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Aydinaneth Ortiz Has All the Right Ingredients for Powerful Photos
Aydinaneth Ortiz makes very powerful statements with her photography. 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. Sudafed. Acetone. Large photos of each item with a black background that are meant to jump into your face. These common everyday products are ingredients in the making of crystal meth (Methamphetamine). They are part of a series called Ingredients which is included in a
“Ingredients”, 2017 “Ingredients”, 2017 “Ingredients”, 2017
“The point of printing these larger than life is I wanted the text to really be available to read and more of the warning signs than anything.”
For Aydinaneth Ortiz, Ingredients is more than an art exhibit. It’s personal and tragic. A Schizophrenic brother who has self-medicated himself with Crystal Meth. Another brother who died accidentally at his brother’s hands. They may seem like just ordinary photos but there
“In this country, it’s really hard to get mental health support so he’s run through a lot of problems.”

PalacioMagazine.com visited Aydinaneth Ortiz at the University Art Museum where we discussed her growing up in Long Beach, the quest to discover her creative self, and the very personal family tragedies that haunt her photos in Ingredients.
Ingredients and the group show, Call and Response, When We Say… You Say is on view until April 14, 2019 at the University Art Museum, CSULB. For more information, visit HERE
Aydinaneth Ortiz Biography
Born in Long Beach, Ortiz received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California, Los Angeles and MFA in p
More From Aydinaneth Ortiz
Ortiz has two other photo series that also pack powerful imagery, A Portrait of my Neighborhood and California State Mental Hospitals. You can discover more about Ortiz HERE
“A Portrait of my Neighborhood”, 2014 “A Portrait of my Neighborhood”, 2014 “A Portrait of my Neighborhood”, 2014
“California State Mental Hospitals”, 2014 “California State Mental Hospitals”, 2014 “California State Mental Hospitals”, 2014