Witness of change series
This series fabulates a world in which the Opuntiae Cactus is the main plant species of our planet, flourishing and flowering on all continents and land types. In each image the silhouette of the “payesa,” the traditional peasant woman from the island of Ibiza, a disappearing human species, an archetype of ancient knowledge close to the land, becomes a witness of the ecological changes happening around her. She also used to be part of our landscapes and I have embodied this character in a live performance (Nostalgia 2019). The silhouette was drawn from photos of this act.

Planet Nopal series
This series invents a world in which the Opuntiae cactus is central to life on earth, providing energy and food for humans, animals, cyborgs and humanoids, as well as medicinal products, cosmetics and fibre to create all kind of objects.

Hybrid World series
This series fantasies imaginary global transportation and trade of Opuntia cacti across seas and continents reshaping our planet’s landscapes with all types of hybrids species.

Living Red series
This series revisits and re-invents the myriad uses of the Cochineal red pigment, which is notably less toxic (though not vegan) than synthetic red pigments. It can be employed in food, medicinal products, cosmetics and fabric dyeing.

Chtulucene Series
This series imagines the “Chthulucene”, a new epoch in which refugees from environmental disaster (both human and non-human) will come together. This is a time when humans will try to live in balance and harmony with nature (or what’s left of it) in “mixed assemblages”.
Chthulucene is a neologism created by Donna Haraway (2015) and contrasting the term Anthropocene used to describe the Earth’s current age. For Haraway, the Anthropocene does not provide the necessary narrative to break out of thought patterns and actions that are destructive to all living things. It only emphasises the supremacy of humans, their individualism and self-invented exceptionalism. Chtulucene is a reference to the chthonic earth goddesses or forces of the Earth worshipped by animistic and pantheistic faiths.