FOUNDING MEMBERS OF HYDRA

THE HYDRA TEAM

Meet our team.
EMILIANO AIVAR ↓
(MEXICO, Mexico City, 1992) Studied a degree in Plastic and Visual Arts at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda", where he was in charge of the photographic laboratory. Scholarship holder of the program Jóvenes Creadores del Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes in the period 2019-2020. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM. His work was part of the representative portfolio of the Multimedia Centre for the XXV anniversary of CENART. Founder of the Instituto de la Imagen Latente, a new space for analogue photography in Mexico City. He is currently developing the project La Gran Vía, a series of photographs of the Calzada de Tlalpan.
EMILIANO AIVAR ↓
(MEXICO, Mexico City, 1992) Studied a degree in Plastic and Visual Arts at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda", where he was in charge of the photographic laboratory. Scholarship holder of the program Jóvenes Creadores del Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes in the period 2019-2020. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM. His work was part of the representative portfolio of the Multimedia Centre for the XXV anniversary of CENART. Founder of the Instituto de la Imagen Latente, a new space for analogue photography in Mexico City. He is currently developing the project La Gran Vía, a series of photographs of the Calzada de Tlalpan.

HYDRA PARTNERS

Meet the people who collaborate with us in various activities and programmes.
ILDEFONSO ACEVEDO
(MEXICO) Ildefonso Acevedo is a mechanical engineer with a Master's degree in Management; a senior appraiser accredited by the American Society of Appraisers and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). He is a certified personal property appraiser by the National Institute of Appraisals and National Assets (INDABIN). He has two specialisations in Valuation with a professional certificate from the SEP and a master's degree in Valuation. Some of the courses he has completed are: Art Valuation with Rafael Matos M. and Management, Study and Dissemination of Photographic Collections at HYDRA. He has more than 27 years of experience in appraisals and auctions in Mexico, the United States and Central and South America. He is an instructor on appraisal topics and has written and translated several articles on appraisals. He is the founder of the Acevedo Mansour Collection of art and photography.
JUDITH LEO VALERO ↓
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MARIA ELENA MANSOUR ↓
Diploma (MEXICO) Ma Elena Mansour is an administrator with a master's degree and since 1995 she has been involved in art and photography through courses and diplomas at various institutions, including the Valuation and Market of Works of Art at Casa Lamm and courses with the American Society of Appraisers and INDAABIN, among others. She has participated in several valuation projects of works of art, antiques, numismatics, photography, books and historical documents. She has been an external collaborator of Morton Auctions in photography and is director of the Acevedo Mansour Collection of art and photography.
MERCEDES AGUADO ZAMORA
(MEXICO) She has a degree in restoration from the National School of Conservation in Mexico City, ENCRYM, and a specialisation in Conservation and Restoration of photographs, program international at the same institution. She has also taken courses and seminars on photography since 2000. She is currently the head of the Conservation and Collection Management Laboratory of the Historical Collections of Fundación ICA. She was head of Restoration of the collection housed in the Antigua Academia de San Carlos, Faculty of Arts and Design of the UNAM. Independently, she has participated in various restoration projects. 
BERENICE HERNÁNDEZ ROCHIN ↓
Coordination of the area of Conservation of Photographic Archives from 2007 to date in Apoyo al Desarrollo de Archivos y Bibliotecas de México (ADABI de México, A.C.) and Archivo del Beisbol A.C. from 2010 to 2015.She graduated from the National School of Conservation, Restoration and Museography "Manuel del Castillo Negrete" with a degree in Conservation of Photographic Archives, specialising in the Organisation and Conservation of Administrative, Concentration and Historical Archives from the Mexican School of Archives A.C. EMMAC, and the Postgraduate course in Conservation of Photographic Archives. EMMAC. and the Postgraduate in Management, Preservation and Dissemination of Photographic Archives at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona ....
TZUTZUMATZIN SOTO ↓
(MEXICO) Activist for the preservation and public access to audiovisual archives in Mexico. Graduate in Latin American Studies from the UNAM, Master in Communication and Politics from the UAM, she also has a postgraduate degree in Management, Preservation and Dissemination of Photographic Collections from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She has given workshops on audiovisual digital preservation, on the valuation of audiovisual collections and on audiovisual research to rethink community memory, as well as promoting and collaborating with initiatives that programme renegade archive material (Ambulante Documentary Festival, Reencuentros al margen. El cine hecho en cine and the Grupo Experiencias de Archivo) and is currently in charge of the Cineteca Nacional's Videographic, Iconographic and Digital Collections.
FERNANDO OSORIO ALARCÓN
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EDMUNDO FONSECA ↓
(MEXICO, Mexico City) Graduate in Digital Design from ICONOS (Institute for Research in Communication and Culture). Specialised in 2D motion graphics animation. Diploma In 2015 he worked as a digital designer and motion grapher animator at SinDelantal.Mx in the production of videos and animations with motion graphics, web design, development of graphics for social networks, banners, creation of logos, flyers and contribution to the development of the redesign of the APP. He has been Web Producer, video editor and audiovisual producer in the publishing house Ediciones Castillo from 2015 to 2019 in the creation of designs, animations, digital interfaces and videotutorials of various series of books.during 2017 he worked as a collaborator with the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelololco, as web manager, video editor and motion graphics animator.

HYDRA'S ALLIES

Meet our partners who collaborate with us in various services, activities and programmes.
KLINT & PHOTO
(MEXICO) It was founded in 2003 by Fernando and Gerardo Montiel Klint in Mexico City. In 2007 they partnered with Ladxiduá Perea to turn Klint & Photo into a creative production house of visual communication, providing a comprehensive and specialized service in photographic productions, recently venturing into animation. Klint & Photo stands out in advertising photography, fashion, portrait, product, interior design, reproduction of work, field and technology. They have extensive experience in digital retouching, as well as pre-press for print media. www.klintandphoto.net
SIXTH CIRCLE WORKSHOP ↓
(MEXICO) SEXTO CÍRCULO taller is an initiative of Rocío Chávez Plascencia and Valentín Castelán, both with more than twenty years of experience in the field of the arts, carrying out curatorial work, museography, documentary research, editing texts, adapting spaces, generating projects linked to the generation of ideas.- As part of the work of the workshop, we have worked and continue to work for the Ministry of Culture of the Federal Government, the Ministry of Culture of Mexico City and various states, as well as with galleries and private spaces. Among the institutions with which we have collaborated we can mention: Biblioteca de México, Centro de la Imagen, Museo del Estanquillo, Museo de la Ciudad, Fototeca de Nuevo León, Galería Emma Molina, Hydra + Fotografía, Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliográficas de la UNAM, Centro de las Artes de Oaxaca, Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosí, among others. 
LABO ↓
We are a company that provides solutions for the film, television and Video on Demand industries. Our clients consider us a "From Record to Play" solution, because we solve any need you may have, from the beginning of your project in film or digital material, to its long-term preservation through a unique technology, PIQL. We work with production, distribution and exhibition companies, as well as public and private institutions. Welcome to Labo, welcome to From Record to Play solutions. 
PETRA
Petra Heritage (PH) offers services focused on the management, governance and preservation of information in the public and private sectors. The experience of our team of professionals, coupled with PH's network of alliances around the world, allows us to generate an ideal scope for the management, digitisation, transformation and custody of the most valuable asset that organisations have today, which is their information, preserved in the most appropriate way, wherever you need it, regardless of the size of your organisation.  
MUSAR ↓
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LAPIM ↓
Our main objective is the absolute satisfaction of our customers. The papers and materials we use are of the highest quality to obtain an impeccable piece. We have a personalised work team for each area. The guarantee is in the seriousness of our work and in always giving the best results. 
LABS
W.E.T. Labs offers a wide range of collection management and curation solutions for artists, cultural organisations, public and private initiatives+ Collection management strategies+ Assessment of audiovisual and photographic archives+ Conservation of time-based media+ Digitisation and migration of analogue formats (video, audio and data)+ Film and sound exhibition installation+ Training and workshops+ Documentation and workflows+ Equipment rental (16mm projectors and loopers, analogue and digital video playback).
THE MONITOR ↓
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CREATIO ↓
We are a transdisciplinary group with extensive experience in project management, communication and production. We identify with the public to achieve the objectives of our clients, through management strategies with public and private institutions. We know that through art, design, architecture and education, great results can be achieved for any initiative, supported by institutional links. This allows us to direct concrete actions towards the specific objectives of each project, enriching the brand's image and reputation, thereby increasing the margin of public acceptance. Our mission is to help our clients achieve their goals through integrated communication strategies: branding, advertising (atl-btl), digital campaigns, press positioning and links with public and private institutions. Our team's extensive experience in management, communication and production allows us to develop work plans that combine efforts in a comprehensive manner, achieving specific results and goals.

PARTICIPANTS AND TEACHERS

Meet Hydra's artists, teachers, researchers, curators and various collaborators.
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