Sofía Quesada

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English comments - Agromujer Pereira es una asociación de mujeres rurales del corregimiento El Estanquillo, cerca de Pereira, que surge durante la pandemia como una respuesta colectiva a la necesidad de seguridad alimentaria, autonomía y sostenimiento comunitario. Bajo el lema “Mujeres con saberes ancestrales para un territorio digno de cultivar”, el proyecto articula prácticas agrícolas, transformación de alimentos y trabajo asociativo desde una perspectiva solidaria y de intercambio. Inicialmente enfocadas en huertas caseras y plantas aromáticas, las integrantes han desarrollado progresivamente procesos de transformación agroindustrial —incluyendo cacao— combinando saberes heredados, formación técnica y aprendizaje colectivo. Su modelo se basa en la participación voluntaria, la distribución colaborativa de tareas y un sistema de apoyo mutuo que integra a mujeres de distintas generaciones y territorios, ampliándose a redes regionales mediante prácticas como el trueque y alianzas con otras productoras. El proyecto no solo busca generar ingresos, sino también fortalecer el tejido social, abrir espacios de autonomía para las mujeres y dignificar la vida rural. A través de procesos formativos, acompañamiento institucional y una infraestructura construida de manera gradual, Agromujer Pereira se configura como un espacio vivo de aprendizaje, producción y cuidado colectivo. En el contexto de la investigación en torno al cacao desarrollada por Lisa Granada, este encuentro plantea la posibilidad de tejer alianzas entre iniciativas lideradas por mujeres, conectando el proyecto con NEST, un programa de residencias artísticas para madres* e hijxs, en la búsqueda de formas de colaboración que vinculen prácticas artísticas, saberes territoriales y economías del cuidado. Fotos: @sof.quesada

The year opens in a moment of global complexity. Care becomes both anchor and direction • something that sustains us and something we actively build together. Looking ahead to the first half of 2026: February~Berlin Berlinale. Intense days, long nights, and plenty of joy in between. March~Colombia Nest Colombia: an art residency for mothers* and children in the coffee region. Grateful to work as mentor and curator. @proyecto.nest A space to raise and create together, hosted by @dianasalgadodesign and @karnekunst April onwards~Berlin Gropius Bau. New exhibitions ahead, including Marina Abramović and Gabriele Stötzer. June~Hamburg PURA VIDA Retreat @puravida.festivalretreat Setting up the Care Space: a welcoming, attentive environment for children and families, together with @wirbauenzukunft and an amazing team. At the same time, we’re still distributing publications of Echoes of Care — an archive of FLINTA maternities.* @echoesofcare.mag For questions or requests, feel free to send a DM or write to 📩 [email protected] A limited number of individual mentorship sessions will open soon. Booking link coming shortly via my bio :) Grateful for what’s unfolding, for work, travel, nature, and collaboration. Care is how we begin. Photo 1: design by Diana Salgado Photos 7,8,9,10: -Copyright bei “Ana”: © Pura Vida e.V. / Ana lorres -Copyright bei “Carina”: © Pura Vida e.V. / Carina Adams -Copyright bei “Maxi”: © Pura Vida e.V. #CareAsPractice #CaringSpaces #RadicalCare #CuratorialPractice

This year unfolded through images, encounters, and team work. Work found its way into museums and institutions, opening new professional paths while deepening my ongoing research and practice. Alongside this, there were conversations that lingered, and projects that demanded care and attention - Echoes of Care now lives on paper, carrying many voices with it. It was a year shaped by community: listening closely to mothers’ stories, holding shared experiences, and learning through collaboration. Travel played its part too, places that gently altered my perspective and reaffirmed why I work with images, curation, and visual storytelling. There were also moments of exhaustion. At times, the weight of the world (rising violence, hate-driven discourse, and ongoing instability) made it difficult to stay grounded and hopeful. Holding space for care and creation in this context has not always been easy, and acknowledging that feels necessary. I learned by spending time with new material, by engaging with artists from different disciplines, and by allowing myself to be influenced again and again. None of this would be possible without the steady presence of my daughter, and the chosen family that supports me as ambitions grow and directions shift. As the year comes to a close, I feel deeply grateful for the challenges, the trust, and the risks taken with intention. Mentorships will continue into the coming year, alongside new travels, collaborations, and connections already taking shape. Thank you to everyone who crossed paths with me this year. Looking ahead with clarity, commitment, and heart With care, Sofía ♥️

It happened ✨our first printed publication is finally here. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶́𝗮𝘀, the inaugural edition of our FLINTA motherhoods* archive Echoes of Care, has taken shape in ink, texture, and weight. It exists and it feels powerful. If you’d like a copy, you can write to us via DM or at [email protected] Holding this work in my hands is emotional in a way I didn’t quite expect. Inside these pages live stories that were overlooked for too long; the strength of women who remain unseen, the tenderness and resilience of mothers* creating while caring, the quiet revolutions happening inside homes, bodies, and everyday life. Seeing it materialize has been a reminder of why we started: to build an archive that doesn’t just preserve experiences, but insists on their value. I’m profoundly grateful for the shared labor, vision, and magical hands of Diana Salgado @dianasalgadodesign , and for the six-month incubation program of ABC Kultur - a project of Sorora e.V., funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. This support became the engine that allowed Cartografías to grow. Alongside this, my work in the museum has expanded my research on motherhood* and childhoods, opening new questions and sharpening my sense of direction. Many threads I had been following quietly now feel ready to move into new forms. There will be official announcements soon - about future projects that might be leading me toward long-imagined, long-desired paths. Photos: 1. Our baby. Isn’t it beautiful? Design by Diana. 2. Emotional at the launch at Bardo. Photo by Claudia @likemiau 3. Diana with her work Cartografías de una cuerpa mente mutante. Photo: @estefaniahenriquezc 4. Cartografías from the archive. 5. E.’s bellybutton and Diana’s. 6. Orígenes. 7 + 8. With Diana in Munich at the Parents in Arts Symposium. 9. Love for the colors and shapes of Echoes. 10. Gabriela’s work @gabrielariveralucero published in the first edition (This project is initiated by Sorora e.V. @sorora_ev @abckultur as part of Weltoffenes Berlin 2025, supported by @senkultgz .) #motherhood #flinta @sorora_ev #artistmama @abckultur

Launch Gathering at @bardo_projektraum 💝💝 We celebrated the launch of our very first printed edition, Cartografias, at Bardo Projektraum — and what a beautiful gathering it was. We shared the space with an incredible community of mothers* in Berlin, reading in a circle, discussing, mapping experiences, and connecting through stories of care and motherhood. While we held space for conversation, we also created a playful corner for children, making the afternoon truly communal and intergenerational. Thank you to everyone who came, listened, shared, and held the space with us. Your presence made this launch feel alive and deeply meaningful. If you would like a copy of the publication, feel free to write to us via email or send us a private message. With care, Diana & Sofía Thanks Claudia Guillen Plaza @likemiau for the documentation 💜 📍This archive is possible thanks to the support of Sorora e.V. as part of Weltoffenes Berlin 2025, supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion #EchoesOfCare #FLINTAMotherhoods #MotherhoodAndArt #RadicalCare #ArtistMothers #Feminisms #Photography #Inclusion #QueerMotherhood #Solidarity #artandcare

🤍 Meeting Stela Fernández Covarrubias — Director of Mamis en Movimiento e.V. 📍Berlin In this heartfelt encounter between mothers*, photographer and editor Sofía Quesada meets Stela Fernández Covarrubias, director of Mamis en Movimiento e.V., an organization that for over a decade has created spaces of care, creativity, and resistance for migrant families in Berlin. Together they reflect on what it means to build community across languages, to find belonging in movement, and to sustain safe, feminist, and tender spaces in complex political times. For Stela, language is more than communication — it’s identity, connection, and healing. “When I work in my mother tongue,” she says, “I reconnect with my most authentic self. It offers not only better work conditions, but also emotional well-being.” Through projects such as the Mehrsprachige Eltern-Ecke (Multilingual Parents’ Corner), Mamis en Movimiento embraces Mehrsprachigkeit — multilingualism — as a form of dignity and resistance. Speaking one’s own language with pride, she says, is also a way of reclaiming heritage and community. Rooted in empathy, creativity, and collective care, Mamis en Movimiento continues to build bridges between cultures, offering a model of integration that values participation, tenderness, and the richness of difference. ✨ “To be a feminist and a migrant is already a revolution,” says Stela. A revolution that speaks many languages — and holds space for all. — 🫶 Interview in German and Spanish by @sof.quesada for Echoes of Care (Cartografías) 🎤 Featuring Stela Fernández Covarrubias, Mamis en Movimiento e.V. This project is initiated by Sorora e.V. as part of the program “Weltoffenes Berlin 2025”, with the support of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion @senkultgz #EchoesOfCare #Cartografías #MamisEnMovimiento #FeministCare #Mehrsprachigkeit #CommunityCare #MigratingMothers #BerlinMoms #SafeSpaces #MultilingualFamilies #TenderRevolutions #FeministIntegration #migrantvoices

From May until the end of October, I’ve been working — and continue to work — together with the wonderful @dianasalgadodesign on our Echoes of Care archive of FLINTA motherhoods* 🧠 @echoesofcare.mag It’s been beautiful to see it come to life and to witness the incredible mothers* who are part of our first printed edition: Cartografías. Editing this publication has been deeply inspiring — learning new stories of care, connection, and transformation. My own work, Motherhoods* in Rurality, will also be featured, and looking again at this portrait I took of Manal reminds me how necessary and challenging these projects are. We warmly invite you to our launch event: •at Bardo Projektraum @bardo_projektraum •October 25, from 3–6 PM with Kaffee und Kuchen ☕🍰 — to meet, exchange ideas, and read stories together. Children are not only welcome, they are celebrated. 💛 📍This project is initiated by Sorora e.V. @sorora_ev @abckultur as part of Weltoffenes Berlin 2025, supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion @senkultgz #EchoesOfCare #Cartografías #FLINTAMotherhoods #ArtAndCare #RadicalCare #Community #Photography #FeministArt #ArtistMothers

Maternidades* en la ruralidad by Sofía Quesada ( Buenos Aires, Argentina) Berlin-based photographer, mother*, and artist mentor Sofía Quesada’s photographic work moves through the delicate intersections of the personal and the political — from social movements and migration to feminism, climate, and care. Since becoming a mother*, she has turned this experience into the center of her artistic inquiry, exploring the complexities, contradictions, and collective dimensions of motherhood*. Her current project, Motherhoods* in Rurality, was developed during RESIDENTS 24 Terra, an artist residency organized by Almáciga Asociación Cultural in Cinctorres (Castellón, Spain), with the support of the Goethe-Institut and the European Union. For Quesada, this was her first encounter with rural life — a shared immersion with her daughter that revealed new rhythms of care, solidarity, and belonging. In contrast to the impersonal tempo of urban Berlin, the village offered a slower, more supportive space for single motherhood*. Through her lens, Quesada reflects on the transformative potential of community and care, asking: “Who is the mother*? The one who gives birth, the one who nurtures, the one who cares?” The asterisk in mother* — a symbol of inclusion she created — expands the term to embrace queer, lesbian, non-biological, and gay mothers. For Quesada, motherhood* is not only a lived experience but also a political territory of solidarity, redefinition, and artistic creation. [Project developed with the support of Almáciga Asociación Cultural, Goethe-Institut & the European Union] 📍This archive is possible thanks to the support of Sorora e.V. as part of Weltoffenes Berlin 2025, supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion @senkultgz #EchoesOfCare #FLINTAMotherhoods #MotherhoodAndArt #RadicalCare #ArtistMothers #Feminisms #RuralMotherhoods #Photography #Inclusion #QueerMotherhood #Solidarity #artandcare

Coming home 🌠 Berlin is also beautiful. In October, we confirmed our program with @proyecto.nest @karnekunst and @dianasalgadodesign Nest Berlin 2025 Art. Care. Resistance. Together. NEST October 2025 invites you to a collective journey of feminist curating, caregiving, and radical tenderness in Berlin. •Inspiring workshops •Curated visits to Berlin’s cultural spaces •Artists Talk •Feminist art & collective care •Child-friendly setting •Opportunity to share your work with the Berlin public. Program at a Glance 💫 NEST October 2025 invites you to a collective journey of feminist curating, caregiving, and radical tenderness in Berlin. Dates. October 6–17, 2025 (Monday to Friday, 10 days total) Location. @bardo_projektraum Berlin, Germany Languages: English (iEspañol siempre es bienvenido!) Supported Child Presence: On-site care support during selected sessions ♥️ What to expect: – Daily closed sessions with the core group – Public program: workshops, talks, performances, exhibition – Visits to cultural institutions in Berlin – Optional opportunity to share your work with a Berlin audience. Limited spots available To ensure an intimate and meaningful experience, the group size is small. Early registration is recommended. +Info: link bio ✨

Creative Process# Over the past few weeks, I’ve been taking a break to review my creativity and strength, and I’m very excited about the projects I’m working on #with the great Diana, as part of @sorora_ev ABC incubator. Funded by Senat Berlin. A new project with a new format and name, full of beauty and inspiration for motherhoods* #Nest Colombia 2026 isn’t far behind, and with Marcela @realmarce too. The three of us are brainstorming ideas. Follow @proyecto.nest for future information. #NEST October 2025, intensive program. +info @karnekunst More soon ✨ #photographer #motherphotographer #mentorship #nest #residencyart #colombia #germany #kidsfriendly

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