borders 1.3
BORDERS | ISSUE 3
In Newsstands Late Summer 2023
A border is an imposed line that separates geographic areas into territories. Historically, this act of enforcing national borders has altered the lives of millions—particularly here in what is now called Southern California. But, borders do not only signify the carving up of land for political power, they are enforced in many other forms—culturally, mentally and philosophically. The artists in this issue challenge this phenomenon and make work towards a politic of mobility and freedom.
Juan Carrillo Dominguez, Danny Sigala, Kevin Ramirez
JUAN CARRILLO-DOMINGUEZ
Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Juan Carrillo-Dominguez is an artist working in the Inland Empire. His art explores the shared experience of being a first-generation Chicano who was raised by a family that crossed the border for a better opportunity in life. Through text, photography, and other media, he creates images that introduce social issues related to this migration that so deeply shapes Latinx communities.
HIPÓLITO SIGALA
Hipólito Sigala is an interdisciplinary artist working with themes of family, self, and magic. For them, matriarchal storytelling has been a source of revelation and wealth as they work across the mediums of photography, collage, sculpture, and thread. Currently, they are making work from their family home in Bloomington Ca.
KEVIN RAMIREZ
Kevin Ramirez is a recent graduate of CSUSB from Pomona, who currently lives and works in Hesperia. His image-making is mediated through his experiences of being a first gen with roots in El Salvador and Mexico. These narratives are embodied through the use of analog film and found photographs.
