I'm still having trouble ending it haha but here is the edited statement:
I am Latina – a woman of Latin descent. Religion and faith
are embedded into my culture and my immediate family. I did not just practice
my Catholicism at Mass or on Ash Wednesday or just on Easter and Christmas –
for me, it was my identity.
For a long time I dared not to ever question my upbringing
within the Church, but throughout the years I’ve become more curious into
finding answers within myself.
In this work, I am exploring my religion and asking why it
was so profound to my family and me. Through these photographs, I am documenting
the connection between the Catholic religion and my family and how it affects
and reflects within each individual. In capturing images for this body of work,
the line between the home and the Church begin to blur and one is projected as
a reflection to the other. I begin to examine the relationship between “saint”
and “sinner” and question if it is even possible to be recognized within a
portrait. Are we true to who we were expected to be and according to whom? These
are some of the questions I hope to explore throughout these photographs and
will continue to explore.
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