A photographer and plastic artist with a degree from the San Agustín National University (Arequipa), Ana Karina de Fátima Barandiaran has several diplomas and qualifications, including a Diploma in Childcare from the Autonomous University of Yucatán, a Diploma in Cultural Management from Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University, and a Master’s in Art History from the San Marcos Universidad Nacional Mayor. She has furthered her knowledge in areas linked to her field of study, including Logistics and Production for the Audiovisual Media in Argentina, Architecture in Museums and Museography at the Lima Institute of Museological and Artistic Research, Preservation of Glass Plate Negatives at the ICPNA in Lima, and Photograph Preservation and Risk Management for Documented Heritage, at an international seminar in Santiago de Chile. She has participated in several seminars and workshops, including ones on the History of Photography, Cultural Management for Community Library Projects, Image, Music and Word, and the Documentary Creative Process. She has attended film events and festivals, including the Experimental Film School - Corriente: Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine de No Ficción in Arequipa and the TransLAB Laboratorio de No ficción within the International Transcinema Festival in Lima. She has directed and co-directed documentaries that have been selected and awarded prizes at festivals, including ¿Y dónde están las lesbianas? Una historia contracultural del Perú and El polvo ya no nubla nuestros ojos. She contributed to the creation of the blueprint collection and archives at the Lima History Centre, and has been involved in projects targeted at children, including the ‘Guardianes del Patrimonio’ programme, which aims to protect the built and intangible heritage of Lima. She has also run art workshops at the Miguelina Acosta community library, which she founded in a highly vulnerable neighbourhood of Lima in 2020. She is currently head of management at the Lima Creole Cultural Centre.
Last update of this profile: 2023
