We embark on the extraordinary world of Celia de Luna, a visual artist and photographer based in Miami.
Celia de Luna is a talented visual artist focusing on fashion and portrait photography. Originally from Peru, she was raised in the rich tapestry of Andean folklore and traditions before relocating to Miami as a teenager. In 2021, her work gained recognition in Vogue Latin America through the article “Pulso Creativo,” which highlighted Latino creatives reshaping the industry.
We joined Celia on her latest project, “Intimicy.”
This exploration delves into the essence of intimacy, where the bond with your partner nurtures emotional closeness and creates a deep sense of security. It opens the door for you to express your authentic self and share your vulnerabilities with someone truly special.
Intimacy requires a person to accept the risk that the person with whom they are being intimate and that their venerability will not be used against them but instead will consistently be rewarded.
It’s about being open and talking through your thoughts and emotions, letting your guard down and looking for complicity.
We follow along with Celia de Luna as she delves into her artistic journey, joined by her partner. Using a captivating visual narrative and unique staging, she delves into the concept of intimacy through choreographed movements, as if it were a dance, captured in her photographs.
When I think of Intimacy, I think of something that is sacred.
Through Celia’s photographs, she transports us to her visual world influenced by Peruvian heritage and upbringing with ancestral knowledge still alive in rural areas and her colorful territory, reflected in its rich cultural and craft tradition of it. Celia empowers all women with each images, showing all the multiculturalism of her current hometown, Miami.
INTIMACY – Self-portrait series.
“When I think of Intimacy, I think of something that is sacred. I wanted to create a circle of flowers to depict the sacredness of my intimacy with my partner.
I am the most intimate with him so I asked him to be part of this shoot, I’m so happy he let me. I wanted us to wear tights to portray us almost like dancers, dancing in vulnerability, compassion, love and care. All the things that intimacy is for me”. – said Celia de Luna.
Photo courtesy Celia de Luna
