researcher. curator. educator.
I specialize in water cultures in Latin America. My practice spans interdisciplinary research, curatorial projects, digital humanities, and public engagement, developed through sustained collaborations with activists, artists, scholars, and students.
About me
Since 2018, I’ve been the founder director of the international platform entre—ríos, working to connect communities to bodies of water in Latin America. I have more than fifteen years’ experience designing, directing, and delivering curatorial projects, audiovisual productions, editorial projects and public programs in Latin America and Europe. I am Professor of Spanish and Faculty Director of the Digital Humanities Center at the University of Virginia. I’m a passionate runner, reader and cook, but happiest when I’m in water!
entre—ríos
entre—ríos is a confluence of projects that explores continuities between bodies of water, human bodies and territories, recognizing rivers as active subjects that produce aesthetic forms, transform landscapes and shape memory. Through workshops, exhibitions, publications that connect art, science and communities, we strive for water cultures with care and collaboration at their heart.
WHAT I DO…
I’ve always believed that research should stretch beyond university walls. My current work is devoted to cultivating creative collaborations between rivers, communities, and institutions in Latin America to shape public debates about bodies of water. My earlier research examined archives of authoritarianism and political violence in the Caribbean. Click on the links below to find out more and access key publications.
Nadar es nacer nuevamente ~ TO SWIM IS TO BE BORN AGAIN
Me conmueve ~ I’m moved by
todo lo que es húmedo ~ everything that is wet
o lo que parece imposible ~ or by what seems possible
y es solamente azul ~ but is just blue
Jorge Eielson, Otros poemas sin título (free translation)
Latest News…
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Águas em rede: confluências hidrográficas
Read more: Águas em rede: confluências hidrográficasTrocas entre pesquisadores e artistas na América Latina onde apresentei parte do processo no rio Bogotá.
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New article: Commoning a “Dead” River in Colombia: Assessing Collaborative Research and Curatorial Methodologies through the RÍO BOGOTÁ Project
Read more: New article: Commoning a “Dead” River in Colombia: Assessing Collaborative Research and Curatorial Methodologies through the RÍO BOGOTÁ ProjectHow do we know whether our curatorial methodologies with entre—ríos’ RÍO BOGOTÁ project generate change among participants? Grounded in theory of change literature and practice, and geared toward evaluating specific project objectives and methodologies, this article presents an…
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New publication on NYU’s MoTH project site: The river is not dead
Read more: New publication on NYU’s MoTH project site: The river is not deadRestoring human relationships with rivers must focus on local agency and ecological entanglement, not just large-scale industrial intervention. With Laura Giraldo-Martínez and Juliana Steiner, we wrote a short blog post for NYU’s More-than-Human-Rights project, an interdisciplinary initiative advancing…