“KAIA: awakening in the deep” is the mystical embodiment of Natalia Ponce de León – a survivor of a brutal acid attack – she turned the tragedy into a national movement to tackle gender-based violence and change perceptions of women in Colombia. After the attack, Natalia plunges into the abyss of constant pain and depression that takes her on a journey to a spiritual kingdom inhabited by a giant snake with the power to heal or destroy. She returns from the netherworlds as Kaia to defend the vulnerable and protect the innocent who are traumatized by injustice and violence in modern Colombia. Natalia’s story is imagined in a fantastical augmented reality comic book created by Melanconnie, Laura Velandia and Faebian Ceruleo.
