Photo courtesy of Mariana Álvarez Castillo
About
Mariana Álvarez Castillo is a Diasporic, Caribbean and Decolonial Feminist, who holds a bachelor of Arts from the Central University of Venezuela and a Master’s Degree in Image Studies from the Alberto Hurtado University of Chile. She currently works as an Audiovisual Producer in Mexico City and writes for Afroféminas Magazine.
Dispute the Questions: Reflections on non-hegemonic feminism in Latin America
By Mariana Álvarez Castillo • Regarding the feminist commemoration dates, it is important to think about some of the discussions that have historically taken place within the movement, but that in the context of the recent 8M are shaken, deepened, and resumed. I like to think that this is what these dates are for: not … Continue reading Dispute the Questions: Reflections on non-hegemonic feminism in Latin America
Bodies and Forcefulness: The experience of blackness in the work of Delphine Desane
By Mariana Álvarez Castillo • Delphine Desane (B. 1988) places moments of her world in limbos of colors: from her experience as a Black woman in Europe, she brings situations, outfits, faces and hair to the canvas. With flat colored backgrounds and penetrating gazes, Delphine makes visible the black corporality that surrounds her, from a … Continue reading Bodies and Forcefulness: The experience of blackness in the work of Delphine Desane
