The first word I learned to say is guaita. My paternal grandmother would take me for a walk in the trolley, and as we wandered around she would point at things with her finger and say: “Guaita Laia, guaita!”. She spoke a particular Catalan, she was the daughter of Vallcarca. She said guaita instead of mira (look at). Guaitar means to watch carefully, analysing what is observed. Vigilant.

Jo guaito – I analyse what I vigil carefully.

/ˈgwaj.tə/ 



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A catalog of 60 eyes organised in series of 30 pairs. They are formed by my shadow at noon, when I was taking photographs of the variety of Igatu’s grounds. Igatu is situated in the Chapada Diamantina, an area with one of the world’s oldest geological formations. Work in progress.