ARTIST STATEMENT
The artworks reflect on themes of identity, concept of home and sense of belonging from a transfronteriza perspective. The use of the border wall represents man-made division and personal identity confrontation. Nopales and agaves embody resilience and rebirth
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michel Flores Tavizón’s work navigates borderland discourses through the perspective of a Mexican transfronteriza, traversing the Matamoros–Brownsville border. Through printmaking, she reflects on identity, cultural mestizaje, and Americanization, often referencing the Nahuatl concept of nepantla. Nepantla is a Nahuatl term popularized by Chicana author Gloria Anzaldúa, referring to an in-between space. Flores Tavizón represents her perception of the border as an in-between space marked by political division and emotional isolation.
© Michel Flores