María Eugenia Lorenzini Lorenzini (born 1959), better known as Kena Lorenzini, is a Chilean psychologist, photographer, writer, curator, feminist, and activist.
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| Born | María Eugenia Lorenzini Lorenzini 1959 (age 64–65) Talca, Chile |
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| Occupation(s) | Psychologist, photographer, writer |
| Political party | Democratic Revolution |
| Awards | Altazor Award (2010) |
| Website | lorenzinilorenzinikena |
Early life and education
editKena Lorenzini was born in Talca in 1959 to a Catholic and Pinochetist family.[1] She completed secondary school at the Liceo Blanco Encalada in Talca in 1976.[2] She earned a degree in Gender and Sexualities, Research, and Social Intervention from the Academy of Christian Humanism University and a master's in clinical psychology with a mention in psychoanalysis from Adolfo Ibáñez University.[3]
Career
editLorenzini made her debut as a self-taught photographer in 1980.[4] Since then, her work has been published in periodicals such as the magazines Análisis, Hoy, and Pluma y Pincel, and the newspaper La Nación.[5] She takes inspiration from urban art present in Chile from the 1970s, passing through the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet into the reinterpretation of urban culture present in contemporary cities.[4][6] Much of her photography has been devoted to documenting social protests.[7]
In 2010, she won the Altazor Award for National Arts in the photography category for Visible/Invisible, her exhibition with Helen Hughes and Leonora Vicuña.[8]
Exhibitions
editLorenzini has participated in several solo and group exhibitions, including CowParade Santiago (2006),[9] Chile, geografía de niños (2000), Visible/Invisible at La Moneda Palace (2009),[10] Historia de Chile a través de la fotografía at the National Museum of Fine Arts (2010),[11] and Fragmentos/Memorias/Imágenes a 40 años del golpe at the Museum of Memory and Human Rights (2013).[12]
Politics
editIn the 2017 general election, Lorenzini stood as a Broad Front candidate for senator, receiving 4,836 votes (1.3% of the total cast).[13] She is a member of Democratic Revolution and publicly advocates for women's rights, same-sex marriage, and LGBT rights.[14]
Personal life
editLorenzini's left-wing politics and identification as a lesbian[1] caused conflict with her family early in life. She abandoned Catholicism at age 23.[1]
Works
edit- Fragmento fotográfico, arte, narración y memoria. Chile 1980–1990 (2006), ISBN 9789563104820
- Marcas crónicas: fotografías de Kena Lorenzini (2010), ISBN 9789563350111
- Parejas lésbicas: tramas del sufrimiento y emergencia de nuevos imaginarios en la subjetividad femenina (2010), ISBN 9789562605458
- Diversidad sexual: 10 años de marchas en Chile (2011), ISBN 9789563350906
- Todas íbamos a ser reinas: Michelle Bachelet (2011), ISBN 9789563350449
- Visible/invisible: Hughes/Lorenzini/Vicuña: tres fotógrafas durante la dictadura militar. Ocho Libros (2012). Montserrat Rojas Corradi, Laura González, Mario Fonseca. ISBN 9789563351095.
Gallery
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Feminists protesting during the Pinochet regime
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Demonstration by relatives of disappeared detainees
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References
edit- ^ a b c Gallo, Macarena (13 June 2012). "'Chile no soportaría a una Pedro Lemebel lesbiana'" [Chile Could Not Bear a Lesbian Pedro Lembel]. The Clinic (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Liceo Blanco Encalada de Talca" (in Spanish). Televisión Nacional de Chile. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Antecedentes académicos docentes" [Teachers' Academic Backgrounds] (PDF) (in Spanish). Fundación Henry Dunant. 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b Silva Astorga, Daniela (22 June 2010). "Recados callejeros de los 80 se juntan en libro fotográfico" [Street Messages from the 80s Come Together in a Photographic Book]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Castell, Jordi (21 January 2001). "Vivienda y decoración: Kena Lorenzini" [Housing and Decoration: Kena Lorenzini]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Lente Urbano" [Urban Lens]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 17 July 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Entrevista, Kena Lorenzini: 'Soy una mujer activista y ese es mi norte'" [Interview, Kena Lorenzini: 'I am a Woman Activist and This is My Goal']. Contintanegra (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Helen Hughes, Kena Lorenzini y Leonora Vicuña" (in Spanish). Altazor Awards. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Schmidlin Moore, Heidi (7 October 2005). "Vacas invitan a dialogar con la ciudad" [Cows Invite Dialogue with the City]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Visible/invisible: tres fotógrafas durante la dictadura militar en chile" [Visible/Invisible: Three Photographers During the Military Dictatorship in Chile] (in Spanish). Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda. 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Armendáriz Azcárate, Maite (18 April 2010). "La primera historia fotográfica de Chile" [The First Photographic History of Chile]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "'Fragmentos/Memorias/Imágenes. A 40 años del Golpe'" [Fragments/Memories/Images. 40 Years Since the Coup] (in Spanish). Museum of Memory and Human Rights. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Circunscripción 9 – Maule". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Lavquén, Alejandro (24 June 2011). "Rompiendo el silencio: Parejas lésbicas" [Breaking the Silence: Lesbian Couples]. Punto Final (in Spanish). No. 736. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
