Monica Martinez-Diaz
Jun 27–Oct 4, 2026
Image Gallery
Monica Martinez-Diaz, I felt the love of my ancestors, when he became one of them
2023, Inkjet print, 37 x 25” (Installation view)
Monica Martinez-Diaz
Jun 27–Oct 4, 2026
Monica-Martinez-Diaz’s photographic installation explores the lives and memories of first-generation immigrants through portraiture and personal artifacts. Intimate portraits of the her subjects are intermixed with family mementos. Together, the portraits and objects create a dialogue between past and present, memory and material, inviting viewers to witness the layered experiences of migration, displacement, and adaptation. The work reflects on how memory and identity are preserved and carried across borders. The installation emphasizes the emotional resonance of “home” and how it exists simultaneously in the present, in memory, across distance, in tradition, and more.
The exhibition also include an installation featuring portraits of participants hands and handwritten letters addressed to their younger selves. Each participant is a first-generation immigrant in the United States of America and reflects on what advice would the tell their younger self about immigrating to the United States.