Self Portrait. Migration’s Biographies

Sinopsis: La idea surgió del conflicto en torno a dos temas: el hecho de mirar atrás, siempre he intentado vivir donde nací; y que a lo largo de mi vida, he compartido la historia de mis seres queridos que han sido migrantes e inmigrantes. Las diferentes circunstancias me llevan a tres ideas, que son centrales en el trabajo:
Uno, que aunque la razón principal es económica, hay algo más; dos, que la categoría ’inmigrante’ denota desigualdad; y tres, que la experiencia del inmigrante añade valor al discurso de la migración como un desarrollo vital positivo.

Trust Me
Synopsis: The idea arose from a conflict over two issues: the fact that looking back, I have always tried to live where I was born; and throughout my life I have shared the story of loved ones who have been migrants and immigrants. Despite the different contexts strikes me three ideas, which are the central aspects of the work:
One, that although the main reason is economic, there is something more; two, that the category ’immigrant’ denotes inequality; and three, that the immigrant experience adds value to the discourse of migration as a positive development in the life of the person.

Produced by Ariana S. Cota and 98lab, a project by ZEMOS98 curated by Doc Next Network.