How Like A Leaf (Ongoing Work)

 
 
 
 
 

Even sanctuaries have fences. Animal shelters are evidence of the heart and pain of our species. They are homes that carry the marks of past cruelties but also hold the light of those who cling to their last chance to soar.

This is an ongoing series of photographs, notes and memories of places and animals, human and non-human, loved and lost in the briefest of moments, like fading flowers or falling leaves. The series follows the long recovery journey of animals at shelters and wildlife rescues.

I started this series while volunteering in different sanctuaries, in search for answers on how to share our lives with other animals. The series is a tale, that keeps on growing with every journey and encounter. The photos and exhibitions tell the story of pumas, coatis, howler monkeys and stray dogs and their relationship with beings, human and beyond, who surround them on their last unfalling journey.

 
 
 
 

Valo and Kuisy, Wildlife Sanctuary Ambue Ari, Bolivia 2023

 

Wikke and Maggie, El Paraiso del Burro
The Donkey Sanctuary, Spain 2016

 
 
 
 

Stray Dogs of Puerto Rico
Amigos De Los Animales, 2018

 

Natasha, Sato Island
Amigos de los Animales, Puerto Rico 2016

 
 

Cloud Forest, Costa Rica 2018

 

Paraiso Carlisa, Wildlife Rescue Centre, 2018

 
 

Ambue Ari, Exhibition at Galleria Saskia, Tampere, Finland 2024

 

Exhibition at Taidehalli Häme (GalleriaKone), Finland 2021