Cinthya Santos-Briones

Artist

Photo of Dennis, a girl of Nahuatl origin born in Queens. The image is intervened with images extracted from pre-Hispanic codices alluding to the faces of the pre-Hispanic past of the culture and territory of Dennis's ancestors. Dennis is the first generation American - Indigenous - Nahuas born in Queens. “I am proud of my parents' culture,” says Dennis. Queens, 2019.