The Other Look / La Otra Mirada

La Otra Mirada by R.V.P.J. is a powerful and meditative woodcut print that centers on a single gaze — direct, grounded, and quietly defiant. Set against a backdrop of coastal huts, palm trees, and windswept reeds, the portrait of a young woman commands attention not through grand gesture but through deep presence. Her expression is introspective, her features meticulously carved with fine linework that gives texture and emotion to every contour.
Executed in stark black and white, the composition merges portraiture with landscape, identity with place. The thatched-roof hut and tropical flora evoke a rural Afro-Mexican or Caribbean setting, giving cultural context to the subject’s silent strength. Every carved stroke builds toward a narrative of resilience, history, and personal visibility.