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FIDENCIO FIFIELD-PEREZ Fidencio Fifield-Perez was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, but raised in the U.S. after his family migrated. His current work examines the debate over borders, edges, and the people who must traverse through them. In his work, Fifield-Perez manipulates paper, surfaces, and maps to refer to the crafts and customs taught to him as a toddler in Oaxaca—ones used to celebrate festivals and to mourn the dead. For Fifield-Perez these techniques are a way to reconnect with a time and place no longer present. In his own words: My practice currently focuses on the authority given to paper objects over the people they document. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' refusal to recognize one's humanity within the country has forced 750,000 undocumented people to prove their existence and movements via receipts, report cards, Facebook posts, and mail. Without state-issued identification, young undocumented immigrants rely on ephemera as evidence of our lives within the United States through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Specifically, my recent works make use of maps, envelopes, seemingly everyday materials discarded after having fulfilled their purpose. In my work, I choose cutting paper and other surfaces as a primary technique because it evokes the crafts and customs taught to me as a toddler in Oaxaca, Mexico, where these skills are still used to celebrate festivals and to mourn the dead. I cut and rearrange maps, paintings, and prints to portray what or who has too often been forgotten. |
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