Oil, Pageants, and Venezuelan Identity with Fabiola Ferrero
As Venezuela grapples with profound political and economic upheaval, photographer and journalist Fabiola Ferrero turns her lens toward the nation's most enduring symbols: oil and beauty queens. In this episode, she reflects on her long-term research exploring how Venezuela's rapid modernization in the second half of the 20th century—fueled by petroleum wealth—shaped a national identity built on fantasy and aspiration. Through her projects "I Can’t Hear the Birds" and "Reinas", Ferrero examines the complicated legacy of the country's "golden years", tracing connections between extractive…
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