Bio


& Mission

Born in Argentina, I have always been interested in the study of human sciences. At the University of Buenos Aires, where I studied Social Anthropology with a focus on Visual Arts. My photographic career began at about the same time, where I quickly discovered my passion for the documentary form.

Throughout my working life I have been closely linked to the Visual Anthropology Program at the University of Buenos Aires, as well as to the Permanent Program of Research, Extension and Development in Indigenous Communities in Argentina, where I have carried out several photographic and film projects related to the memory, identity and history of different social groups. I have presented my work in galleries and cultural centers and universities, and have had the honor of learning from masters such as visual anthropologist Dr. Carmen Guarini or photographer David Alan Harvey, who have influenced my growth in audio-visual expression.

In 2010, I led a photography and critical memory workshop with the Wikina Wos indigenous community in the Chaco region of Salta, Argentina. There I began researching the oral history of this ethnic group, which resulted in grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts to produce a documentary called “Na Sam” (Lo Nuestro). In 2018, “Na Sam” was selected as a finalist in the category of best documentary feature at the Berlin Motion Picture Festival and the Miami Independent Film Festival, among others. 

I have discovered that visual narrative is indispensable for investigating and communicating little-known or marginalized cultural and environmental universes. As such, I have adopted a methodology in my ethnographic work that is participatory and inclusive, always seeking to empower the voices, knowledge and views of the social groups I work with.

My research has led me to participate in the creation of the Fundación Originarios, (www.originarios.org), an NGO based in Buenos Aires, dedicated to carrying out integral projects of culture and sustainable development together with communities of native peoples in Argentina.

Since 2018, I have been the director of “Voces de la Tierra”, a documentary film where the most relevant voices of the planet in science, spirituality and philosophy are interwoven. (Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbZ-VtrSDnE&feature=youtu.be )

In 2018, we launched 3Roots Studio. In this position, I am excited to contribute my expertise in visual and ethnographic research, developing captivating content and producing authentic communication campaigns for international companies and organizations that are promoting positive changes in our society.


CV

2016-PresentGeneral consultant and advisor in www.originiarios.org

2018. Dictated a Pro Seminar “Social Anthropology and the Indigenous communities in Argentina” for the Summer Internship Program (SIP) for the Harvard University in the Buenos Aires Offices of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies

2017-2018. Member of the teaching team of the Seminar of Territorialized Socio-Educational Practices: Commitment and distance in the production of critical knowledge. University extension and native peoples. Anthropology Department. University of Buenos Aires.

2016. Achieved an Individual Grant from the Arts National Fund. Ministry of Culture. Argentina.

2009-Present. Member of the Permanent Program of investigation, development of the indigenous communities of Argentina. Anthropology Department. University of Buenos Aires.

2012-2013. Member of Project LASVIMIA (Laboratorio di Storie di Vita di Inmigranti italiani in Argentina) Production of Film Archive of Life Stories of Italian immigrant in Argentina.
Consorzio Interuniversitario Italiano per l’Argentina (CUIA). Università La Sapienza di Roma. Dipartimento di Storia, Culture e Religioni y Dipartimento di Metodi e modelli per l’economia, il territorio e la finanza. Università degli Studi di Perugia. Dipartimento Uomo e Territorio. Università Politecnica Delle Marche. Dipartimento di Economia. Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM). Departamento de Derecho y Ciencia Política Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Facultad de Filosofía y Letras y Centro de Investigaciones de Estudios Latinoamericanos para el Desarrollo y la Integración (CEINLADI) Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ) Facultad de Ciencias Sociales Federación de Asociaciones Calabresas en la Argentina (FACA) Nuevas Generaciones de Origen Italiano (NGI)

2007-2010. Member of the Visual Anthropology Program. Anthropology Department. University of Buenos Aires.

2009. Group Grant from the Metropolitan Arts Fund. Ministry of Culture. Buenos Aires City government.

2009-2010. Member of the Sociocultural Research and Intervention with Immigrant Population (GIISPI) Prof. Alejandro Goldberg.
Anthropology Department. University of Buenos Aires.


Exhibitions

  1. Colective Exhibition “Shika Kates” (“Our Light”) Native American: Chorote Culture, in the ECuNHI. Buenos Aires City

2015. Documentary Film presentation “Na Sam” (About Us). Centro Cultural Nestor Kirchner. Buenos Aires City.

2013. Presentation of the Life Stories Archives of Italian immigrants in Argentina. Università La Sapienza di Roma.

2011. Exhibition “Photography of the People of the North Wind”. Centro Cultural Adán Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires City

2010 . Documentary Film Footage Presentation about Senegalese and Bolivian immigrants in Argentina. EXPO UBA. University of Buenos Aires.

2010. Photography Exhibition “Commuting spaces”, Urban transport Essays. University of Buenos Aires.

2009Photography Exhibition. “A street photography approach to the City of Buenos Aires”.  Centro Cultural Paco Urondo. University of Buenos Aires. 


Studies

2003. Creative Photography I, II, III – Profesor Rodolfo Lozano,  Motivarte School of Photography.

2002. Documentary Photography – Motivarte School of Photography.

2001. Photography –  Motivarte School of Photography.