La Caravana Migrante

“Y así voy por el mundo, sin edad ni destino.
Al amparo de un cosmos que camina conmigo”.
“And that's how I go through the world, without age nor destiny.
With the refuge of a universe that walks with me.”
Atahualpa Yupanqui

Talavera-Ballón’s stunning paintings, a portrait series titled La Caravana Migrante, are paired with Hostile Terrain 94, an installation of hand-written toe tags documenting each of the more than 3200 deaths on the Arizona border with Mexico. Talavera Ballón’s beautifully rendered portraits remind us that each of the toe tags represents a life lived, someone with children, parents, siblings, loved ones, and dreams.