Spider-Man, Manuel Alvarez Bravo and the memory

Memory is that thing that allows us to have the tangibility of being alive, of existing. Photography is an act aimed at memory.

Little Spider-Man - Mexico City, 2021

I am not a fan of American comics. I prefer the Argentine and the Italian ones.But Spider-Man is Spider-Man. Peter Parker is a not perfect dude, a photojournalist, he photographs with a Yashica, in short, he's super cool.

I took this picture of a little boy in a Spider-Man shirt and then, that same day I purchase these items:

The ‘67 collection of Spider-Man cartoon is a memory recovery. When my father showed us this series with the projector. It was like magic. And now I have it again.

Unpublished portraits of Manuel Alvarez Bravo is a precious book containing portraits and therefore souls. The portrait is the quintessence of memory. I went to a book market and took a picture of photographs:

Memories - Mexico City, 2021

I have always been fascinated by the photos for sale in the flea markets. But at the same time fear. I feel like probing belongings that aren't mine. It's strange. Because I steal shots from strangers most of the time.

Memory can be wonderful but it can also be unsettling.