Artist Statement:
This project, Spanglish, emerged over two separate trips to Antigua, Guatemala, in 2021 and 2022, yet it exists in a space that is neither entirely external nor fully internal. The images are rooted in the physical landscapes and textures of Guatemala, but they also reflect the psychological dissonance of inhabiting an unfamiliar place—one that is seen, felt, and processed through the layered tensions of language, identity, and perception.
Rather than functioning as a document of place, Spanglish interrogates the condition of being in-between—between fluency and fragmentation, belonging and estrangement, clarity and opacity. The process of making these images was intuitive, almost compulsive, shaped by an undercurrent of disorientation, longing, and the inevitable failure of translation. In this way, the work speaks not only to geographic or linguistic displacement but also to the broader complexities of understanding, misinterpretation, and the emotional weight of existing between worlds.
