
Ernesto | Ephcto | Jaguartivist
combines his physical athlete skills with his imagination to awaken the consciousness of people through visual communication and interactive experiences.
Ernesto Borges - Ephcto - Jaguartivist
Born and Raised in Venezuela started his expresion journey building his ramps with his hommies at 10 years old so they could have a spot to express themselves connecting different art elements to the their ramps with graffiti street art and music, big component that translate to building their own portable setup of ramps to create their own opportunities this way Ernesto and ParqueX could reach out to masses expanding the Urban Surfing Extreme Culture in Venezuela combining them with Art. Studding Visual communications and Art in Venezuela and Madrid, Exploring many different Art Forms Like Music, Multi media digital arts and traditional painting. Still touring X-Games he got brought in to the Cirque do Soleil scene working with Mark Fisher developing a spinning 14 feet halfpipe ramp with Trampolines and fire, creating a choreographed Act. After that his Latest Athlete Performing Project Was Alita Battle Angel where he played Himself as a Skater and Worked Designing part of the Skating set for the movie with James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez.
Being an High level athlete Ernesto was brought in collaboration with the Venezuelan Minister of sports, UNICEF and United Nations helped underprivileged rural communities in Venezuela inspiring younger generations to pursuit their dreams in a responsible way, being a nature outdoor person he got brought in to the surfing scene becoming an activist for the preservation of nature and combining surfing to heal communities he have being able to get donated more than 5 different containers of surf gear coast communities around south America, After that Ernesto and his crew were able to create a youth database of over 4 million kids around Venezuela to able to build over 60 Skateparks all over Venezuela, Living in Singapore he got an Award From the Prime Minister of Singapore for Bringing multiple races together trough urban sports breaking them free of Racism, in USA Ernesto have Manage Multiple Natural Disaster Relief operations managing a massive 150x150 feet kitchen that serves over 10k meals per day, bridging a hub were the communities learn better ways of living for our planet integrating the community to be part of the operation setting a food distribution chain in partnnership with local food banks connecting them with the organic food industry to deliver to those in need after a natural disaster fair trade organic meals an operations that’s being founded by the visionary Company of Dr. Bronner and the organic food industry, Ernesto now day is a Well known Musician in the community of Burningman Combining his Artivism and Bringing inspiring sounds awaken people spirit with light inspiring them to make positive decisions in this world some times in Places like Washington DC, or in Permaculture Gardens Builds In Downtown Los Angeles.