ATTA Collective was born from the desire to begin a new chapter in my life, one where I can express the things I feel, experience, and observe through art.
I have always been drawn to the details that often go unnoticed: a particular light, a place that feels familiar, a texture, a face, a moment, or something as simple as an object that suddenly catches my attention. Photography became one of the ways I learned to pause, observe, and connect with my surroundings.
Through photography, I share fragments of the places I visit, the moments that stay with me, and the stories I find along the way. But my curiosity doesn't stop with the camera. I also find myself wanting to work with my hands, shaping, building, combining, and experimenting through sculpture, ceramics, assemblage, and other forms of making.
For me, creativity doesn't have to exist within a single medium. Each one gives me a different way to understand an idea, hold on to a memory, or express something that is sometimes difficult to put into words.
ATTA Collective is a space for that exploration. A place where photography, objects, materials, travel, memories, and personal experiences can come together naturally.
My perspective is deeply connected to where I come from, but also to everything I have encountered since. I carry my Venezuelan roots with me while continuing to learn from different places, cultures, and ways of seeing. That intersection, between the familiar and the new, the personal and the multicultural is an important part of what shapes my work.
ATTA is, above all, a reflection of that journey: a space to observe, create, experiment, and make sense of the world in my own way.
The Story Behind ATTA
ATTA has a story that goes back to my childhood in Venezuela.
Growing up on the eastern coast of Venezuela, I heard the word “Bachaco” used in connection with people who had certain combinations of lighter coloring and African features. The word referred to the leafcutter ant (Atta), commonly known as Bachaco in Venezuela.
As a child, I heard these words about me and eventually began to associate ATTA with something very personal. What may have started simply as a word connected to appearance became, over time, a reminder of my own background and the different cultural influences that shaped me.
That is where ATTA became meaningful to me.
Today, I see ATTA in a different way. To me, it represents connection, individuality, resilience, and the idea that different influences can come together to create something unique.
That idea is at the heart of ATTA Collective.
Through my art, I am continuing to explore the places, stories, cultures, and experiences that
have shaped the way I see the world.
ATTA is not just a name. It is a piece of my story.
