The images were captured on an analog camera which added fragility; an approach that seemed appropriate given Venezuela’s current socio-economic predicament. The young participants came from different cities across Venezuela and from different educational and socio-economic backgrounds.

This work is influenced by nature’s symbiotic relationship to human beings which elucidates that, what we see and experience in the physical world is like a mirror and can become a manifestation of our emotional wounds. These images are like a web of thoughts and feelings that reveal the contradictions young Venezuelans are trying to reconcile. By alternating between portraits and the places they feel connected to, I aim to offer an insight into the challenges they face - as well as their choices, hopes, dreams and the inner energy that guides them.

The series can be read together as a message or experienced separately as each image has its own story. By combining real people and places - but not necessarily people and places that naturally go together encourages a different way to perceive and engage with the world. We are the cause and the outside the effect. Through resilience people can empower themselves and visualize their internal potential. The project is an open call for the audience to bring these sentiments into their lives, to feel more, sense more and, above all, to do it together.