SDQ/JFK

Kiskeyana Alternative Process Photographer
Media Coordinator at the
American Museum of Natural History
Based in New York City

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PHOTO JOURNAL(S)

I have kept journals since middle school, but I have never maintained a photo-based journal. As I explore experiments in botanically dying cyanotypes, these journals serve as space to mess up, think through ideas, reflect and curate some phone photos.

LA MATRIARCA

La Matriarca (The Matriarch), began with my love and admiration for my grandmother, Cristina Jimenez. A woman who sacrificed a familiar life in the Dominican Republic to bring me and my family to the United States. Our immigration and subsequent assimilation led to very little knowledge of my countries past and the loss of a valuable trade.

TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED

Take Only What You Need examines the ways in which industrialized agriculture commodifies, abuses, and wastes natural resources. Specifically, herbs. The photo composites are a visual meditation and analysis on my own food waste.

CHLOROPHYLL PRINTS

Exploring sustainable darkroom practices that are less detrimental to our natural environment is extremely satisfying. Though I am at the mercy of mother nature when creating chlorophyll prints, it is a wonderful collaboration between us every single time.

YUCA DEVELOPER

All photographs developed using yuca (cassava, a root vegetable native to the Dominican Republic) and fixed for archival purposes.

MINT TEA DEVELOPER

All photographs developed using mint tea and fixed for archival purposes.

PINE DEVELOPER

All photographs developed using pine tree leaves and fixed for archival purposes.

UNA MUERTE ANUNCIADA

Una Muerte Anunciada is a mini series visualizing my personal journey healing from sexual assault.

LISSY ALTA