Eli Farinango

Photographer and Visual Storyteller

www.elifarinango.com

Wilkay

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Location: NYC & Hamilton, Canada

Nationality: Canadian

Biography: Eli Farinango is a Kichwa artist and visual storyteller, born in Kichwa territory (Quito, Ecuador) and raised in Algonquin territory (Ottawa, Canada). Through her lens she explores the vastness and beauty of the healing journey while making... MORE

Self-portrait. Hamilton, Canada - March 4, 2021

Wasipi. Hamilton, March 27, 2021.

the moon that never abandons me. August 22, 2020

Mamá. Hamilton, Canada. March 23, 2021

For protection. Atacames, Ecuador - February 2, 2018

Self portrait. May 4, 2020.

Mama Chumbi. August 29, 2021

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Wilkay

Updated Jan 2023

Wilkay is my personal narrative that speaks on the resiliency of the heart and spirit. This body of work is a ceremonial experience that weaves in my own spiritual practice, ancestral memory and my search for emotional sovereignty beyond the harmful legacy that colonialism and the patriarchy has placed on bodies like mine. Wilkay is a reminder of the resilience that lives within us and a reminder of the power that our ancestors have left us.

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