Unnamed 1

Oil on Canvas
4 x 4 in.

From the When we Had Names series.

"This collection of mini portraits are of family members from Pajacuarán, Michoacán. The photos were taken by a photographer documenting the town, capturing them before many crossed into the United States.

In Mexico, they felt a sense of oneness and freedom as they moved through their homeland. Crossing the border through hostile terrain, arriving in a place where they weren’t welcomed and didn’t know the language, yet still finding a way to succeed. Now, however, they are often treated like animals under a racist government that believes we don’t belong on stolen land that was never theirs. These small paintings honor proud individuals returning home, deserving of the same respect and and dignity as any other human being." - Salomón Huerta