Macarena Rojas Osterling, a Peruvian artist born in 1985, is interviewed about her return to Lima after years in the UK, where she earned an MFA from the Royal College of Art. Her work, which includes glass sculptures, collage paintings, and drawings, is currently featured in the group exhibition "Look How Brightly" at Britannia Row in London, curated by Jenn Ellis and Alex Mills. The interview explores how living near the Pacific Ocean in Lima has influenced her recent pieces, particularly the glass sculptures and collages that incorporate traces of sand, salt, and water damage.
The interview matters because it offers an intimate look at how an artist navigates personal identity, neurodivergence (ADHD), and motherhood within her creative practice. Rojas Osterling discusses the tension between making work rooted in her inner life and the expectation to address politically urgent themes, ultimately affirming that the personal can resonate collectively. This conversation contributes to broader dialogues about mental health, maternal experience, and the role of place in contemporary art.