Contrast, Color and Contradictions in the Room / Contraste, colory contradicciones en el cuarto, 2016
Liye Rivera-Melo
Liye Rivera-Melo (Mexico, b. 1997). Contrast, Color and Contradictions in the Room / Contraste, colory contradicciones en el cuarto, 2016. Digital print, 30 in. x 40in. Courtesy of Las Fotos Project.
The assortment of objects found in Liye Rivera-Melo’s portrait represents the contradictions that make up who she is. As consumers and generators of culture navigating a very wired society, the artist points to the transitions and choices every young person makes to truly understand who they are.
“Each element of this image has a meaning, and everything is perfectly calculated. I am Mexican, and I am from Tijuana. I like to wear sweatshirts and also skirts. Tenis [sneakers] and heels. Stuffed animals and books. Nothing fights with the other. I consider myself a very dynamic girl, very detailed, sometimes exaggerated, sometimes weird, but always with a lot of color like my country.”