ADA TRILLO // me&EVE Award Recipient

Ada Trillo, La Caravana Del Diablo // me&EVE Award Recipient

When the migrants arrived at the border of Guatemala and Mexico, they were gassed and pepper-sprayed on their first attempt to cross. The government officials began to trick asylum seekers into entering Mexico in smaller, more manageable groups. They were promised a chance at applying for asylum or continuing on to the US border, only to force them onto buses so that they can be deported back to their respective countries in Central America. Their journey ahead was obstructed by cruel government policies, yet returning to their homeland could mean living a life of extortion, impoverishment, and possibly death at the hands of the ruling gangs. adatrillo.com

CENTER hosts the annual Photographer Presentations featuring select 2020 Grant and Award recipients. Each artist will share an intimate view of their project, followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A with moderator Mary Statzer, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Photographs, the University of New Mexico Art Museum.

This Program is part of the Photography 2020 Compendium initiative: photography2020.0rg

Moderator:

Mary Statzer, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Photographs, the University of New Mexico Art Museum.

This program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Humanities Council.