Today we’d like to introduce you to Paola García
Hi Paola, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I was born in Mexico City but I lived almost all of my childhood and adolescence in the State of Mexico, which is about two hours on average from the capital. I decided to study arts thanks to the support of a teacher in high school. I had a difficult childhood and adolescence which I have tried to portray in some of my artistic projects that talk about grief, gender violence, sexual diversity and respect for identity. Nowadays my work It’s around the same themes and the media I use are painting, photography, stencils, interventions in specific sites and video.
In my work I always try to be an intermediary on the cases I handle to be able to help through art in social protest, give workshops on both art and gender and help as much as I can to the families or people with whom I collaborated.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The path has never been smooth, as it involves monitoring each of the themes that I try to portray through my work. I consider that it is a whole process to get to know people, talk to them, explain to them how what I have can be useful. I can offer and finally carry out the projects. In some cases I have been lucky and people accept me, in others I simply have to give up and look for other ways of representation. I say this because although photography and video are the media that I use the most, they do not always work for everything. Well, people consider a very aggressive camera on certain occasions and I have to respect that.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I studied visual arts and then completed a master’s degree in photography and a doctorate in arts and design. Although I have several studies, I think that what I can feel most proud of has been my artistic achievements, which although they are few, I have exhibited in several museums in Mexico and abroad. I also decided to get away from just taking photographs and try and experiment with other media. . This is how I have currently taken up painting again, I started making documentary videos and I even decided to practice stenciling. Although I am a 37-year-old person, I believe it is never too late to start from scratch.
How do you think about happiness?
Although the world is complicated, I will always value the moments of calm and stability that life gives me after great efforts, I believe that it is necessary to rest and take care of oneself to be able to move forward and this is something that should be taught to young generations that are immersed in productivity and difficult enviroments. I also consider that friends and family are always a great support to make life a happy place.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.imagenymemoria.com
- Instagram: @kirapauletta
- Other: https://www.paolavisual.net
