el coco - the mind

Growing up, I spenT A LOT OF time in nursing homes where my father worked. While he attended to their medical needs, I would sit in the common room and keep the elderly residents company. As we conversed, they shared with me lessons of life, stories of their youth, and their hopes for the future. These conversations deeply touched me, and I grew a profound admiration for conversation and genuine human connection. I became fascinated with the way they expressed themselves, and how their experiences made them who they were.

As I delved deeper into life, my appreciation for conversation grew even more and my fascination for the intricacies of the human body and mind grew with it. I knew that the human experience was not just about physiology, but about emotions, connections, conversations and everything in-between. There was beauty in the human experience and I wanted to capture it and evoke emotion through different mediums. As a creative, I strive to capture those raw, unguarded moments that make us all human and embrace the uniqueness that all of us have to offer through our bodies, thoughts, words, and experiences.