What is
Identity?
We are shaped and formed by our
relationships.
The idea of being oneself is a
realization.
It is the memory of seeing ourselves
for the first time in the mirror.
We are that image in the
mirror.
Our surroundings, our language, our
name, somehow also appear in the mirror.
We spend our childhood developing
these images; this specular vision of ourselves in a mirror.
We created this identity as a reflection of what we are and where
we are.
Is it possible to continue forging this identity
forever?
What happens to us when the
background of the image changes?
These are the stories of four Latino
Artists who immigrated to California.
“Portraits of Artist as
Latino Immigrants” is a
documentary about how these artists changed as they adapted to this
new culture, and how their identities were forged during this
journey of immigration.
