Lou Peralta

Lives and works in Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Artist statement

Artist Statement I consider that a photograph does not belong solely to the person who appears in it, but also to the one who produces it. From my perspective, a photographer can only register what they recognize within themselves, and in that encounter a relational dimension of the work is configured—one that remains active when the piece is exhibited. I come from a family of traditional photographers and grew up observing the evolution of photographic technology—cameras, lighting, laboratories, and printing processes. This passage between the analog and the contemporary is part of the way I think about images. Following a personal limit-experience, I decided to shift my practice toward other ways of using technique, seeking for the medium to respond to my own questions. At this point, Georges Didi-Huberman’s idea that images do not merely represent but produce presence and activate experiences became especially relevant to me—a notion that allowed me to think of photography beyond its descriptive function. I am currently researching what remains of a person beyond their appearance. Through studio work and the subsequent image-making process, I identified that what persisted was not the memory of features, clothing, or setting, but rather a sensation of presence. This observation led me to explore readings in contemporary physics—such as string theory—and notions of spirituality understood not as religion, but as the idea that the body is only one part of a broader whole....

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