Dreamers & Belonging

Mourning & Dreaming High, con mucha fé.

This work places images of young adults, “Dreamers” over a collection of 18th century pages from a book of State Trials and Proceedings of Crimes and Misdemeanors published in London. “Dreamers” is a connotation given in the USA to children and young adults that were brought into the US by their parents or other relatives and made the US their home despite being undocumented.

In the collection of The Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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I was invited to take part in an exhibition honoring the work of Edgar Allan Poe. As I moved through his poetry, The Raven stayed with me — its rhythm, its weight, its haunting questions. One line in particular echoed deeply: “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” It brought my thoughts to migration, to the uncertain futures faced by children brought to this country by their parents — the Dreamers. Like Poe’s narrator, they too stand at the edge of the unknown, daring to dream where others hesitate. This print is a reflection on that space between fear and hope, between darkness and the possibility of flight.

Caution Dreamers in/on Sight

This print reflects on migration from the Global South and the uncertain futures of the Dreamers — young people brought to the U.S. as children. Named after the Dream Act, which aimed to provide them with a path to residency, their status remains uncertain under DACA. Caught between protection and exclusion, they live in limbo. This work honors their resilience and the quiet tension of dreaming in a country that has yet to fully accept them.

In the collections:
-Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX.
-La Salle University Museum, Philadelphia, PA.