trajectories (or where I stand)

I am a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Mexico of Cuban parents. My U.S. citizenship is due to my grandfather’s birth in Tampa, FL while my great grandfather was in exile during the Cuban War of Independence (also known as the Spanish American War). This work begins to thread back through generations a family history of migration and exile due to political upheaval. The images represent connections and dislocations in relation to home, family and history.

The images that include trajectories include maps from the time period of each family member’s trajectory and each map is sourced in a bibliography.