Clustered buildings entangled by freeways and streets, mountains in the distance, water and sand, residential structures, areas of greenness, and a park, are all fragments of the space that surrounded my younger self. The nice thing about Southern California is that its diverse terrain and elements kept my young mind and body active and excited. The background of the piece shows the background of my character. A slightly hazing but extremely colorful culture. For the first 5 years of my life I lived in Guadalajara, Mexico. In coming to the US at such a young age, the history that has led to my creation and my being became more like a collage of stories that I stitched together with the help of my family. I choose to only incorporate that aspect of myself in the background because although it is what grounds me and what has shaped my customs, Los Angeles is where I matured into the person I am today.
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