In contrast, Liza Camilo constructs a more narrative and performative photographic imaginary, where domesticity is subverted with irony and sensitivity. In her images, legs emerge from a bathtub amid a domestic jungle, women disappear into piles of laundry, or scenes of culinary ritual unfold—familiar and ceremonial all at once. The camera becomes a tool for domestic archiving and social commentary. With gestures toward humor, fashion, and the visual language of the Latin household, Liza Camilo transforms the mundane into visual code, elevating the signs of femininity through a lens of agency. Her work does not merely depict—it destabilizes, questions, plays.

The dialogue between these two artists unfolds at the intersection of the corporeal and the intimate, between physical confinement and the potential for reinvention. While Lianet offers an alchemy of matter—of the sculpted body as vessel for memory and lineage—Liza proposes an alchemy of image, of the gesture that reorders the chaos of everyday life into a larger narrative. Though working from distant geographies—Cuba and the United States—they converge in a shared pursuit: to speak from the “I” while invoking the “we.”

Alchemy of an Island becomes, then, an exercise in dual consciousness: of being and of belonging. It is an exhibition about bodies that bear history, women who transform their lived space into visual language, and an act of connection that, beyond geographical distance, reminds us that every island is, ultimately, a floating mirror of human experience.

The exhibition presents the personal journeys of Lianet Martínez and Liza Camilo, two artists who, through diverse techniques, invite us into an intimate and profound voyage. Their works are meditations on life, sustained by a continuous dialogue between bodily representation and sensory experience. Through varied approaches, they construct a space where individuality becomes a means of connection: not only do they recount their own stories, they also open a space of encounter with the lived experiences of other women, thus weaving a framework that transcends the personal and gestures toward the collective.

As viewers engage with these pieces, they may find reflections of their own narratives—echoes that invite them to consider their place in history and their relationship to the present. The exhibition aspires to be a mirror in which each visitor might recognize themselves, identifying with stories that, though rooted in the singular perspectives of Liza and Lianet, resonate widely. It is a celebration of the strength and diversity of women—of those bodies made into home, into family... made into islands.