My anger is heavier than concrete

My anger is heavier than concrete is a visual poem on rage and sadness linked to the feminine experience.

Sparked by conversations between girlfriends, this series taps into the common experience that women and people non-conforming with masculine and patriarchal standards share: the feeling of being extremely angry at the world, but at the same time sad and tired.

Drawing from their inner circle, Lucía Lomas and Jara García, look for subjects that identify with the ideas of anger, revenge, loneliness, sadness, melancholy... to collaborate and portray them in a way that feels authentic and genuine.

The shoot is conceived as an end in itself. From the initial meet-up with subjects, where everyone talks about their issues and shares how they would like to get involved; to the day of the shoot, that becomes a cathartic experience, it is a ritual.

Even though the core of these images revolves around dark and heavy emotions; over time, other sentiments have surfaced: agency, control, empowerment through sex, intimacy, sisterhood, love for knowledge, rebirth... giving this series a healing purpose.

Artisanal colors and textures are intertwined with references to Catholic and Classic iconography. These symbols and icons, which hoard tremendous power in Spain, are updated and subverted by women and the LGTBQ+ community to give them a new life within Gen Z.

This is an ongoing series that will continue to live in the physical form of a photo book. Being a heavily research-based work, a glossary will accompany the images making interpretation more accessible to the viewer with quotes, anecdotes and references.

This project has been co-directed by Lucía Lomas and Jara García and photographed by Jara García.