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Healing the Wounds of Our Homes: A Photo Intervention Workshop

Join photographer Fernanda Pineda and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for a photo intervention activity of distressing and mending, as we symbolically heal the special places in our lives that carry pain or loss with the help of local plants and herbs with healing properties.

Presenters: Fernanda Pineda Palencia

Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza

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Presented by:

  • Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Across the world, communities carry deep wounds left by violence, displacement, and loss. But within us also lives a memory—one that stretches beyond time and territory. Often silently, we carry an intangible connection to wounded places, and at the same time, to the ancestral knowledge that holds the power to heal them. In this workshop, we invite participants to reflect on those places or on a territory that feels absent from their lives—a space in need of being remembered, cared for, or healed. We will begin with a printed image of that meaningful place, and from there, engage in a symbolic intervention using plants—ancestral knowledge often held within our family or collective memory. This practice emerges from the creation process behind the exhibition Riografías: Women Healers of Alto Baudó, which can be seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park as part of the Photoville Festival.

Presenter Bios

  • Fernanda Pineda Palencia

    Fernanda Pineda Palencia

    Fernanda Pineda is a Colombian photographer and filmmaker focused on documenting identity, diversity, and social issues in communities across Colombia and Latin America. Her collaborative creation approach actively engages protagonists in shaping visual stories, blending artistic exploration and narrative to inspire reflection and action.

    Her work has been recognized and exhibited in spaces such as LATINAS at Rivoli Galerie in Paris (2022), the Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center (2023), ArtBo (2024), PhotoVogue Milan (2025), and Arte X Arte Buenos Aires (2025).

    In 2024, she received the Vision Sud-est Award at Visions du Réel for The Shadow of Yolüja and was selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass by World Press Photo.

    Pineda sees photography as a space for symbolic exploration, where images become tools for mutual recognition and social transformation.

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    Fernanda Pineda, fotógrafa y cineasta colombiana enfocada en documentar la identidad, la diversidad y las problemáticas sociales en comunidades de Colombia y Latinoamérica. Su enfoque de creación colaborativa involucra activamente a los protagonistas en la construcción de relatos visuales, fusionando exploración artística y narrativa para generar reflexión y acción.

    Su trabajo ha sido reconocido y exhibido en espacios como LATINAS en la Rivoli Galerie de París (2022), el Latin American Foto Festival en el Bronx Documentary Center (2023), ArtBo (2024), PhotoVogue Milán (2025) y Arte X Arte Buenos Aires (2025).

    En 2024, recibió el Vision Sud-est Award en Visions du Réel por The Shadow of Yolüja y fue seleccionada para la Joop Swart Masterclass de World Press Photo.

    Pineda concibe la fotografía como un espacio de exploración simbólica, donde las imágenes se convierten en herramientas de reconocimiento mutuo y transformación social.

Organizations

  • Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

    Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

    Doctors Without Borders provides lifesaving medical care to the people who need it most. They work in more than 70 countries, including many places where others can’t or won’t go, and deliver free health services to people no matter their race, ethnicity, religion, or politics.

    When an emergency hits, Doctors Without Borders teams are often among the first on the ground. That’s because they’re independently funded, meaning they take no government funding and don’t have to wait for grants or raise earmarked funds. When a crisis strikes, they can assess the needs and start caring for people. Over 90 percent of their program staff are locally hired. This ensures that they can respond quickly in emergencies and stay connected to communities.

    Doctors Without Borders responds to natural disasters like droughts, floods, and earthquakes and human-made disasters linked to the climate emergency. They treat people caught in conflict or forced to flee extreme violence; provide mental health care to people recovering from trauma; and care for communities during disease outbreaks, vaccinating people to protect them.

    Doctors Without Borders speaks out about the suffering they see and the causes of emergencies, and break down barriers preventing people from getting the care they need.

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    Médicos Sin Fronteras brinda atención médica vital a quienes más la necesitan. Trabajan en más de 70 países, incluyendo muchos lugares a los que otros no pueden o no quieren ir, y ofrecen servicios de salud gratuitos a personas sin importar su raza, etnia, religión o ideología política.

    Cuando ocurre una emergencia, los equipos de Médicos Sin Fronteras suelen ser de los primeros en llegar al terreno. Esto se debe a que se financian de forma independiente, lo que significa que no reciben fondos gubernamentales ni tienen que esperar subvenciones ni recaudar fondos específicos. Cuando se desata una crisis, pueden evaluar las necesidades y comenzar a atender a las personas. Más del 90% del personal de sus programas es contratado localmente. Esto garantiza una respuesta rápida en emergencias y un contacto continuo con las comunidades.

    Médicos Sin Fronteras responde a desastres naturales como sequías, inundaciones y terremotos, así como a desastres provocados por el hombre relacionados con la emergencia climática. Atienden a personas atrapadas en conflictos o obligadas a huir de la violencia extrema. Brindamos atención de salud mental a personas que se recuperan de traumas y atendemos a las comunidades durante brotes de enfermedades, vacunando a las personas para protegerlas.

    Médicos Sin Fronteras denuncia el sufrimiento que observa y las causas de las emergencias, y derriba las barreras que impiden que las personas reciban la atención que necesitan.

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