Miguel from is on display at the Academy of Art University's Atelier Gallery at 79 New Montgomery in downtown San Francisco.
Miguel was an almost American — he is pictured here on a Tijuana beach with his American born son about a year after his deportation. He had lived in the United States for almost 30 years illegally, starting a business and a family. His best friend in Los Angeles drives the Miguel's son down once a month for a visit. Miguel only had a few snapshots to share; the collage pattern is created using a snapshot he shared of his American girlfriend holding their son and a picture of the US/Mexico border fence that I made.