México – year 2023

The street is a living archive—a dynamic canvas where societies express themselves through signs, symbols, rituals, and the echoes of history embedded in everyday life. It offers a lens through which to explore the invisible structures of power, resistance, and memory that continue to shape the communities that inhabit it. Within this space, collective identity is both performed and contested, shaped by the convergence of cultural memory, economic forces, and political narratives. Far from being static, identity is continuously constructed, negotiated, and challenged.

This photographic series was developed in 2023 during a one-month journey through the Yucatán region of Mexico. Over the course of 30 days, I traveled across towns, villages, and landscapes with the aim of observing what lies beneath the visible surface. What emerged from this process was a reflection of layered temporalities, a visual essay that explores how colonial histories persist in contemporary life, manifested through architecture, language, iconography, and popular culture.

This photographic series raises a critical question: How do collective identities—shaped at the intersection of local traditions and global influences—inform our understanding of history and frame our imagination of the future?