‘Cuando el desierto se encuentra con el mar’ is a visual story about fraternal care, memory, and the creation of intimate oases within the urban landscape.

Luis and Valeria, siblings with Venezuelan and Colombian roots, inhabit a city that doesn’t always offer them a sense of belonging. In this seemingly foreign territory, they transform everyday gestures— exchanging clothes, braiding each other’s hair, eating, or dancing in public spaces—into small acts of identity affirmation.