Felipe Jacome

Lives and works in Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Artist statement

After fifteen years of working in documentary photography, my artistic practice has evolved toward exploring materiality as an extension of the photographic image. Through the incorporation of physical elements charged with meaning, I seek to complement photography to construct narratives that resist contemporary visual saturation and encourage a deeper reading of complex realities. Venezuelan bolívar banknotes in the context of the economic and migratory crisis, bullet casings linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and crude oil as a symbol of the extractive industries that devastates the Amazon and affects Indigenous peoples, are materials that function as narrative devices. These elements allow the images to transcend their documentary condition and become spaces for reflection on issues such as migration, war, identity, and the exploitation of territories. Another pillar of my work is collaboration with the subjects of my photographs. Through this process, I seek to amplify their voices, construct more intimate narratives, and return art to the people and places from which it originates. In this way, my practice is conceived as an exchange, where the image not only represents, but also creates dialogue, allows for reparation, and generates collective memory.

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