Transnational photo archives and the Central American diaspora
Tatiana Reinoza, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Notre Dame
This chapter examines the work of a new generation of Central American diaspora image makers who are working on building transnational photo archives based on family history.
I contend that the use of family narratives counters the distancing effect of documentary photography and its rampant portrayal of victimhood and violence in the Central American region. The work of these artists likewise reveals a sense of intimacy and longing that makes visible the ties that bind kin across vast geographic distances, or as the refrain goes: la sangre llama.
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