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I´m searching for near-nothingness¹. I want to find the imperceptible parts of reality and stare patiently at them. Working with drawing, video, installation and objects, I observe subtlety in that which lies unseen yet exists. I unveil language, literature, places, stones and fiction; always with the intention to find where they can become almost-nothing and name their significance from this silent part of reality. I pursue a notion of the minuscule sublime, a feeling that does not overwhelm, but rather affects with gentle lightness.

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¹ Near-nothingness is that which is or may be on the verge or being unapparent, that which ultimately makes up what is visible. That which remains unobserved sustains reality: dust, breath, shadows; from a simple footnote to the subtle flavor of salt in food.

Near-nothingness is as a philosophy that is about to dissipate, an attempt to caress nonexistence.

image credits: Luke Blackall, artist in profile

Artist and occasional curator. Ana Sofia Esteva (Mexico City, 2000) studied Visual Arts at the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving “La Esmeralda”. She had a solo exhibition at Banda Municipal titled Como la sal en la comida (Like Salt in Food) in November 2024. She also had a solo exhibition, where she was both artist and curator, at the Mexican Art Network (RAM) titled Lo no visible está en alguna parte (The Invisible Is Somewhere) in November 2024, and another at the Ibero-American University titled Vahos (Breaths) in March 2025. Her work was presented in London at the Minor Attractions art fair in October 2025. She participated in the group exhibition Say Cheese! Curated by Michel Blancsubé in October 2025. She participated in the group exhibition Sense of a Place, created in collaboration with ZdhK Switzerland in February 2025. She created an artistic intervention at the Torre de los Vientos (Tower of the Winds) called Lugar de palabras (Place of Words) and had a joint exhibition with Fernanda Farjeat at the alternative space La Esmeralda called Orden y limpieza: propuesta para organiza mundos (Order and Cleanliness: A Proposal to Organize Worlds) in March 2022 and September 2023, respectively.

She has curated exhibitions at the Biblioteca de México (Library of Mexico), the Red de Arte Mexicano (Mexican Art Network), and the white cube of "La Esmeralda," as well as Cabecera Municipal (Banda Municipal) and Taller Casa Pili.

She has completed diplomas in Art Studies, History, and Philosophy at institutions such as the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas (Institute of Aesthetic Research), the Universidad Iberoamericana (Ibero-American University), and the Centro de las Artes San Agustín (San Agustín Center for the Arts) in Oaxaca. She volunteered at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC) in the mediation department for four years and also in the curatorial department for one year, where she completed her community service. She currently volunteers at the Tamayo Museum in the education department.