Tin Ayala and Ivana Molina Apaza

Tin Ayala (b. 1998, Ecuador) is a design researcher and Andean devil. Their work examines Andean postcolonial responses, based on the “Cholo” (word appropriated during colonisation to categorize descendants of Indigenous and spanish) as a border identity capable of resignifying colonial notions of race. 

Ivana Molina Apaza (b. 1993, Bolivia) is a sociologist who researches sociocultural processes in the Andes, she analyzes auditory, written, and visual materials. She has been working for several years on cultural projects in the city of El Alto, ranging from innovative teaching methods for women’s ensembles performing indigenous Andean music to artistic and experimental productions at street fairs and annual events promoting reading.