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Pedro Lavin (b. 1989) is visual artist and filmmaker from Mexico City, currently living and working in NYC.
His work explores self mythology, ritual and personal pantheons; weaving magical realism and oneiric fantasy with his own lived experience to create story. This aesthetic pursuit is rooted in themes of sex, gender and desire; the metamorphotic power of nature; and the primal link between the sacred and the profane. With an extensive background in creative direction for film, animation and VFX; and an audacious, pioneering embrace of novel tech and AI; Lavin’s multidisciplinary practice unfolds across a variety of mediums including drawing, digital collage, film, concept and generative art.
Lavin’s work has been shown internationally in the Sundance Film Festival, Annecy Animation Film Festival, REDCAT Gallery in LA; JO-HS Gallery in CDMX, collected a Bronze Cannes Lion, won gold at ORION Film Festival; and is a part of Vimeo’s curated Experimental Film Collection. It has been covered by the New York Times, LA Times, Communication Arts Magazine, Fast Company and STASH Media.
On March 2022, Lavin completed his first residency at JO-HS, a studio and gallery space located in the heart of Mexico City.
Lavin’s short film ‘La Pequeña Muerte’, inspired in equal parts by his own queerness and sexuality, and the hybrid cultures of his native Mexico, is currently touring film festivals worldwide.
His work explores self mythology, ritual and personal pantheons; weaving magical realism and oneiric fantasy with his own lived experience to create story. This aesthetic pursuit is rooted in themes of sex, gender and desire; the metamorphotic power of nature; and the primal link between the sacred and the profane. With an extensive background in creative direction for film, animation and VFX; and an audacious, pioneering embrace of novel tech and AI; Lavin’s multidisciplinary practice unfolds across a variety of mediums including drawing, digital collage, film, concept and generative art.
Lavin’s work has been shown internationally in the Sundance Film Festival, Annecy Animation Film Festival, REDCAT Gallery in LA; JO-HS Gallery in CDMX, collected a Bronze Cannes Lion, won gold at ORION Film Festival; and is a part of Vimeo’s curated Experimental Film Collection. It has been covered by the New York Times, LA Times, Communication Arts Magazine, Fast Company and STASH Media.
On March 2022, Lavin completed his first residency at JO-HS, a studio and gallery space located in the heart of Mexico City.
Lavin’s short film ‘La Pequeña Muerte’, inspired in equal parts by his own queerness and sexuality, and the hybrid cultures of his native Mexico, is currently touring film festivals worldwide.
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2023