.......... a personal account of directed wanderings through the Americas .......... un recuento personal de recorridos dirigidos por las Americas
Sunday, September 03, 2006
first weekend in santiago
With orientation starting tomorrow and only four hours of sleep supporting me due to last night's salsa dance outing, I am heading to bed directly. But the first photos of the city are up for viewing, you can see them by visiting here.
I am interested in how photography and visual representation can challenge social and political inequalities, particularly in the Americas. A recent graduate from NYU's Master's program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, I focused on social practices of vernacular photography in Peru as well as the Quechua language. In 2006-07, I worked with VEGlobal, an organization in Santiago de Chile of volunteers that develops educational programs for Chilean youth living in shelters. Along with volunteer Lindy Drew, I developed OJOSnuevos (newEYES), a digital photography program for teenage women. This blog serves as a place of informal reflections on issues of representation, and a place where I can discuss works in progress.
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