REYNA RAMIREZ
The themes in my work stem from a longing for a distant past. They are inspired by migration, separation, assimilation, family history, and cultural identity. Hearing conversations between friends and family, I grew a curiosity for a sense of self within our stories as immigrants or children of immigrants. Through my work, I search for comfort in the in-between and unravel what that space consists of. In-between places, in-between people, in-between experiences, and in-between cultures. Straddling two worlds, origin country and new one, there’s a constant struggle between identities that immigrants face. This in-betweenness has become its own culture and a way for me to identify myself with as I try to understand my relationship with these experiences. A major component of my work also relies on the relationship between objects and memories. More specifically, how those memories can be demonstrated through image layering and manipulation of the object.
REYNA RAMIREZ
The themes in my work stem from a longing for a distant past. They are inspired by migration, separation, assimilation, family history, and cultural identity. Hearing conversations between friends and family, I grew a curiosity for a sense of self within our stories as immigrants or children of immigrants. Through my work, I search for comfort in the in-between and unravel what that space consists of. In-between places, in-between people, in-between experiences, and in-between cultures. Straddling two worlds, origin country and new one, there’s a constant struggle between identities that immigrants face. This in-betweenness has become its own culture and a way for me to identify myself with as I try to understand my relationship with these experiences. A major component of my work also relies on the relationship between objects and memories. More specifically, how those memories can be demonstrated through image layering and manipulation of the object.
REYNA RAMIREZ
The themes in my work stem from a longing for a distant past. They are inspired by migration, separation, assimilation, family history, and cultural identity. Hearing conversations between friends and family, I grew a curiosity for a sense of self within our stories as immigrants or children of immigrants. Through my work, I search for comfort in the in-between and unravel what that space consists of. In-between places, in-between people, in-between experiences, and in-between cultures. Straddling two worlds, origin country and new one, there’s a constant struggle between identities that immigrants face. This in-betweenness has become its own culture and a way for me to identify myself with as I try to understand my relationship with these experiences. A major component of my work also relies on the relationship between objects and memories. More specifically, how those memories can be demonstrated through image layering and manipulation of the object.