I sought to reinvent the notion of the traditional portrait —understood as the representation of a person’s physiognomy— by proposing the “objectual portrait,” a form that explores objects as carriers of gestures, memories, and personal narratives. In searching for a new way to portray myself, I turned my gaze toward the most significant presences in my life: the people, animals, and materialities that shape me. My father, a beekeeper; the bees, always present in the vital spaces of my childhood; and the everyday objects where gestures and life processes are imprinted. This inquiry has evolved into a contemporary artistic exploration that intertwines art and beekeeping through a collaborative practice, resulting in an interspecies communication between humans and bees