Artist Statement
It is interesting to me how our political leaders want to deport people who have crossed our borders in search of work. Our leaders say they are murderers and thieves, but they are the ones who are doing the work to expand our societies. In my work, I explore the void of contradiction that is within our societies by making art of the people doing the job that is needed in order for our societies to thrive. Undocumented workers are the contributors to our societies. In my work, I want to show the viewer that these people are not murderers and thieves but are hard-working people doing the work America needs. I want the viewer to see the immigrant worker's contribution by depicting the physicality of the work they are doing. In viewing the work, I also want the viewer to leave with a different perception of the undocumented people working in our societies. Their labor and their energy are what makes America expand and grow. They build the roads we need to drive on. They build the homes we live in. They build the buildings we do our jobs in. Estan aqui para trabajar! They are the Undocummented Kinetic Energy.