EXISTO

Existo is a documentary series talking to 13 artists across the Americas, debating ideas and social conscience in 2-3 minute shorts. The latest work by Verónica Mata and Alejandro Hernández, founders of VAIA, the Santiago de Chile audiovisual collective, the series has chapters in Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Santiago and New York. My acid pop partner, Carlos David Trujillo, and I were lucky to help produce and shoot the NY chapter. NY episodes story development & shoot production for : psychedelic cumbia grammy winner – José Luis Pardo, pop art stylist – Jose Dao, creatures textile artist – Lexie Ho Tai and musical theatre day dreamer – Aaren Keith.

Dj Afro (also known as José Luis Pardo) is a winner of multiple Latin Grammys, as a guitarist of the well-known funk band in Latin America Amigos Invisibles. With a career of 20 years, he currently lives in New York, dedicated to music production and his project LocoBeach, which is  a cumbia pop music band, Latin psychedelic disco. Music for your brain.

Dj Afro ( aka José Luis Pardo) es un ganador de múltiples Grammys Latinos , como guitarrista de la reconocida banda de funk en Latinoamérica * Amigos Invisibles* . Con una trayectoria de 20 años de carrera artística, actualmente vive en Nueva York , dedicado a la producción musical y a  su proyecto LocoBeach, que es banda de cumbia pop, latín disco psicodélico . Música para tu cerebro. 

Jose Dao belongs to the new generation of artist that create their own vision by doing their concept of  make up, wardrobe, stylist, photo, video, model, actor and art direction of the piece. His versatibility  define his disrruptive style and multiples ways  of creation. He has collaborate as an art director and stylist with  fashion photographers in Vogue Italia and brands like VOZ. He has developed all his artistic career between Caracas and New York, he currently moved to Los Angeles to keep growing.

Jose Dao pertenece a la nueva generación de artistas que crean su propia visión al hacer su maquillaje, vestuario, estilismo, foto, video, modelar, actuar y dirección artística de la pieza. Su versatilidad define su estilo disruptivo y sus  múltiples formas de creación. Ha colaborado como director de arte y estilista con fotógrafos de moda para Vogue Italia y marcas como VOZ. Desarrolló toda su carrera artística entre Caracas  y  Nueva York, actualmente se mudó a Los Ángeles para seguir creciendo.

Lexie Ho Tai is interested in the intersection between making art and making the world a better place, and that’s why her * Kookerville * project expresses the fictional world your inner child goes to when it’s lost. Their forms are manifested in extravagant creatures, which are made of recyclable materials. This nomadic artist originally from Canada, also co-creates the Accessible Art project, an art program adapted for young people with disabilities in the South Bronx, New York. Lexie explores social and environmental issues through her work through humor, playfulness and interaction. He currently resides in Miami.

Lexie Ho Ta está interesada en la intersección entre hacer arte y hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, y es por eso que su proyecto *Kookerville* expresa el mundo ficticio al que va tu niño interno cuando se ha perdido. Sus formas se manifiestan en criaturas extravagantes, que están hechas de materiales reciclables . Esta artista nómada originaria de Canadá , también co-crea el proyecto Accessible Art, un programa de arte adaptado para jóvenes discapacitados en el Sur del Bronx, Nueva York. Lexie explora con su trabajo temas sociales y ambientales a través del humor, lo lúdico e interactivo.  Actualmente reside en Miami.

VAIA, visual and independent art, is a documentary film and content studio based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 2017 by filmmakers and artists, Vero Mata and Alejandro Hernandez-Vera, VAIA.

VAIA  *VISUAL AND INDEPENDENT ART* es una compañía que a través de artistas buscar dar voz a marcas, empresas,  artistas y figuras públicas. Creada en el 2017, ubicados actualmente en Santiago de Chile.

THE NY EPISODES