Andrea Cisternas // Santiago, Chile

Classically trained as a ballerina, Andi now travels with a circus, doing aerial gymnastics with a hoop. Finding the gym we had rented actually turned out to be quite a chore, but eventually we found it tucked away in a small building at the back of the property. All morning had been gloomy and it even drizzled when we walked to the gym. Combined with the cold winter of Chile’s June months, things weren’t looking too good for me. After attaching the hoop and getting dressed, the sun started playing a game of hie and seek, popping in and out from behind the clouds every few minutes. Trying to hold still without spinning for only 12 frames also proved to be a difficult task; and throwing in ballerina-esque poses didn’t make things any easier, either. 

June 29, 2019