I’m a Mexico City-based artist and inventive director, initially from the north of Mexico. Before shifting right here, I spent a number of years residing in numerous elements of the nation, from the Caribbean to the Yucatán Peninsula. I’ve now been in Mexico City for round 5 years, and what initially introduced me right here was my work as an artist. What’s saved me right here is every thing else town affords.
Mexico is filled with unimaginable locations, however there’s one thing very particular about Mexico City. It has a sort of world vitality that’s exhausting to match: People from throughout doing fascinating issues, there’s fixed motion, and a sense that alternatives can come from anyplace. The scale of Mexico City can really feel intense at occasions, however that’s additionally a part of what makes it thrilling. What I’m most drawn to is the distinction. It’s a large, typically chaotic metropolis, however there’s additionally a robust sense of fashion, modernism, and even slowness if you already know the place to look. From the streets to the best way folks gown—there’s inspiration in every single place. That pressure between quick and gradual, uncooked and refined, is what makes town so compelling. —Luisa Salas, artist