“Alejandra Glez (Havana, 1996) draws inspiration from the constant flow of water, the very element that defines her and permeates her being. Her fluid artistic practice encompasses photography, installation, video art, and performance, with each medium serving as a new avenue for expressing the unspoken. The ever-present sea is more than just a backdrop; it’s a living entity, a silent observer, a sanctuary. In these depths, she seeks answers, wounds find solace, and new paths emerge. Born on an island and forged in Afro-Cuban spirituality, Alejandra is a daughter of Yemayá, mother of the oceans, an orisha who gestates and lulls. Her artistic practice is a ritual of recognition and healing, a dialogue between the ancestral and the contemporary, where the memory of water merges with that of bodies. Motherhood, lineage, and protection emerge as recurring symbols in her work, laden with a deep reverence for her country’s history and cultural heritage. Using her body as a starting point, she explores femininity in all its forms. Her first creations were a cathartic cry, a spell to exorcise traumas. Today, her work moves from a serene and conceptual maturity without losing its strength or urgency. Each image echoes resistance, a gesture that challenges imposed narratives. Sorority, identity, and emancipation run through her discourse, turning it into a current that does not stop. Like water, Alejandra sees her being constantly connected to the ever-flowing, ever-transforming seas and rivers. In her art, a call to ecological awareness resonates with the protection of that which sustains us. Her pieces are encounters with the sacred and the tangible, with the own and the universal.”
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