ambivalent location meets... | Mav Nuhels, Luz Marina Bernal & gugol maps

In this episode of ambivalent location, I had the honor of speaking with Luz Marina Bernal, human rights activist, memory artist, and former member of the Mothers of Soacha, a collective of women whose sons were murdered by the Colombian army and falsely presented as guerrilla fighters killed in combat, in what is wrongly defined as the “False Positives” scandal.

Luz Marina is one of the most courageous and powerful voices in the fight for truth and justice in Colombia. Her son, Fair Leonardo Porras Bernal, a young man with a cognitive disability, was extrajudicially executed by government forces in 2008. Since then, Luz Marina has turned her personal grief into collective strength, becoming a vital voice for human rights and historical memory.

The interview happened in the context of her participation in a recent documentary created in collaboration with filmmaker Jonas Brander, which explores her story and the broader impact of state violence in Colombia. Our conversation (with Mav Nuhels aka Brenda, prominent artist in the latin club scene) becomes a space not only for testimony, but for reflection on the role of art, and particularly electronic music, in shaping memory and imagining new forms of Colombian identity rooted in social justice, resistance, and collective healing.

Through Luz Marina’s voice, Mav’s powerful contributions, and a carefully curated sonic journey blending music, testimony, and hope, this episode invites you to listen and reflect on the history of a country whose wounds speak loudly—and whose people have much to teach the world about resilience, dignity, and the transformative power of memory.