Marisol Mendez

Marisol Mendez, portrait

Marisol Mendez [b.1991] is a photographer and researcher from Cochabamba, Bolivia. Driven by research-led and self-initiated projects, she seeks to deconstruct traditional modes of representation and weave nuanced narratives with multiple layers of meaning.

At the heart of her artistic pursuit lies the exploration of humankind. Marisol is moved by the desire to build genuine connections with the people on the other side of the lens. Her objective is to encapsulate the intimacy of shared experiences, the tenderness or friction of mutual recognition.

With a democratic approach to image making the artist utilises a diverse array of visual languages to tell stories that traverse the boundaries between individual experience, collective memory, and imagination. Rooted in the landscapes and folklore of her culture, her work oscillates between candid and staged, naturalistic and mythical. Ultimately, she wants to challenge preconceptions, spark dialogue, and prompt viewers to reconsider their perspectives on reality and representation.

Marisol Mendez

Marisol Mendez has been part of numerous exhibitions and festivals like Sharjah Biennial 15, Format Festival, Getxophoto, and Athens Photo Festival. Her work has been published worldwide including in Paper Journal, Balam and GUP Magazine. In 2021 MADRE was the cover of The British Journal of Photography and FotoFilmic.

Mendez’s practice has earned acclaim and received various awards like first place in the 2023 Sony World Professional Award Environment category and the 2021 PHmuseum Photography Grant New Generation Prize. In 2023 she was selected as a Foam Talent 24-25.

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Selected Press
FOAM MUSEUM | FOAM Talent 24 Exhibition
Dei Zeit | Women in Faith
AnOther Magazine | Defiant Portraits of “Real” Bolivian Women
Wallpaper | ‘Madre’ unpicks the woven threads of Bolivian womanhood