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I’m thrilled to announce my first solo exhibition, My Name’s Not Damien, opening October 2nd at Los Angeles Southwest College Art Gallery, part of the FOTOSoCal constellation of exhibitions across Southern California.

📍 Location: Los Angeles Southwest College — Cox Building, 2nd Floor (Next to library)
1600 West Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90047
🚗 Parking: P3 (Western entrance), P8 (Imperial entrance) – $2
🗓 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 2, 5–7 PM
🗓 Closing Reception: Saturday, November 8, 2–4 PM
🖼️ Gallery Hours: Thursdays 11 AM–1 PM and by appointment

Rooted in memory and moments of speculation, I reconstruct scenes from my upbringing in suburban Los Angeles County that are at times humorous, humiliating, or haunting. With a recurring cast of Latinx actors, these staged photographs reflect on cultural loss, belonging, and the fragmentation of identity shaped by suburban migration.

Thank you to @curatorlove for creating and having me be apart of @foto_socal!

I’m thrilled to announce my first solo exhibition, My Name’s Not Damien, opening October 2nd at Los Angeles Southwest College Art Gallery, part of the FOTOSoCal constellation of exhibitions across Southern California.

📍 Location: Los Angeles Southwest College — Cox Building, 2nd Floor (Next to library)
1600 West Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90047
🚗 Parking: P3 (Western entrance), P8 (Imperial entrance) – $2
🗓 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 2, 5–7 PM
🗓 Closing Reception: Saturday, November 8, 2–4 PM
🖼️ Gallery Hours: Thursdays 11 AM–1 PM and by appointment

Rooted in memory and moments of speculation, I reconstruct scenes from my upbringing in suburban Los Angeles County that are at times humorous, humiliating, or haunting. With a recurring cast of Latinx actors, these staged photographs reflect on cultural loss, belonging, and the fragmentation of identity shaped by suburban migration.

Thank you to @curatorlove for creating and having me be apart of @foto_socal!

So excited to be showing some work with this group of lens-based artists in NYC with @latinxprojnyu. Thank you Orlando Ochoa Jr. and Xavier Robles Armas for curating!

From creative uses of family photographs to stylized re-enactments, Escenas invites viewers to consider how artists repurpose place, time, and ephemera through photography.

Opening reception on September 5, 2025 from 6 - 8pm at the 20 Cooper Square 3rd Floor Gallery.

Andina Marie Osorio @andinamarieosorio
Arlene Mejorado @ari.mejorado
Ashley Peña @ashleyypenaa
Damon Casarez @damon_c
Diana Guerra @_dianahola_
José Ibarra Rizo @joseibarrarizo
Steven Molina Contreras @stevenmolinacontreras

So excited to be showing some work with this group of lens-based artists in NYC with @latinxprojnyu. Thank you Orlando Ochoa Jr. and Xavier Robles Armas for curating!

From creative uses of family photographs to stylized re-enactments, Escenas invites viewers to consider how artists repurpose place, time, and ephemera through photography.

Opening reception on September 5, 2025 from 6 - 8pm at the 20 Cooper Square 3rd Floor Gallery.

Andina Marie Osorio @andinamarieosorio
Arlene Mejorado @ari.mejorado
Ashley Peña @ashleyypenaa
Damon Casarez @damon_c
Diana Guerra @_dianahola_
José Ibarra Rizo @joseibarrarizo
Steven Molina Contreras @stevenmolinacontreras

Damon’s Fighting Miguel!, 2024

I created this work based on a childhood memory. When I was 10 or 11, one of my older cousins made me fight another boy, Miguel, in the neighborhood. Using a water hose, he created a makeshift ring in front of my grandparents’ home in Pico Rivera (pictured) and had us go at it. I lost the fight. This moment has stayed with me for years, becoming part of our family folklore—something we often joke about now.

For this shoot, I cast seven kids to reenact this autobiographical event as a way to reflect on a defining moment that ties into larger themes of masculinity, ritual, and the socialization of boys. Staging scenes from past experiences has become a method for me to encounter past experiences while reinterpreting them through photography.

This project feels like a breakthrough for me in grad school, and I’m excited to keep developing this approach for my thesis show in July (yikes!).

Thank you to all the families that participated in this!

Damon’s Fighting Miguel!, 2024

I created this work based on a childhood memory. When I was 10 or 11, one of my older cousins made me fight another boy, Miguel, in the neighborhood. Using a water hose, he created a makeshift ring in front of my grandparents’ home in Pico Rivera (pictured) and had us go at it. I lost the fight. This moment has stayed with me for years, becoming part of our family folklore—something we often joke about now.

For this shoot, I cast seven kids to reenact this autobiographical event as a way to reflect on a defining moment that ties into larger themes of masculinity, ritual, and the socialization of boys. Staging scenes from past experiences has become a method for me to encounter past experiences while reinterpreting them through photography.

This project feels like a breakthrough for me in grad school, and I’m excited to keep developing this approach for my thesis show in July (yikes!).

Thank you to all the families that participated in this!

Damon’s Fighting Miguel!, 2024

I created this work based on a childhood memory. When I was 10 or 11, one of my older cousins made me fight another boy, Miguel, in the neighborhood. Using a water hose, he created a makeshift ring in front of my grandparents’ home in Pico Rivera (pictured) and had us go at it. I lost the fight. This moment has stayed with me for years, becoming part of our family folklore—something we often joke about now.

For this shoot, I cast seven kids to reenact this autobiographical event as a way to reflect on a defining moment that ties into larger themes of masculinity, ritual, and the socialization of boys. Staging scenes from past experiences has become a method for me to encounter past experiences while reinterpreting them through photography.

This project feels like a breakthrough for me in grad school, and I’m excited to keep developing this approach for my thesis show in July (yikes!).

Thank you to all the families that participated in this!

Damon’s Fighting Miguel!, 2024

I created this work based on a childhood memory. When I was 10 or 11, one of my older cousins made me fight another boy, Miguel, in the neighborhood. Using a water hose, he created a makeshift ring in front of my grandparents’ home in Pico Rivera (pictured) and had us go at it. I lost the fight. This moment has stayed with me for years, becoming part of our family folklore—something we often joke about now.

For this shoot, I cast seven kids to reenact this autobiographical event as a way to reflect on a defining moment that ties into larger themes of masculinity, ritual, and the socialization of boys. Staging scenes from past experiences has become a method for me to encounter past experiences while reinterpreting them through photography.

This project feels like a breakthrough for me in grad school, and I’m excited to keep developing this approach for my thesis show in July (yikes!).

Thank you to all the families that participated in this!

Damon’s Fighting Miguel!, 2024

I created this work based on a childhood memory. When I was 10 or 11, one of my older cousins made me fight another boy, Miguel, in the neighborhood. Using a water hose, he created a makeshift ring in front of my grandparents’ home in Pico Rivera (pictured) and had us go at it. I lost the fight. This moment has stayed with me for years, becoming part of our family folklore—something we often joke about now.

For this shoot, I cast seven kids to reenact this autobiographical event as a way to reflect on a defining moment that ties into larger themes of masculinity, ritual, and the socialization of boys. Staging scenes from past experiences has become a method for me to encounter past experiences while reinterpreting them through photography.

This project feels like a breakthrough for me in grad school, and I’m excited to keep developing this approach for my thesis show in July (yikes!).

Thank you to all the families that participated in this!

Damon’s Fighting Miguel!, 2024

I created this work based on a childhood memory. When I was 10 or 11, one of my older cousins made me fight another boy, Miguel, in the neighborhood. Using a water hose, he created a makeshift ring in front of my grandparents’ home in Pico Rivera (pictured) and had us go at it. I lost the fight. This moment has stayed with me for years, becoming part of our family folklore—something we often joke about now.

For this shoot, I cast seven kids to reenact this autobiographical event as a way to reflect on a defining moment that ties into larger themes of masculinity, ritual, and the socialization of boys. Staging scenes from past experiences has become a method for me to encounter past experiences while reinterpreting them through photography.

This project feels like a breakthrough for me in grad school, and I’m excited to keep developing this approach for my thesis show in July (yikes!).

Thank you to all the families that participated in this!

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

Join me in conversation with Damon Casarez & Antonio Perez, both part of Concrete Hope | Esperanza Concreta, currently on view at Santa Monica’s Barrett Gallery as part of @foto_socal by @curatorlove

SMC Main Campus | Art A214 (Art Building)
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

Damon Casarez, an Artist specializing in photography, explores his Mexican-American heritage through a multi-generational perspective. Raised in the suburbs of L.A. County, his work brings visibility to overlooked narratives in the Latinx experience, fostering a sense of community among those who share his history. Casarez has an MFA from Stanford’s Art Practice program, Casarez uses photography to recreate crucial moments from childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the socialization of boys. His images engage with family and cultural memory, considering how our identities are formed. Prior to pursuing his MFA, he worked as an editorial photographer on assignments both locally and nationally.

Damon Casarez @damon_c
Graduate of @stanfordartpractice

Antonio Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American artist whose work excavates layers of identity, history, social structures, family, and culture. Drawing deeply from his Chicano/Mexican heritage and experiences growing up in LA, Perez’s artistic vision is rooted in his upbringing in a working-class household with immigrant parents. His work is influenced by rasquachismo reflecting an ethos of survival, adaptability, and creative transformation. Perez’s practice spans multiple disciplines, including printmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, and sculpture. His material choices, attention to texture, and layering of imagery reflect personal and collective memory while engaging with broader conversations on labor, migration, and cultural preservation. Perez has a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio, the Museum of Latin American Art, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles.

Antonio Perez @cadillactony
Graduate of @otiscollege @otisalumni

Photos at the Concrete Hope Exhibition Opening by @demonicaphoto @monicaorozcophotography

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

I haven’t posted Editorial work in a while! Here’s a few photos of select assignments while I was living in the Bay Area for grad school from 2023-2025. 🙏🏼 I’m back in L.A. and back to the editorial hustle 🤗

1-3: Field School for boys for @wsj
4-5: Special prosecutor, and district attorney for Alec Baldwin‘s New Mexico shooting case, for @nytmag
6-8: Artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood for @artinamerica
9-10: Lawyer Roy Katriel and Supreme Court challenges for @nytmag

Dad’s Tortilla Mask, 2025

I made this image based on my father’s tradition of making tortilla masks at our favorite Mexican restaurant after church on Sundays. If there was a leftover tortilla, he’d bite out a mask and sneak it back into the warmer, making us laugh at the thought of someone opening it and getting scared. I’m also thinking about how he used to chase us around the house with Halloween masks, combining these scenes in one image.

After his passing, some of my family gathered to make tortilla masks for an installation at my solo show. Around that same time, my mom found this photo of my little brother making a tortilla mask, with me beside him. I didn’t know it existed. I’m grateful I was able to share the image I made with my father before he passed, and to show him how those small moments stayed with me all these years.

Thank you @actorfabian and your son for collaborating on this deeply personal work.

Dad’s Tortilla Mask, 2025

I made this image based on my father’s tradition of making tortilla masks at our favorite Mexican restaurant after church on Sundays. If there was a leftover tortilla, he’d bite out a mask and sneak it back into the warmer, making us laugh at the thought of someone opening it and getting scared. I’m also thinking about how he used to chase us around the house with Halloween masks, combining these scenes in one image.

After his passing, some of my family gathered to make tortilla masks for an installation at my solo show. Around that same time, my mom found this photo of my little brother making a tortilla mask, with me beside him. I didn’t know it existed. I’m grateful I was able to share the image I made with my father before he passed, and to show him how those small moments stayed with me all these years.

Thank you @actorfabian and your son for collaborating on this deeply personal work.

Dad’s Tortilla Mask, 2025

I made this image based on my father’s tradition of making tortilla masks at our favorite Mexican restaurant after church on Sundays. If there was a leftover tortilla, he’d bite out a mask and sneak it back into the warmer, making us laugh at the thought of someone opening it and getting scared. I’m also thinking about how he used to chase us around the house with Halloween masks, combining these scenes in one image.

After his passing, some of my family gathered to make tortilla masks for an installation at my solo show. Around that same time, my mom found this photo of my little brother making a tortilla mask, with me beside him. I didn’t know it existed. I’m grateful I was able to share the image I made with my father before he passed, and to show him how those small moments stayed with me all these years.

Thank you @actorfabian and your son for collaborating on this deeply personal work.

Dad’s Tortilla Mask, 2025

I made this image based on my father’s tradition of making tortilla masks at our favorite Mexican restaurant after church on Sundays. If there was a leftover tortilla, he’d bite out a mask and sneak it back into the warmer, making us laugh at the thought of someone opening it and getting scared. I’m also thinking about how he used to chase us around the house with Halloween masks, combining these scenes in one image.

After his passing, some of my family gathered to make tortilla masks for an installation at my solo show. Around that same time, my mom found this photo of my little brother making a tortilla mask, with me beside him. I didn’t know it existed. I’m grateful I was able to share the image I made with my father before he passed, and to show him how those small moments stayed with me all these years.

Thank you @actorfabian and your son for collaborating on this deeply personal work.

Dad’s Tortilla Mask, 2025

I made this image based on my father’s tradition of making tortilla masks at our favorite Mexican restaurant after church on Sundays. If there was a leftover tortilla, he’d bite out a mask and sneak it back into the warmer, making us laugh at the thought of someone opening it and getting scared. I’m also thinking about how he used to chase us around the house with Halloween masks, combining these scenes in one image.

After his passing, some of my family gathered to make tortilla masks for an installation at my solo show. Around that same time, my mom found this photo of my little brother making a tortilla mask, with me beside him. I didn’t know it existed. I’m grateful I was able to share the image I made with my father before he passed, and to show him how those small moments stayed with me all these years.

Thank you @actorfabian and your son for collaborating on this deeply personal work.

Dad’s Tortilla Mask, 2025

I made this image based on my father’s tradition of making tortilla masks at our favorite Mexican restaurant after church on Sundays. If there was a leftover tortilla, he’d bite out a mask and sneak it back into the warmer, making us laugh at the thought of someone opening it and getting scared. I’m also thinking about how he used to chase us around the house with Halloween masks, combining these scenes in one image.

After his passing, some of my family gathered to make tortilla masks for an installation at my solo show. Around that same time, my mom found this photo of my little brother making a tortilla mask, with me beside him. I didn’t know it existed. I’m grateful I was able to share the image I made with my father before he passed, and to show him how those small moments stayed with me all these years.

Thank you @actorfabian and your son for collaborating on this deeply personal work.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

My father, Larry, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 28th, after a seven-year battle with cancer, at the age of 69. He was lovingly known as Larryboy and Tio Larry to his cousins and family. He will be deeply missed.

I am sad he’s no longer with us, but after the last treatment, he was tired and ready to go. Over the past few days, my brothers, mom, grandma, and uncle were able to spend time with him and express how much he meant to us, watch his favorite movies with him and listen to his music.

Everyone has stories of the legendary Tio Larry. He was always laughing, joking, making faces, pulling pranks. He lived his life how he wanted. He was working since he was a teenager and took pride in what he did and taught us to do the same. We’re all going to miss having pool parties, BBQ’s, Vegas trips and fishing trips without him.

My brothers and I were fortunate to be raised by him and our mom. We will miss you, Dad.

G.I. Joe
20 x 27 inch
2024

Thinking back to my childhood, military imagery and play were always around—G.I. Joe toys, family photos, action films. I’d spend hours twisting those action figures into impossible poses in the backyard with my brothers. Looking back, it clearly feels like propaganda and normalized, much like how we were made to pledge allegiance every day in school.

I made this photo with a young actor Angelo that I’ve worked with before—I just told him to play. I wanted to create a tender moment, but also one full of tension between them. This is what he came up with, and it was exactly what I had wanted.

I was also thinking of a Gordon Parks photo titled Boy with a June Bug, which I had seen at the Cantor Museum at Stanford.

The image feels especially charged now, with ICE raids terrorizing communities of hard-working folks and the military being used to block protest—in these same kinds of uniforms.

G.I. Joe
20 x 27 inch
2024

Thinking back to my childhood, military imagery and play were always around—G.I. Joe toys, family photos, action films. I’d spend hours twisting those action figures into impossible poses in the backyard with my brothers. Looking back, it clearly feels like propaganda and normalized, much like how we were made to pledge allegiance every day in school.

I made this photo with a young actor Angelo that I’ve worked with before—I just told him to play. I wanted to create a tender moment, but also one full of tension between them. This is what he came up with, and it was exactly what I had wanted.

I was also thinking of a Gordon Parks photo titled Boy with a June Bug, which I had seen at the Cantor Museum at Stanford.

The image feels especially charged now, with ICE raids terrorizing communities of hard-working folks and the military being used to block protest—in these same kinds of uniforms.

G.I. Joe
20 x 27 inch
2024

Thinking back to my childhood, military imagery and play were always around—G.I. Joe toys, family photos, action films. I’d spend hours twisting those action figures into impossible poses in the backyard with my brothers. Looking back, it clearly feels like propaganda and normalized, much like how we were made to pledge allegiance every day in school.

I made this photo with a young actor Angelo that I’ve worked with before—I just told him to play. I wanted to create a tender moment, but also one full of tension between them. This is what he came up with, and it was exactly what I had wanted.

I was also thinking of a Gordon Parks photo titled Boy with a June Bug, which I had seen at the Cantor Museum at Stanford.

The image feels especially charged now, with ICE raids terrorizing communities of hard-working folks and the military being used to block protest—in these same kinds of uniforms.

Our thesis show Present Histories opens May 13th with an opening reception Thursday May 15th at the Stanford Art Gallery. So excited to share what I’ve been working on in the last year. Hope to see you there! Portrait by @joebuddphoto.

Our thesis show Present Histories opens May 13th with an opening reception Thursday May 15th at the Stanford Art Gallery. So excited to share what I’ve been working on in the last year. Hope to see you there! Portrait by @joebuddphoto.

You Look Like a Tuba Player, 2025

In seventh grade band, those of us without instruments were assigned one by the band director. When my turn came, he looked at me and said, You look like a tuba player. I took it as a reaction to being one of the bigger kids in the group 🙂.

I’m interested in working in this space where I can build an image from past memory, family images and symbols I grew up seeing. While there is truth to the moments in this portrait, they come from different times and experiences, merging into one picture.

Thank you to my lovely emerging actor and collaborator @ninja.bro.isaac ! And of course my wife for helping to bring the space to life.

You Look Like a Tuba Player, 2025

In seventh grade band, those of us without instruments were assigned one by the band director. When my turn came, he looked at me and said, You look like a tuba player. I took it as a reaction to being one of the bigger kids in the group 🙂.

I’m interested in working in this space where I can build an image from past memory, family images and symbols I grew up seeing. While there is truth to the moments in this portrait, they come from different times and experiences, merging into one picture.

Thank you to my lovely emerging actor and collaborator @ninja.bro.isaac ! And of course my wife for helping to bring the space to life.

You Look Like a Tuba Player, 2025

In seventh grade band, those of us without instruments were assigned one by the band director. When my turn came, he looked at me and said, You look like a tuba player. I took it as a reaction to being one of the bigger kids in the group 🙂.

I’m interested in working in this space where I can build an image from past memory, family images and symbols I grew up seeing. While there is truth to the moments in this portrait, they come from different times and experiences, merging into one picture.

Thank you to my lovely emerging actor and collaborator @ninja.bro.isaac ! And of course my wife for helping to bring the space to life.

You Look Like a Tuba Player, 2025

In seventh grade band, those of us without instruments were assigned one by the band director. When my turn came, he looked at me and said, You look like a tuba player. I took it as a reaction to being one of the bigger kids in the group 🙂.

I’m interested in working in this space where I can build an image from past memory, family images and symbols I grew up seeing. While there is truth to the moments in this portrait, they come from different times and experiences, merging into one picture.

Thank you to my lovely emerging actor and collaborator @ninja.bro.isaac ! And of course my wife for helping to bring the space to life.

You Look Like a Tuba Player, 2025

In seventh grade band, those of us without instruments were assigned one by the band director. When my turn came, he looked at me and said, You look like a tuba player. I took it as a reaction to being one of the bigger kids in the group 🙂.

I’m interested in working in this space where I can build an image from past memory, family images and symbols I grew up seeing. While there is truth to the moments in this portrait, they come from different times and experiences, merging into one picture.

Thank you to my lovely emerging actor and collaborator @ninja.bro.isaac ! And of course my wife for helping to bring the space to life.

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️

This (untitled) work responds to a family photograph taken at my first birthday party in 1988. In the original image, my father stands on a ladder in our front yard, pulling a rope while four men hold the ladder steady. With the piñata out of frame, it’s allowed me to reflect on these loving gestures of pulling and holding, as well as the social roles embedded in this tradition.

In my reimagined version, I wanted to dramatize these gestures while preserving a sense of place and familiarity. I’m grateful to the eight actors and my wife who collaborated with me on this personal work that explores identity, rites of passage and social constructs embedded in these familial traditions.

And a thank you to my father for this iconic moment and my mother who is the keeper of our family albums and archive. ❤️