Paulina Avila

Paulina Avila is a lens-based artist born and raised in Mexico City, currently based in New York City. She graduated with honors from Parsons School of Design in the class of 2024 with a BFA in Photography and a minor in Film Production. Paulina's work is mostly composed of portraiture, fine art, and documentary photography as well as narrative and experimental video works. Her work seeks to connect personal stories of her family and community to a wider collective context. Feelings of nostalgia, the sense of home, migration and belonging, and dreams are often explored within her work. Instagram @paulina.avilae

La Memoria de las Paredes

As I documented the walls of the home through my camera, I began questioning their construction and composition.