Alejandra Remón

Biography

I've always been very curious, optimistic, and passionate. I love photography, music, writing, fashion, and art. I studied Business Management, Marketing, and International Trade in Pamplona. While I was studying, I also worked in a fashion boutique, and when I finished my degree, I moved to Madrid to begin a Master's in Window Dressing and Visual Merchandising, which complemented everything I was passionate about: marketing, fashion, and design.

After graduating, I was hired by the Spanish Fashion Designers Association (ACM), and for many years, while working and studying, I wrote a blog where I shared my thoughts, always illustrated with photos and my music playlists—everything that resonated with me at the time. Later, the designers Ailanto hired me, and I worked with them for almost eight years. There, I learned a great deal about how to create a fashion collection based on real storytelling and a concept. This has been invaluable in writing my books.

A multifaceted artist, distinguished in various fields including writing. Have you always wanted to be a writer?


When I was 14, I was winning literary prizes, but I didn't have a role model. Let's just say that when you don't have someone who can inspire you to try to reach that place, it's something you can't imagine, and what you can't imagine is always going to be unattainable.


But writing has always been a part of my life. I remember when I was writing the blog, I was in a relationship where that person didn't understand the sensitivity I felt through words or images. That stifled my creativity a bit. Luckily, that relationship ended, and I still felt the need to keep doing what I loved: writing.


How did you evolve as a writer from blogging to writing your first book?


When I stopped blogging and that relationship ended, I started sharing my work on the other social media platform I was using at the time: Instagram. And everything began to grow. I shared my writing, my photographs... There was always a powerful caption, and a conversation began to develop, a community that was very attentive to what I was going to share because they saw themselves reflected in it. One day in 2016, I received an email from a small publisher who suddenly gave me the idea of ​​putting everything together and creating a book.


That's how "When no one is watching: notebook of disorders and contradictions" came about, what does it symbolize for you?

It's the starting gun. I titled it "When No One's Watching" because I really do write when I'm alone, in my refuge, which is my home. And of course, the magic of that book is that I never thought anyone would read it. It's written with the purest humility and sincerity. In a way, I write for myself, and I'm lucky that it works, it connects.

“In a way, I write for myself and I’m lucky that it works, it connects.”

When you write, do you reflect what's inside you or are you inspired by other people's stories?

Everything is based on personal experience, although it's true that I'm an avid reader and ultimately, you find inspiration in everything. Something very particular about me is that nothing is random; everything has a symbolism that, at least for me, I know is connected, and that comes across. In the end, I think the most beautiful thing about the symbolism in art is its subjectivity. It's cool because something you've shaped in a specific way for yourself takes on a different perspective for someone else. I think that's what fuels it, because each of my books is no longer just mine; it belongs to the person who reads it and makes their own interpretation, their own reading according to what they're feeling, according to what resonates with them and what it conveys.


You have currently written five books, what connection is there between them?

Each one is different and functions independently, but they all share the same editorial style, a line that reflects my vision and my way of writing. In this way, I'm creating a very personal code because I'm responsible for both aspects: the visual (the artistic side through collages) and the written content. I need to work on both by hand to convey that energy and create an artistic universe that isn't purely decorative. Furthermore, all the books embody a great deal of work, sensitivity, and passion.


Regarding photography, how would you define your photographic style?

I have an intimate and spontaneous style in photography. I don't like highly staged images. Also, I usually use myself in my photographs, but not to show myself off; rather, I try to offer a different perspective on the body.

The body is not just a sexual tool. We are not just a body, a pure and explicit image. I try to capture a photograph in which you can see yourself reflected in some way. Because in the foreshortening of an elbow, of a back, you might believe that it's you, and that's where you connect. When we show a face, it's different.

“Each of my books is no longer mine; it belongs to the person who reads it and makes their own interpretation according to what they are feeling.”

What does it mean to you to be a multidisciplinary artist?

When you're multidisciplinary and truly excel in several disciplines, you exist in a kind of no-man's-land. For writers, you're not a good enough writer because you illustrate, and for illustrators, you're not a good enough illustrator because you write. And of course, they're not mutually exclusive, but somehow I think we humans love to label things. And it's kind of hard to imagine that one person can truly master three labels simultaneously. It's like it can't be done; one has to rely more on the others… We struggle with it.

Where do you see yourself in the long term?

I know and am aware that I have so much more to share, and the amazing thing is that my life and emotional situation is completely different from what it was many years ago. Now I have a partner, I'm in love, and my feelings are reciprocated. It's a crazy, new thing for me. I want to explore that beauty and share it from my perspective.

In the artistic aspect, I believe that since my personal universe is so unique and is becoming more and more established, I am eager for new challenges, especially in photography and collage.

But ultimately, everything new and different is a challenge, and that excites me. That's where you can learn things. You can't learn about what you already know.

-Relationship with beauty:


What is beauty to you and how do you experience it in your projects?

Beauty is anything that makes you feel something. For a creative person, it's a quest. Every creative person is always searching for the beauty in things, whether it's the beauty of a painting, a photograph, a word, or a glance. Something beautiful, at its core, is something that resonates within you, something eternal, something essential. It's my driving force.


What or who inspires you in your daily life?

Everything. I think that when you're curious and have your eyes wide open, anything can inspire you. A conversation, a book, a news story, an exhibition—anything. Human beings have the capacity to talk and form connections, and I think it's very important to be willing to listen to others, to have a conversation, a dialogue, and to absorb knowledge. For example, I always say that I adore older people because they are an inexhaustible source of knowledge, but ultimately, I think that anyone, from their own perspective, can always offer you the opportunity to learn something different, and that's great. But for that to happen, you have to be open to it.


Who are your beauty icons?

I don't have anyone in particular. My role model is my thirst for learning. An insatiable curiosity. Everything. Even the most ephemeral things are important to me.


What's the best advice you've ever received?

Believe in myself. There's a phrase of mine that I really like: "Believe in yourself, not so little that you don't trust yourself, and not so much that you don't believe anyone else." I want to believe in myself, but knowing where my abilities and limitations lie. What I can't do is believe that I'm above other people's limits. And, of course, I have to work incredibly hard. To be filled with fear, then empty myself, then fill myself again... and so on, constantly. But also to enjoy it.

Beauty Questionnaire:

What is your skincare routine?

On the outside, I think I do everything. I try to get my facials done every month. I treat myself to massages regularly. I always try to reward myself. Also, I've had my nighttime routine since I was 24. It's how I connect with myself. It's just me and nothing else. It might sound spiritual, but it's like meditating for myself. I'm listening to myself, observing myself, seeing how I'm changing, having a conversation with myself, and also pampering myself. Because I'm treating myself well, and it's something I do every single night. It doesn't matter what time it is or who I'm with. It's my sacred time.


A foolproof trick or product

My diet consists of eating whatever I'm hungry about.


How do you take care of your beauty from the inside out?

There's one thing I've always loved: dancing at home. It's wonderful and feels so good. It doesn't matter if you're good or bad. Dancing for 10 minutes whether you're sad, happy... It's supposed to be that when we move, our endorphins change, and I think that's really cool. Sleep is also very important. I think rest is as necessary as good nutrition. And then writing... Basically, just being relaxed.


A subject that needs addressing (in terms of beauty)

I love trying new things. I try everything. I'm very curious and I can't talk about something I don't know.

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