Rebecca: Vanessa was one of the first friends I made on Instagram. She was always full of genuine kindness and cheer. Her perfect spirit always felt though her thoughtful comments and responses. I looked forward to her every magical post. Vanessa shows me Mexico in a way I have never seen it. Her amazing ‘poster reveal’ shots release surprise at every turn, never failing to thrill with her vision. She’s a master of design and able to find beauty in the most unlikely of places. most importantly, Vanessa has helped me to learn that there is something worth seeing everywhere just go out and look.
Vanessa: I live and work in Mexico City. I’ve been doing motion graphics, graphic design, editorial design and street photography for the past 12 years. It was three years ago that I started using mobile photography and I simply love it. The immediateness of the whole experience has led me to new ways of artful experimentation and expression.
I like a lot of things. I am very passionate about the things I like and a true fan of always discovering something new. It is good to know you can always surprise yourself with yourself. Being in love (with anything or anyone) takes you to a place of extreme creativity, you become extremely sensible which keeps you alert to find beautiful things all around and makes you feel constantly inspired by the simplest idea or detail.
Mobile photography is all about motion and I believe in movement. I think everything has to keep moving in order to function and evolve. When nothing moves, nothing happens. What I love the most of what I do when I take pictures of ripped street posters is that they are constantly changing. You might find something new every day, some new layer that offers a new form, a new message. They also keep a historical track, they talk about things happening in this city at this particular point in time. The same image ends getting all kind of external manipulation which leads to all kind of reinterpretations. I think there is a true form of involuntary art in which we all participate, we all become artists and part of the creative process.
When I stand in front of a poster being about to rip it, I get this fantastic feeling of not knowing what is about to happen. You don’t know what will come out, you can imagine what is underneath but the truth is that you never know.
I think the fact that knowing you can change the meaning of the message no matter the carrier, the form or the means, entitles you with a magical power to look at the beauty within everything around you.
This picture I shot during a fantastic instawalk I shared with very talented and beautiful friends. What caught my attention finding this image were all the associations it brought to my mind. First of all about someone I’m fascinated about and not being able to see because we live in different countries. That brought yearning. Then I thought about blueness feeling. I remember the very first time my mom told me that blue also meant something associated to emotions and not just a color. That took me straight to “sundaybluesedit”. This I wanted to share with this beautiful community since I feel like a heartwarming space created by beautiful Rebecca who I thank IG for giving me the opportunity to come across.
Please visit Vanessa on Instagram @missmota. Her world is unexpected and truly beautiful.
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