Freisy González Portales

Photographer

Bio

Freisy González Portales (Caracas, Venezuela) Photographer, Anthropologist and Musician. Her works are mainly focus in identity and memories, migration and gender.

Nationality

Venezuelan

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¿Qué otro nombre tiene la herida? (What other name is there for a wound?)

¿Qué Otro Nombre Tiene La Herida? (What Other Name Is There For A Wound?)

By 2013, 85,000 breast implants had been performed in Venezuela. This project stems from conversations with Venezuelan women who have had their breast implants removed in recent years due to health complications (ASIA syndrome) or ruptures

Beyond the Altar: Gender, Resistance, and Ritual Cross-Dressing in the Cult of María Lionza

Beyond The Altar: Gender, Resistance, And Ritual Cross-Dressing In The Cult Of María Lionza

“There is a lot of discrimination against the LGBTIQ+ community, both inside and outside the Sorte mountain (Yaracuy, Venezuela), but Queen María Lionza is love and affection, and as many spiritual beings have said, we are deeply cherished by her"

Sutura ¿Qué otro nombre tiene la herida? (Suture. What other name is there for a wound?)

Sutura ¿Qué Otro Nombre Tiene La Herida? (Suture. What Other Name Is There For A Wound?)

Project of denunciation, a dialogue with the testimonies of Venezuelan women who have had their breast implants removed in recent years, denoting their widespread use, the cult of beauty, and the violence and power exercised over the body

Una estrella en una ola de mar (A star in a sea wave)

Una Estrella En Una Ola De Mar (A Star In A Sea Wave)

I propose to tell a story of the old town of La Guaira through visual experimentation, port documents, family archives, objects found in ruins, a typography, and in the houses of its own inhabitants. This place is an important part of my family history

Una estrella en una ola de mar (A star in a sea wave)

Una Estrella En Una Ola De Mar (A Star In A Sea Wave)

A story of the historic center of La Guaira,the coast closest to the city of Caracas, and one of the oldest and most important ports in the country.T hinking and reflecting about memory, the present and the political uses of history and past

Behind that blue and red (Detrás de ese azul y rojo)

Behind That Blue And Red (Detrás De Ese Azul Y Rojo)

I propose to tell a story of the historic center of La Guaira,the coast closest to the city of Caracas (Vzla) and one of the oldest and most important ports in the country.Thinking and reflecting about memory, the present and the political uses of history

The sea of ​​oblivion - El mar del olvido

The Sea Of ​​oblivion - El Mar Del Olvido

I inhabit a limbo of impossible cartography, in which time does not exist, in which I do not seem to exist myself. An infinite drift of freedom

Xenophobia during the Coronavirus pandemic / Quarantine in Lima, Peru

Xenophobia During The Coronavirus Pandemic / Quarantine In Lima, Peru

At every juncture, waves of xenophobia are unleashed against the Venezuelan population who live in Peru. And in the case of this complex and delicate pandemic, it undoubtedly occurred again.

Adrift in Valpozuela

Adrift In Valpozuela

For two days I walked around Valparaiso (Chile) , like a adrift and had conversations from migrant to migrant with 34 Venezuelan.

Pume Women

Pume Women

In one of the strongest and most important trips of my life, I met the women of the Pumé indigenous people, in the plains of the Apure state of Venezuela and on the banks of the Capanaparo River.

Embroidery projects

Embroidery Projects

My embroidery projects combines different materials like photograps, papers, fabrics, even elements from nature.

Where you are no longer anything (Donde ya no eres nada)

Where You Are No Longer Anything (Donde Ya No Eres Nada)

An approached to the phenomenon of uprooting in a introspective and impulsive way.

Homo sapiens basurensis

Homo Sapiens Basurensis

In this series I explore the intrinsic relationship between human beings and the garbage they produce, proposing the existence of a new sub-species of Homo sapiens, called basurensis.