Lena Ortega Atristain is an artist, researcher, and designer with a Ph.D. in Art History from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Specializing in contemporary art that uses nature and natural phenomena as mediums of expression, my doctoral research explored these artistic constructs through the concept of atmosphere and the embodied experience of nature. For over a decade, my practice-based research has focused on the intricate networks of environmental correlations, which I now engage with from the perspective of cohabitation. My work primarily concerns sound environment ecology, bioacoustics, field recordings, and vocal exploration. Through integrating affective listening, field observation, recording, and composition, I seek to stimulate critical reflection on the spaces we cohabit and the implications of being environmental entities. Bosque Vacío is my most recent project alongside musician and sound researcher Guillermo Guevara. This project investigates overlapping topographies of significant spaces and affects, creating atmospheres through the harmonic and tonal exploration of sound and light. Our album Cantera Oriente was recently published on the London-based label Flaming Pines. I host the radio program "Sin Superficie, la Piel no es el Límite", which is dedicated to the active practice of listening. I present works in sound ecology, sound art, and experimental music through this platform. I have taught at the Art History Graduate Program at UNAM, the Environment University, the Faculty of Design and Architecture at La Salle University, and the Faculty of Arts and Design at UNAM. For over a decade, I have collaborated with Arte+Ciencia, an interdisciplinary research group at UNAM that explores the intersections of art, science, and the humanities. As part of my research and creative practice, I have been invited as a visiting artist and scholar in several countries across America, Europe, and Asia participated in numerous national and international exhibitions and have contributed to collective books and academic publications on philosophy, design, and sound art.