Carl Brandon Society blog

Weblog of the Carl Brandon Society, dedicated to improving the visibility of people of colour in the speculative genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism, etc. (moderated jointly by CBS Steering Committee members).

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Superheroes photo project by Dulce Pinzón


MINERVA VALENCIA from Puebla works as a nanny in New York. She Sends 400 dollars a week.


MINERVA VALENCIA originaria de Puebla trabaja como niñera en Nueva York.
Manda 400 dólares a la semana.


From Pinzón's artist's statement:


"This project consists of 20 color photographs of Mexican and Latino immigrants dressed in the costumes of popular American and Mexican superheroes. Each photo pictures the worker/superhero in their work environment, and is accompanied by a short text including the worker’s name, their hometown, the number of years they have been working in New York, and the amount of money they send to their families each week.




Click on the link to see Superheroes.


Thanks to Neil Gaiman for the pointer.

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