In Ecuador, a country where the life expectancy of trans people is brutally cut short at 35 years, tierna guarida rebels against invisibility. This photographic project is a mirror held up to the resilience of marikas, trans, non-binary, and racialized bodies, refusing to let their existence be erased.

Through intimate, collaboratively constructed portraits, participants step into the public sphere armed with personal objects that whisper their stories. These images are not just documentation; they are acts of defiance. In one of Latin America’s most violent societies, vulnerability becomes a radical celebration—a proclamation that to be seen is to survive.