Statement

My artistic practice is articulated through the use of symbolism as a visual language to express ideas, beliefs, and contemporary concerns. I work with images that function as narrative and symbolic devices, where everyday scenes contain emotional, psychological, and spiritual layers. Through this approach, I explore the relationship between human beings and nature, the feminine principle, the unconscious, desire, and affective memory, understanding symbolism as a tool to address that which cannot always be expressed literally.

One of the central axes of my work is nature conceived as a living, generous, and relational force. In dialogue with ideas developed by Robin Wall Kimmerer in Braiding Sweetgrass, my work proposes a reflection on reciprocity between humans and the natural world, questioning the logics of domination and exploitation that have historically shaped this relationship. From this perspective, nature is not a resource or an object, but a living system of which we are part and to which we are ethically bound.

Animals occupy a fundamental place within this symbolic universe. They appear integrated into still lifes, domestic scenes, or human situations, often hidden in plain sight. They function both as representations of unconscious emotions, instinct, vulnerability, and affection, and as reminders of their essential role within the web of life that sustains the planet. Their presence establishes a bridge between the human and the non-human, dissolving hierarchies and artificial boundaries.

Food, the female body, and landscape operate as settings where these relationships are activated. I am particularly interested in feminine pleasure understood as a sensorial, intuitive, and embodied experience, connected to desire and bodily memory. By placing animals alongside food and everyday objects, my work addresses the relationship between emotion, consumption, and nature, revealing how the symbolic and the emotional permeate even the most basic acts of daily life.

The mountains surrounding my hometown of Monterrey, Mexico appear as a recurring presence in my work. These formations function as motherly symbols of support, strength, and permanence, and embody a notion of the feminine associated with silent care and the continuity of life. From this perspective, the feminine principle runs through my practice not only as a spiritual or archetypal reference, but as an ethic of care, protection, and responsibility toward all living beings. Through symbolism, the use of color, and an aesthetic that dialogues with pleasure, innocence, and memory, my work proposes a way of seeing that invites a reconsideration of our relationship with nature through respect, reciprocity, and balance.

Lucía Lupina

Monterrey, Mexico

January 2026