Little creatures from another planet arrive on Earth in search of a home and human kindness.🏴☠️
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*Mal Esguerra Paint as a refuge, the wall as a meeting point.*
My journey in urban art began in the streets of Bogotá in 2007. My work focuses on creating spaces for children within the cityscape, bringing color to environments typically designed for adults. Since then, my relationship with paint and paste-ups-stickers has been a life tool: a path of evolution, necessary pauses —shaped by motherhood and migration— and a constant search for communication.
Six years ago, my story took a turn when I moved to Belgium. This change of horizon transformed not only my surroundings but also the narrative of my work. This gave rise to my “little monsters”: traveling creatures that land on Earth from unknown dimensions.
My characters embody the essence of the migrant and the “other”: -No common language: They do not speak our tongues or share our cultural references. -Seeking adaptation: They face the climate, the space, and the unknown with a vulnerable curiosity. -Hungry for humanity: Their mission is not to conquer, but to find gestures of kindness and connection in a world that feels foreign to them.
For me, graffiti and paste-ups are the tools of exchange. Through them, I have had the fortune of leaving my mark on walls in Colombia, Ecuador, Belgium, France, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong.
Beyond the paint, I am driven by the dialogue generated in the street. I paint because I love spaces of exchange and because I believe that, just like my monsters, we are all simply looking for a place where our differences are welcome. 🙂
