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I am originally from Peru and grew up in Lima. I lived in New York for sixteen years, and eight years ago, I relocated to the small town of Carrboro, a semi-rural area on the periphery of Chapel Hill. I have always considered myself urban and feel comfortable in big cities. The proximity to a rural context has led me to pay attention to how people relate to their surroundings. And as a painter, I cannot be oblivious to that. The ACID RAIN series is a group of paintings I made using media such as oil, acrylic, oil sticks, beach sand, rainwater, and water collected from a dehumidifier. It took me several months to work on this series, working on the canvas, reflecting on how our actions destroy the environment, and trying to figure out how to translate that into a work of art.

The term “environment” in the description of this painting series also metaphorically expresses that wrong actions destroy everything from personal relationships to business partnerships, from communities, scenes, and social circles to entire nations. Human interactions are so complex that we are analytical but full of failures. However, learning from mistakes will lead us to the positive development of human beings and the preservation of their ecosystems. Nature has a sense of conservation superior to that of humans and their physical and mental constructions. We have to work on that a lot. Capturing this environmental problem in painting is more than just an artistic expression; it is a political commitment. It is the voice of my contemporaneity since it affects me directly. My rural surroundings are increasingly losing green areas due to urban expansion, displacing local inhabitants, and, little by little, wild animals are losing their space. This issue is a strong reason to pursue a contemporary painting proposal that addresses these topics.