Naian González Norvind (México, 1992)
Naian González Norvind is a multi-award winning film/theater/TV actress as well as writer/screenwriter. González Norvind starred in NUEVO ORDEN, a dystopian drama from award-winning film director Michel Franco. The film's international premiere at the Venice International Film Festival (2020) earned her the Grand Jury Prize, the Silver Lion. She played Ariela in LEONA, a young Jewish girl in Mexico City who is torn between the expectation of her family and her love for a non-Jewish man. Co-written by González Norvind and director Isaac Cherem, LEONA was in competition at the 2018 Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), and won Best Actress. In 2012, she won Best Actress at the Guanajuato Film Festival for her role as Maria in the film TODO EL MUNDO TIENE A ALGUIEN EXCEPT ME.Other film and television projects include: GOTHAM, SEX, SHAME AND TEARS, 20 YEARS LATER (2021). SOUTH MOUNTAIN (in official competition SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2019), and the HBO pilot "The Devil You Know," created by Jenji Kohan and directed by Gus Van Sant. In 2022 he starred in the series AMSTERDAM (HBO, 2022) directed by Gustavo Taretto, and in 2023 he appeared as a recurring character in INVASION (second season, Apple TV). In theater she has graced the most prestigious stages in the United States such as Lincoln Center, Public Theater, Berkeley Rep and The Old Globe with new works by Richard Nelson, Greg Pierce, and Sarah Ruhl. In Mexico she worked with Diego del Rio co-starring in David Hare's BLUE ROOM, and in 2022 she played Ophelia in Hamlet for Teatro Milan (CDMX).Today she makes her debut as a theater director with OLEANNA, by David Mamet, for Foro Lucerna.
“Primeras Impresiones “ by Naian González Norvind is an exhibition that transcends borders of time and space, transporting us to a world where magic and reality are one and the same thing. Naian González Norvind invites us to look beyond the surface of things, to explore the mysteries and wonders that are hidden in the everyday. Naian has created a body of photographic work that transcends the borders of the tangible, taking us to a world where the limits fade. This exhibition is ultimately a tribute to Mexican magical realism ( Realismo Mágico ) and photography's ability to capture the very essence of life. Magical Realism is a literary and artistic movement that is characterized by the coexistence of the ordinary and the extraordinary on the same level. In the Mexican context, this artistic movement has been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for writers, painters and, in this case, photographers. The legacy of writers such as Gabriel García Márquez and Juan Rulfo, whose works incorporate magical and surreal elements in everyday settings, has left a deep mark on Mexican culture.
