Teresa.

Is difficult to me to choose only one artist, because every day I wake up with different feelings and thoughts, so the way that a work of art affects me can change constantly. But without a doubt, there are many artists who are important to me, because, in some way, I was deeply marked by they work… Since photographers, writers, musicians, painters, etc.

One person that is very important to me is Teresa Wilms Montt. Many years ago, when I read one of her poems for first time I feel interested immediately. The way that she wrote, her feelings and her dramatically life are a strange mix of things that makes her a very interesting figure.

Teresa was born in the beginning of 20 century in a wealthy family. She is considered a feminist and anarchist writer. Always very unruly, in spite of her good education agreed to the society values and the high society protocol. She spoke about sexuality, death, love, freedom, sadness and eroticism in the wrong time, maybe. The Chilean society was very small to her; too conservative and limited.

“It’s my diary. It’s me, embarrassingly naked, rebel against the establish. Great between the small, small between the infinity… It’s me.”

A couple years ago, a chilean filmmaker made a movie about Teresa. But I think its impossible shows her intensity, I recommended read her poems.