Home in Transit was born out of the need to denounce how the concept of home becomes elusive for trans women in Mexico and how we are forced to redefine it. Expelled or forced to flee our homes at an early age, we lose not only a roof over our heads but also our families,…
In 1994, while the United States opened its borders to goods and capital, it reinforced them for human bodies. A year after coming to power, President Bill Clinton implemented a policy known as “Prevention through Deterrence” as part of his immigration strategy. This consisted of strengthening surveillance and controls in the busiest urban border areas…
I’m going to write as simply as possible. But it’s not easy. I try hard. I write a line and then delete it. I get confused. Images and words are supposed to be a way to create cohesion and meaning. But linearity almost kills me in its fiction. That’s how it was with Barbara. I…
Since President Javier Milei took office, Argentina has been experiencing one of the most paradigmatic crises in its recent history. While promises of growth and economic freedom fill official speeches, the reality on the streets is very different: falling consumption, mass layoffs, underfunding of the public system, and an increasingly absent state. There are demonstrations…
As a child and teenager, I suffered constant harassment for not conforming to binary gender expressions, for my abilities, and for my delicate swan-like poses. That violence affected my emotional and psychological well-being and led me to develop suicidal thoughts at a very early age. Cero Plumas was born as a response to that trauma…
My two brothers and I first saw the light of day just two minutes apart. We shared the womb, the crib, feeding times, clothes, friends, and even the color of our eyes. This work attempts to narrate the lives of three triplet brothers. With this long-term project, my goal is to document the passage of…
