DAMn magazine

I met Walter Bettens, co-founder of DAMn magazine, in Barcelona in 2008, because he was a fan and friend of my boyfriend´s jazz band and they both arranged for meeting there. We hit it off immediately and I started collaborating on the spot. When we moved to New York a few months later I continued feeding them on New York´s Art and Architecture.

I have grown a lot with them as a writer, and I am very grateful for the 12 years I have been writing for them and how much freedom of choice I have been given. Thanks to DAMn I have met many of my favorite artists and architects, who have taught me in turn so much as well.

I have to confess that I write to learn. New York was my secondary education. It´s great to be paid to learn, research, read and meeting great people, instead of paying for it 😊 It is funny because with time, I had more things to say and maybe (not less to learn) but I had things to say. It is great to be paid to give your opinion as well 😊

I started with interviews only, since my English was not amazing, to put it mildly... I still remember my ex (now) revising my firsts articles, and how much he hated it 😊 I think he refused after the second he did. It was me and google from then on.

Thank God of the amazingly patient copy editor Emma at DAMn… God sent.

At some point, the founders split up (a miracle they managed to stay so many years working together since they were married and split up when DAMn was born). I have never met Siegrid to date, but I did decide to stay on board with her and the new team.

I adore Walter still though. He is a rebel like me 😊 And He gave me this amazing opportunity I will never forget.

When the new DAMn came out, Siegrid was very kind and let me start writing essays!! So brave 😊 I had been already in NY for 8 or 9 years and my English was much improved. I have enjoyed my contributions a lot in this second chapter of the magazine. They were much more personal and long… They were so patients with that as well 😊

Turns out I have a lot to say!!

Who knows maybe we will work together again…. I only have good feelings and the utmost respect for all of them.