“the bayonet pierced her repeatedly while she prayed for the soldiers” 4.22.2014
strength often means inviting the pain to come be your lover, your friend, your teacher. listen to what it has come to share. treat it getnly and let it go on its way.nightmares and flashbacks 4.14.2014Kam ab’il? What are your names? 1.6.2014the truth stared at her but she was frozen in time 4.15.2014La Muerte viene por nosotras/ Death comes for us all 4.19.2014sorrow and loss hope and joy 4.17.2014para que todos sepan/ so that all shall know 1.4.2014¿Quién soy yo? Who am I? 2.19.2014 (in a private collection)sobreviviente/ survivor…it’s about the message, my message 2.25.2014Prayer alone is not enough/la lucha sigue…the struggle continues 1.8.2014Ma sa laa ch’ool? /Are you happy in your heart? 1.8.2014Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto/ Thank you life for giving me so much 1.11.2014 (in a private collection)Rest in peace, my dear, struggling souls/ Que en paz descansan, queridas almas luchadores 1.13.2014Each one lives in our hearts 1.15.2014Knowing the truth is painful…. 1.21.2014Viven en el corazón del pueblo/ they live on in the hearts of the people 1.21.2014Censura, silencio, impunidad/ Censure, silence, impunity 1.22.2014these wings hold precious memories 1.23.2014the world is still out there waiting for me…. 1.24.2014i can’t let go 1.26.2014i want to savor the earthy scent of bodies fed by corn 1.26.2014the memories are radioactive 1.27.2014Presente! these are the four cardinal points in the mayan cosmovision. 2.1.2014quiero darle un entierro digno/ i want to give them a dignified burial 2.2.2014Our souls are meant to co-mingle 2.3.2014 (in a private collection)i just need some space…to rest my heart and cushion it with my tears 2.3.2014find your path 2.6.2014the smell of smoke 2.8.2014¿Dónde están las mujeres? / Where have all the women gone? 2.10.2014where are they? 2.20.2014“365 people died on July 7, 1981 when Lucas Garcia was president”. personal photo of El Quetzal, Barillas, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Cross marks a clandestine graveincense for healing- pungent, strong, penetrating 2.11.2014
Exhumation in Petanac, San Mateo Ixtatan Guatemala, April 2001. The village was razed when Rios Montt was president of Guatemala, during the scorched earth campaign.
Reburial in Petanac, San Mateo Ixtatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. 2002Exhumation 5.3.2014who will draw the line 6.19.2015we are all wounded. we are all healers. we seek wholeness 4.27.2014
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