Interview of Luca Lee

[Bilingual interview in English and Spanish/Entrevista bilingüe en Español y Inglés]Luca Lee, a Brooklyn-based new media artist and journalist, reflects on living outside his home country of Chile. He speaks of intergenerational trauma through the dictatorship, isolation in watching the Chilean revolution from afar, and his early dreams that guided his move to NYC. Through both Spanish and English, Luca employs the senses as well as colors and feelings to contour his experience of gender. He discusses alternative realities made through virtual and audio landscapes that provide spaces of empathy. More broadly, he explores what self-determination looks like living under Capitalism and where he goes to connect to himself and his community.Luca Lee, artista medial y periodista residente en Brooklyn, reflexiona sobre la experiencia de vivir fuera de su país, Chile, y nos habla sobre el trauma intergeneracional de la dictadura.

Date of Interview:

December 1, 2021

Location of Interview:

Chinatown

Place of birth:

Valparaíso, Chile

Pronouns:

He/him

Interviewed by

Aviva Silverman