Artist Firelei Báez: I Consider Myself a Filter | Louisiana Channel

“My work is built for human senses.“ Dominican-American artist Firelei Báez shares a closer look into her artworks and practice. Through vibrant colours and repurposed found maps, Báez explores themes of memory and history with references to her Caribbean origin. “I think the best thing is to just consider myself a filter.“ Firelei Báez has been fascinated with art since early childhood when observing her older sister’s – in Báez’s own words – “masterful“ drawing skills: “I have been stuck since that point with art. And it’s just this thing that… It makes me feel alive. And it’s been a point of refuge since I was a very young child.“ Not only was it the skills themselves that interested her, but she was also intrigued by her heritage and history: “I was interested in how my individual story tied to the rest of the world,“ she says and continues: “I would be creating in a way that would connect me to my family.&qu