspection — as if the architecture whispered what his words had once suggested. That encounter planted the seed to translate these sensibilities into visual form.

In my creative process, I use various printing techniques and materials that allude to his legacy, opening new perspectives and sensory dimensions that connect with the evocative essence of his architecture.

The title Moiré refers to a visual distortion effect created by the super imposition of patterns. This distortion, visible in the images of my pieces, echoes the weathered surfaces of Barragán’s architecture, where patina reveals the passage of time.

I grew up immersed in environments conceived by Barragán, playing in the volcanic stone gardens of El Pedregal in Mexico City that he designed in his visionary architecture. These spaces combined magic and nature, and left a deep mark on my artistic perspective. Just as he reimagined and combined vernacular objects in his architecture, I integrate traditional influences with contemporary techniques to recontextualize Mexican identity.

Inspired by the ideals of beauty, serenity, and wonder that Barragán considered essential in his deeply Mexican work, I seek to capture the continuous evolution of the essence of people through light, color, and textures in my portraits.