(A Falta) De Pan, Tortillas

“A falta de pan, tortillas” is a Mexican refran meaning: one must adapt to any given situation despite our wishes. For immigrants, this summarizes the mindset required to start a new life in a foreign environment. This body of work is a visual rendition of my family’s journey as immigrants by way of retrieving, appropriating, distorting and repurposing archived identification documents and family photographs. A conceptual trespassing of history & memory through by manipulating personal records.

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