Collaged Series: Latina

Title: Mujer Poderosa, Mujer Colombiana
A celebration and empowering piece for columbian women.
Title: "Tienes el nopal en la frente", (You have the cactus on your forehead)
A Mexican saying use to comment on how indigenous another Mexican may look: For this fourth-generation Mexican-American proving her Mexican identity has always been a challenge. This piece is an exploration of her reclaiming that identity.
Title: Ni de aqui, Ni de alla - La India Maria (Not from here, nor from there)
While also being the title of a historically famous movie, this saying conveys the shame, pain and confusion that comes from having dwelling between two worlds. In the movie & in this photograph, it captures the emotions that come from not knowing which world you are from. This is reclaiming that an identity can be an “in-between”.