"Si tú crees que basta tener las ideas, yo te digo que si uno no sabe cómo escribirlas para que sean comprensibles es igual que si uno no tuviera ideas".
Emma Reyes was a colombian painter and writer born in Bogotá on July 9, 1919. Her artistic work is characterized by being eclectic and original, as it moves within the trends of naive art, Mexican muralism, indigenism and expressionism. This is reflected not only in the countless paintings, illustrations and drawings she created throughout her life, but also in her travels and everyday experiences that defined her artistic style. His book Memoria por correspondencia constitutes the best biographical collection of her youth crossed by poverty, life in a girls' boarding school, uncertainty regarding existence and a constant search for herself, which would prompt her to travel throughout much of South America, Europe and the Middle East.
(Banrepcultural, Emma Reyes)