Reconstruction of The-Self


  • Photographer
    Rita Hernandez
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    2008
  • Technical Info
    Digital Collage

50% of migrant population around the world is woman. Culture shock after migration is one of the most deeper and transformational processes for “The-Self”. I used the body as the natural representation of The-Self, where parts of the body are parts of The-Self itself. They play and interact finding a place. How this “hand” will fit in this new world? Or… they are just there, waiting for the moment to play a roll. When I am going to use this foot? Or just being observed and evaluated for re-cycling or disposal. Do I really need this knee or should I exchange it for a third hand? Understanding what part of The-Self works in the new culture, making stronger other parts, or getting new ones, implies a continuous Re-construction of The-Self. This is a visual approach to portray what immigrant experience through the acculturation process.

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