Sebastián Cottenie (1996) holds a PhD in Literature from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he also obtained his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Literature. His research interests include modern Latin American literature and culture (19th and 20th centuries), gender and sexuality studies, and queer-cuir theories, linking literary studies with the visual arts. He has published academic chapters and articles in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States, is the author of Desfigurando la nación: Supervivencias del deseo en Donoso y Wacquez (2024), and is the co-author of other publications. He currently teaches at the Faculty of Arts at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Beberly Salomé (1991) is a photographer, artist, and researcher in visual culture with Diaguita roots. Her work crosses art, archiving, and critical thinking, exploring the image as a space for memory and cultural mediation. She has exhibited in Chile, Argentina, Spain, and France, and participated in publishing projects such as Litoral Sur Ediciones. With more than ten years of experience in institutions and curatorial projects, her practice focuses on producing situated knowledge through the image, articulating memory, territory and community.