We recently connected with Sonia Cabrera and have shared our conversation below.

Sonia, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

When I started my art journey, I was very naif and thought only in terms of producing images. Pretty soon, I questioned myself what is it that I was doing and why. This two question have presided as a compass to develop projects that are close to my interest in memory, history and body perception.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I started late as a visual artist. Even though I was interested from an early age in visual arts, it took a long time before I could pursue it. I became a transdisciplinary artist, working with drawings, text, photography. I usually engage in long term projects based around memory, history and the body. The use the materials and in-depth research around the topics/idea is essential to my practice.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

The first issue is to ensure equality of opportunity of people interested in the arts regardless of race, class, gender, age. This comes about from a robust support to art education from an early age. That means also access to the diversity of material necessary, be it musical instruments or good teachers or access to performances and exhibitions.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

Goya, a great Spanish painter of the XIX century, produced a lithography in his lasts years, whose title, resume for me the most rewarding aspect of being an artist: “Still learning” (Aún aprendo). With every work the world presents itself anew and a new route if discoveries awaits.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @yacyatere
• Facebook: Sonia Cabrera
• Youtube: Otilia Heimat