S e i s m i c G e s t u r e s

I work with the body as a channel of ancestral memory. In this series, I explore ritual gestures performed in volcanic and colonised landscapes on the islands of Lanzarote and Tenerife, in the Canary archipelago. Here, the land holds a dual memory: that of eruption and that of repression.

These territories, shaped by fire and lava, were later subjected to colonial forces that sought to silence deeply rooted spiritual practices connected to the land. Through movement, offerings, and embodied presence, the images evoke a counter-history—one in which ritual survives not in monuments, but in acts of reactivation and listening to the latent pulse of the earth.

Rather than documenting from a distance, the camera becomes an active participant. Each photograph is a trace of something felt: a subtle resistance, a memory expressed through skin, breath, and ash. With this series, I continue my research into affective archaeology and ritual topographies, delving into landscapes marked by extraction and forgetfulness, and questioning what it means today to re-hear their fractures.

The Silence of the Volcano