55 Burned

I started these collages without knowing what I was looking for. A sketchbook I found on the street, which I simply wanted to fill with collages made from magazines I already had at home. No buying anything. No plan. Cut, paste, repeat.

The strange part came later. I thought about burning them all, so in theory nothing mattered, and yet I became obsessed with the details. Eyes, lips, colors, shapes. Two months of precision for something that was meant to end in ashes.

That is when I understood something. If everything disappears anyway, it is better to enjoy the process. Without fear. Without pressure. Without the usual “is this right?”. To make them and care for them all equally, knowing the ending was already decided.

It reminded me that lately I had been the one making everything more complicated. That is what the 55 collages taught me. The life cliché: what matters is not the ending, but the journey. Because in the end, this is only about beginning.

Empecé estos collages sin saber qué buscaba. Era un block de hojas que me había encontrado en la calle y que solo quería llenar con collages de revistas que ya tenía en casa. Sin comprar nada. Sin plan. Cortar, pegar, repetir.

Lo raro pasó después. Pensé quemarlos todos, así que en teoría nada importaba, y aun así me obsesioné con los detalles. Ojos, labios, colores, formas. Dos meses de precisión para algo que iba a terminar en cenizas.

Y ahí entendí algo. Si todo desaparece igual, mejor disfrutar el proceso. Sin miedo, sin presión, sin el famoso “¿está bien?”. Hacerlos y quererlos a todos por igual, sabiendo que el final ya estaba decidido.

Me recordó que últimamente era yo quien estaba complicando todo. Eso me enseñaron los 55 collages. El cliché de la vida: que lo importante no es el final, sino el viaje. Al final, esto solo va de empezar.

Artistic photo collage featuring a woman's face with a large eye painted over her eye, surrounded by pink brushstrokes. The woman's body is in black and white, with the words 'still asleep' written across the image in cursive.
Collage of various lips in different colors and styles with Spanish words and phrases written among them.
A woman with dark hair and lipstick hugging a man in a black suit from behind, with her face visible over his shoulder. The photo is edited with a pink square featuring a cartoonish smiling face in front of the subjects' bodies and a lipstick placed
A collage featuring a black and white photo of a Mercedes-Benz bus decorated with balloons and 'LOVE' spelled out with balloons on its windshield, with partially visible women in bikinis around it.
A photo collage with three people skateboarding outdoors, each person with a large, colorful, edited head: one woman with blonde hair, a person with a large black shoe as a head, and a man with sunglasses and short dark hair. The background is a blac
A collage featuring a soccer trophy with a woman's legs and torso attached to its base. The background is green with purple border accents, and the trophy has a blue and yellow IKEA logo at its base.
A hotel registration form with multiple ink stains and scribbles, containing personal information such as name, date of birth, nationality, and travel details, overlaid with various highlights and markings.
A black-and-white photograph depicts a woman wearing a dress and headscarf standing outdoors near a tree with bare branches, holding a lantern and touching the tree. A person in a costume resembling a cat-like creature with a human face stands in fro
A collage with three women in different settings: one woman is sitting on a chair wearing a black fur coat, her hair styled in an elaborate updo, with a speech bubble above her saying "TOXIC"; another woman is sitting on a table wearing vintage cloth
Collage featuring a smiling woman with exaggerated curves, with various cut-out footwear, legs, and feet surrounding her against a white background with black hand-drawn outlines.
A woman in a red hoodie holding a yellow lemon near her face, with colorful abstract background and layered text saying "Oh good to mal putzen!"
A young woman with long dark hair wearing a black jacket with white stripes on the cuffs and collar, and a white T-shirt with red text. She has a circular cutout of a man's face on her chest. The background features a colorful, abstract drawing of a
Messy living room with clutter of DVDs or video games on a beige couch and floor, a pink YSL perfume bottle on a wooden coffee table, a person wearing white sneakers and jeans sitting nearby, a large silver and red watch overlay, a Vertu luxury mobil
A cartoon-style collage featuring a baby lying on its back, a woman holding a sign with a no-smoking symbol, large white gloved hands holding a beaded necklace with a black stuffed animal and butterfly pendant, and handwritten text in the background
An illustration of a large, red, textured hand with the index finger pointing up, as if pinching a small photo of a dog. The small photo in the top right shows a dog's head with a nose and eyes. To the lower left, there's a cartoon character with a b
Child with a beige hoodie and jeans appears to be sniffing or smelling a large black-and-white poster of a man and woman wearing dramatic clothing, with the child's face obscured.
An illustration of an old man with a beard, sitting cross-legged outdoors among grass, animals, and skulls, surrounded by several abstract, line-drawn faces. The background contains six photographs of women and some abstract drawings with red outline
A large poster of a woman's face with her eyes and lips visible. The poster features the eyes and mouth of a woman, with three men in suits and glasses seated below, appearing to be part of the woman’s face, creating a surreal visual effect.
A collage-style image with a cut-out photo of the Statue of Liberty holding a torch, overlaid with cartoon drawings, handwritten text, and pieces of raw steak. The text spells out "freedom" using the steak pieces, and there is a speech bubble saying
A person's lower torso and upper thighs with various doodles and drawings on the skin, including a painted yellow underwear, sketches of a skull, a film clapperboard, a diamond, a clock, and a colorful cartoon horse, along with words and symbols like
Collage of two couples' faces, with the word "SKPAIN" and an elderly woman in a yellow dress dancing with a young man against a blue geometric background.
A man with dark hair and a beard wearing a plaid shirt, leaning over a table with disassembled and overlapping sections of long, auburn hair in a room with a fan and clothing hanging in the background.
A collage-style artwork featuring a black and white photographic profile of an elderly man with gray hair and beard. Surrounding his head are colorful abstract shapes in red, orange, blue, and pink. There is a decorative sugar skull with a red rose a
A collage-style photo featuring a female astronaut in an orange NASA suit, holding a visor helmet, with a cut-out eye image over her face. The background includes an American flag and handwritten text in Spanish that mentions internet and alien behav
A man with short hair and red eyes holding his hands out, showing a purple creature in his hands. Behind his head are two large circles with stylized cloud patterns, and three smaller circles around his chest showing cartoonish faces with exaggerated
A collage combining a man holding a SpongeBob SquarePants mug with a suit, patterned tie, vest, and beige pants, with a cutout outline around his upper body against a yellow background.
A woman wearing sunglasses and a shiny silver jacket, sitting with one hand on her leg, holding a hedgehog that has the body of a ferret with a hedgehog's face and quills, against a dark background.
A black-and-white photograph of five adults and a child, all wearing sunglasses, with a large overlaid red and white graphic that reads "GOLF JUNK" and a red foam finger that says "WORST EVER."
A cutout of a man kneeling on the ground wearing a soccer jersey with the number 6 and a Spain crest, with his head appearing to emerge from the top of the paper and his arms raised in victory.
Mixed media collage with a central cartoon character resembling Mario with glowing green eyes and a mustache, wearing a police badge with the inscription 'L.A.P.D.' and a date, surrounded by black and white photographs depicting scenes of crowds, pol
A man standing in front of a mural of two faces about to kiss. The man's face has been humorously edited to include a mustache and a beard, resembling the faces in the mural. The mural features a woman with an eye and a face, and a man with glasses,
A wall mural shows a vintage white van crashing through a wall with cracks. The mural includes a small image of a person on a music player on the van's hood. A woman wearing a Donald Duck mask, a black top hat with a red band, and a red velvet dress
A collage artwork featuring a person hugging a child whose face is replaced with a historical portrait, surrounded by large images of faces and a purple brushstroke background, with the word 'Königsberg' written on a banner at the bottom.
A black and white photo of a group of young people climbing and sitting on the top of the Berlin Wall, with graffiti on it. One person has a cartoon mask of a mythical creature with pointed ears and a long red beard digitally added over their face. O
A photograph of a woman wearing traditional Middle Eastern attire, including a light blue head covering and a matching dress with embroidery. A Saudi 50 riyal banknote is placed over her face.
A photo of a person wearing a white shirt and high-waisted gray pants, with a colorful cartoon depiction of Lord Ganesha covering their face and upper body.
A woman with a black mask, tattoos, and grey shorts standing in a bathroom.
A woman crouching down, wearing a black, striped, see-through dress with an attached face covering and a head covering, posing against a plain background.
A large mural of a woman's profile with bubbles surrounding her head, painted on a brick wall. In front of the mural, there is a colorful, cartoon-style street art piece resembling a traditional tattoo design with a heart, flowers, and decorative ele
Collage featuring a person's back with large breasts, two framed portrait paintings, a black and white landscape photo, and a patterned card with a sun design. Text in Spanish on the person's underwear reads, 'Como vas a verte ante mí?'
A collage of various images including a large photo of a shirtless man with a woman on top of him, two smaller photos of a woman lying on her stomach and a chess game, a black and white photo of four women standing in front of an airplane, and a cuto
Black and white photograph of a group of monks in traditional robes standing outside a building, with some on stairs and others on the ground. Above them, there are two faces collage-style, one man and one woman, with their hands touching. Sketches a
A collage featuring a golden crown with colorful gems, a red and white striped cone, a vintage car, a fish, a plane, a butterfly, a yellow foam finger, and a rainbow painted on a background of printed text.
A collage of cutouts and drawings on a metallic surface features a person with long dark hair and red sunglasses with a cat's body, with words like 'RATA', 'PINK', 'Trouble', and 'Tribune'. The top has handwritten text mentioning 'Space of time' and
Collage of numerous human eyes with different colors and sizes, some with glasses or makeup, arranged in a layered, overlapping manner.
A collage features a map of Europe with red lines connecting various cities. Three children are superimposed on the map: a smiling boy holding a soccer ball and a plush toy with a red nose emerging from a cardboard tube, a girl with a mohawk hairstyl
A collage featuring a person standing next to a car draped with a flag, a Darth Vader helmet, a religious statue, a woman eating a watermelon, and a illustrated woman's face, all on a colorful patterned background.
Collage featuring a large cutout of a reclining person with a cat's face on their stomach, wearing a mask of an Egyptian pharaoh's head. The person's arm holds scissors, and there is a stuffed hedgehog balancing on a stack of stones. Handwritten text
Person in underwear looking into an open refrigerator with a large artistic mural of two faces on the wall behind.
A collage combining black-and-white street scene with three people and a large, cartoonish paper cutout of a person with glasses and orange hair, wearing red and green pants. There is also a small, illustrated dog with a distorted face in the bottom
A collage of various faces around a bathtub with a nude woman inside, lying on her side. A small illustration of three women in business attire is at the bottom, with the word 'POWERLY' in green, and a gray vehicle below it. Handwritten text is also
A person with dark skin and short black hair holding a skull with pink and red markers. The person is wearing a black jacket with fur trim and has a drawn tongue. Around them are images of a white dove, red comb, red polka dot bikini, tray of raw mea

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