Photo Nancy Siderola
Julian Mayorga He belongs to a new wave of Colombian singer-songwriters who, forced by circumstances, developed their careers entirely independently, making their professional journey and struggle for survival part of their art. I don't know if that's why—I wouldn't dare say for sure—but his work (his songs, his image) has an unconventional, at times strange, and definitely rebellious aesthetic. His work is not easily accepted, it steps on toes and definitely does not conform to what common tastes demand. Some might say that his is a poison that goes in gently, but that it could still cause a rash in many.
Today Mayorga releases the video for his song Bird Watch, a composition made in collaboration with the Chilean Javier Barría. The strangeness continues. The clip tells the story of a boy dressed as a "super dog," perhaps going to an amusement park for the first time. And although the clip unfolds simply, something in the air ultimately tells us that there is no innocence in the plot. It contains a seed of "punk tenderness". Something makes us think, after watching it several times, that the story could have been told in a conventional way, almost with the grace of a religious campaign, but in the air you can feel that aesthetic cyanide that differentiates Mayorga from harmless artists. Mayorga continues to make the difference.