Weaving Together Art, Brotherhood, Death, and a Life Well Lived with Marcelo Bengoechea
How Marcelo Bengoechea Turned the Tragic Loss of His Brother Fernando from a Tsunami Into Beautifully Woven Pieces of Art that Keeps His Connection with Fernando Alive.
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Show Notes
Marcelo Bengoechea is a surfer, runner, artist and has been a long time creative director and entrepreneur in the surf and action sports industry for brands like Reef, Seshday, Superbrand, KindHumans. He is currently the general manager at The Studio at Fernando Bengoechea Photography.
In 2004, Marcelo and his family lost his brother Fernando Bengoechea, a world renowned photographer, to the Indian Ocean Tsunami. While Fernando’s boyfriend Nate survived the tsunami in Sri Lanka, Fernando’s body was never recovered.
In this heartfelt conversation we understand the tragic loss of Fernando, how time, meditation, therapy, and medication enabled Marcelo to rediscover his true essence. We talk about the importance of brotherhood. We learn how Marcelo is on a mission to keep his brother’s artwork alive through a spiritual collaboration. We go into depth about how he makes each piece by hand, assisted by his brother, nature, and how he’s really weaving together much more than a couple of photographs. And though we do geek out on photography a bit for the photo nerds, this conversation is a full circle exploration of life, death, art, and creating a life well-lived.
Episode Links
The Studio at Fernando Bengoechea
On Instagram @fernando_bengoechea_photo
Perspectives Space - a community venue dedicated to amplifying impact
The Things that Matter by Nate Berkus
Oprah Winfrey article about Fernando and Nate
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Show Production Credits
Podcast cover art by Ahab Nimry (@ahabnimry, https://bigdaytheagency.com/)
Outro music on acoustic guitar by Tyler Johnson
Enjoy the Ride,
Jeff