Christina Villamor, a first-generation Cuban-American artist, fashion archivist, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, weaves storytelling into her work through a diverse range of mediums, including photography, video, sculpture, fiber, and installation. Her practice centers on the production and commercialization of the cultural imaginary surrounding her home state, Florida.
Villamor's work delves into the complex narratives surrounding Florida's identity, drawing upon myths, desires, and misinformation surrounding topics such as the fountain of youth and Ponce de Leon, the history of flamingos, and the Florida Lottery. These narratives serve as a critique of the way beliefs are manufactured and sold.
Her research-based practice encompasses a wide spectrum of subjects, including hybrid Caribbean religious practices and their subsequent institutional clashes, film history and theory, pop-culture studies, industrialization, geological deep time, folklore, and the climate crisis. These disparate elements converge in her work, resonating with her hometown of Miami and the broader context of Florida, Cuba, and the Caribbean as sites of colonial inscription.
Villamor holds a Bachelor of Science in motion pictures and studio art from the University of Miami (2018) and a Master of Fine Arts in photography from California State University Long Beach (2022).
Email
christinavillamor at gmail dot com
Instagram
@christinanicotina