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"In Somos Animales Poéticos, Cristina Velásquez challenges the traditional gaze by presenting the body and the landscape as shifting terrains of memory. Rather than a static cultural portrait, the work uses gesture and fragmentation to examine how gender and heritage are performed, inherited, and resisted.
Velásquez’s accompanying texts, written in Spanish and translated to English, anchor the images in intimate, personal experiences, reflecting on feminine genealogy and collective imagination. Domestic interiors, landscapes, and the body are shown as sites of both memory and negotiation. The book itself—its open spine bound with bold red thread—echoes the raw vulnerability of its contents."
—Emily Sheffer, Dust Collective.
9” x 10.4”
168 pages
Soft cover book with drop spine
Front cover fold out
Sewn with red thread
Text by Cristina Velásquez
Design by Emily Sheffer and Cristina Velásquez
Printed in Denmark
Published by Dust Collective
Spring 2026
ISBN 979-8-9947363-1-9
Click here to learn more about the artist
"In Somos Animales Poéticos, Cristina Velásquez challenges the traditional gaze by presenting the body and the landscape as shifting terrains of memory. Rather than a static cultural portrait, the work uses gesture and fragmentation to examine how gender and heritage are performed, inherited, and resisted.
Velásquez’s accompanying texts, written in Spanish and translated to English, anchor the images in intimate, personal experiences, reflecting on feminine genealogy and collective imagination. Domestic interiors, landscapes, and the body are shown as sites of both memory and negotiation. The book itself—its open spine bound with bold red thread—echoes the raw vulnerability of its contents."
—Emily Sheffer, Dust Collective.
9” x 10.4”
168 pages
Soft cover book with drop spine
Front cover fold out
Sewn with red thread
Text by Cristina Velásquez
Design by Emily Sheffer and Cristina Velásquez
Printed in Denmark
Published by Dust Collective
Spring 2026
ISBN 979-8-9947363-1-9
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