Motion

“In the fall of 1999, I returned to San Antonio and at this time I began my series Motion. With Motion I began to look inward.  I’d been dealing with my body, finding forgiveness for hating my body, learning to accept grace within myself, within life and nature.  At the time I was developing Motion, I was starting to do more physical movement in workshops, learning about my breathing—asking people how they found their peace.  I was struck by how close the word motion is to emotion.  Motion is moving, and in this series I’m moving. . .my body is moving, my thinking is moving, my spirituality is moving. In Motion #59, I look at that piece and it stands out to me about my time in San Antonio. In the photograph, two women cradle me with their bodies.  The pose is symbolic of how I feel protected with the support of others as I create my work.  When I look at that photograph I see that it’s about how the creative part of me is being nurtured.  It speaks to my feelings about San Antonio and the community I find here.”- Laura Aguilar