Born and raised in Venezuela, SILV migrated to the United States with their parents and sibling. Originally dreaming of a comedic future with a side of film animation, SILV eventually found prose and lyric during puberty, when poems, songs and short stories began filling their every composition notebook. Once in college, SILV began publishing the first of five books exploring writing and photography in a plethora of themes ranging from death, spirituality and queerness. The latest, Toy Soldier, is a visual and literary exploration of gender liberation. In Portland, SILV co-curates TAG! Queer Shorts Festival, and their latest project, Mapping Masculinity, is a co-created documentary archive exploring intersectional masculinity. Their latest book, Yo No Soy Rafael, will be a curation of short stories and poetry deconstructing the childhood mythology of the queer self.