Mexico Con Ojos de Niña

Mexico with the eyes of a girl.

These paintings were made in Italy and were part of my first solo show in Florence, Italy. Living in a foreign country helped the indigenous Mexico come more into focus for me. It is a series about Mexico with a girl as the main protagonist. Young girls in the indigenous culture are responsible for so much, ranging from kitchen chores to watching over their siblings. Their childhood is a shorter and very different one compared to our society. They might get to go to school for some years and are expected to get married as early as 14 or 15 years old.  

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