by Jackie | May 20, 2019 | Public
Playas de Tijuana US/Mexico border to Rio Suchiate, border of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico and Tecun Uman, Guatemala. Duration: 21 days from Sunrise to Sunset. July 20th to August 10th, 2019. De Norte a Sur is a performance piece that began at the southern U.S. border...
by Jackie | Oct 26, 2018 | Public
Huellas que Germinan, 2018 (Foot Prints That Sprout), Amézquita embraces the precarity of the immigrant body as a site of resistance. Through it, Amézquita walked from the border of Tijuana, Mexico, to Los Angeles, California, for over eight consecutive days, from...
by Jackie | Mar 24, 2018 | Installations
Pasadena, CaliforniaDimensions: 40’X40’ Sueños Fértiles, 2018 (Fertile Dreams) looks at the journey thousands of people make across different border entries into the United States. In this installation, I’m interested in the transformation that happens to a body...
by Jackie | Jan 1, 2018 | Collaborations
A collaboration between Jackie Amézquita and Cecilia Brawley Rio Suchiate, entre la frontera de Mexico y Guatemala. Rio Suchiate is between the border of Mexico and Guatemala. Duration: 1hr 13...
by Jackie | Dec 20, 2017 | Installations
Pasadena, California 68”x48”x12” Mi Ultimo Suspiro, 2017 ( My Last Breath) is an installation comprised of garments cast in iced water bottles. The bottles were sourced from bottles left behind at different border entry points between the United States and Mexico,...
