Ana Priscila Rodríguez
Limbo & Averno (Series)
DESCRIPTION
These mixed media photogtaphy series, are born from the need to translate a condition into an image by being the “storyteller” which reaches to the viewer through relatability, either through a fairytale or a nightmare I allow the eye of the beholder to fill in the blanks and add a conclusion to that intimate moment. Limbo and Averno are intended to express how chronical pain is lived and endured, and also how it transitions from one state of the brain to the next. Chronical pain can be physical or emotional, the environment changes the same way and it does not understands the difference. The red element symbolizes the pain, the altered condition which is in one way or the other, always present, sometimes defeated and sometimes endured, but always there.
Within all my work, the presence of melancholy, desire, undisclosed secrets and inconclusive stories are what moves me to create an environment and a language that can speak from that scenery into the Soul of the viewer. The element of mystery allows to bring a small glimpse into a more hopeful state and a bliss of relief.
AUTHOR
Ana Priscila Rodriguez, born 1974 in Mexico City, resides in The Netherlands since 1998. Graduated
cum laude from the Academy of Fine Arts in Utrecht, specializing in Mixed Media and Photography
with background studies in History and Graphic Design.
Her photographic work is intimate, delicate and confronting. With her images she attempts to create a relatable shore for the emotional and psychological human experience. Every image is a window to a story using photography as a medium to create visuals attached to a feeling or an emotion where the viewer fills in the blanks with their own visions. The complexity of the texture and layers in her photographic work creates the illusion of an old oil painting in each of her works, giving a sense of dark melancholy, romance and drama with a tone of classic Baroque. More than a self-portrait, her work evokes everyone’s drama, journey and vulnerabilities. The story starts with her and it is followed by the story of the beholder.
She has exhibited numerous times and she has been awarded several prizes and honorable mentions in international photography competitions.
Website: www.priscila.nl
instagram: @anapriscila_rodriguez
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