Dasha Horita is a photographer, graduated with a degree in Communication from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. She relates that she was 12 years old when her father gave her her old Canon AE1.
“It was a very heavy camera that had not only taken a beating, but had also survived a plunge into the sea. When the camera came into my hands, a new window to see life opened before me.
That was my first discovery. Back then, the only model I had on hand was my younger sister, whom I promised fame at the age of six if she would let me do my hair and makeup as I pleased. Today, when we see those photos, I am surprised by her laughter and she is surprised by her embarrassment.”</ P>
A maré vermelha do @sanclerpantano, 2022
When a group of friends gets together, this happens…, 2022
Menina maravilhosa: @_emma.kahn
“On a trip to Russia I brought with me an enlarger, as old as Stalin, and with it came my second discovery: I set up a darkroom in my camera and with the smell of chemicals on trays, negatives and blank photographic paper, I came to believe in magic when the images captured by my old Canon were revealed before me.”
“How did I discover that my subject was portraiture? I tried landscaping, but discarded it knowing I was not very contemplative; I photographed architecture, but it felt cold; I tried the abstract, but it didn’t fill me. It was in portraiture that I really felt comfortable because I knew my instinct was always to look for faces. I understand why the “chamulas” don’t allow people to take pictures. They say that “photos steal your soul”, and they are right: a good photograph is what you are looking for, to project your essence.”
Explore his work using our virtual tour
Get to know the work of Dasha Horita and other Mexican painters during the 2022 edition of Expo Café in CDMX through the Virtual Tour of the Amor Café Art Gallery.