“Y así voy por el mundo, sin edad ni destino.
Al amparo de un cosmos que camina conmigo”.
“And that's how I go through the world, without age nor destiny.
With the refuge of a universe that walks with me.”
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Historically, people have migrated to escape violence, war, persecution, poverty, and unemployment. “La caravana migrante” explores the topics of forced displacement and migration with powerful images of the hardship, desolation, and uncertainty which migrants experience during their pilgrimage north. It also conveys the feeling of community that develops as they traverse together the desiccated and forbidding terrain of Mexico. In the midst of a heated international debate on immigration, these paintings offer a much-needed space for discussion, reflection, and heightened awareness. While these works highlight the struggles of migrants, they also offer a renewed sense of the strength of the human spirit
