Sacalapa Talaaja

Statement:

Titled after the political party founded in 1997—often seen as a turning point in Venezuela’s socio-economic decline—this series serves as a metaphor for nostalgia in the minds of immigrants. It reflects on the fragility of memory through glitching, overlapping, and blurring effects. The images are unedited and captured spontaneously using panning, zoom-ins, multiple exposures, and other in-camera techniques. By embracing the camera’s limitations, the work treats photography not as a tool for documenting reality, but as a means of imposing perspective. The choice of PVC fabric echoes the aesthetic of political propaganda, functioning as both critique and parody of official narratives.