Marisol Mendez is a visual artist from Cochabamba, Bolivia, whose practice examines the tension between truth and fiction, between what a photograph constructs and the (sur)real it draws from. Through research-led projects, she weaves nuanced narratives that unsettle inherited visual histories and open them to multiple readings. Moving across documentary and staged forms, Mendez traces relations between lived experience, collective memory, and myth. Her practice is rooted in both investigation and encounter, shifting between the real and the imagined, where memory behaves like fiction and fiction takes on the weight of memory. Ultimately, her work invites viewers to question the stories images tell and the systems of belief they sustain. Mendez has been part of numerous exhibitions and festivals like Sharjah Biennial 15, Unseen Amsterdam, Format Festival, Getxophoto, and Athens Photo Festival. Her work has been published worldwide including in Wallpaper, Fisheye Magazine, Vogue Italia, Balam and GUP Magazine. In 2021 MADRE was the cover of The British Journal of Photography. Mendez’s practice has earned acclaim and received various awards like the Saltzman- Leibovitz Prize, the 2024 Lucie Foundation Fine Art Scholarship, first place in the 2023 Sony WorldProfessional Award Environment category and the 2021 PhMuseum Photography Grant New Generation Prize. In 2023, she was selected as a Foam Talent and published her first photobook MADRE with Setanta Books (UK).