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...
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Focus:Photographer, Environment, History, Documentary, Humanitarian, Visual Communications , Human Rights, Artist, Storyteller, Visual Artist, History and Culture Desk, Community
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.