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What Remains
What Remains provides windows, peering into and out from an on-going global humanitarian crisis, assembled into a multimedia (photography, illustration, music, video, installation) multidisciplinary (artistic, academic, activist) exhibit that reframes the migrant journey as a global and timeless human experience, one that occurs before, during and after the passage itself. It is a tribute to those that have taken this journey but have been silenced, or whose voices were never heard. What Remains is a labor of love, an invitation and a provocation, for us to collectively reassess our response and acknowledgement of the migratory history of human beings, and reaffirm basic values and rights of human existence.

Causes: Arts and Culture, Migration, Social Justice

Thanks to your support in our art project we where able to have a powerful year. We are grateful and determined to reach more goals this year!

In our website www.whatremains.art you can see all the community engagement workshops we developed along with the exhibitions that happened in Northern Ireland, Monterrey Mexico, Toronto Canada, Denver and Boulder Colorado, Marfa Texas and Ciudad Juarez. We are currently collaborating with Universities, Institutes and Associations like Dartmouth College, Tecnologico de Monterrey, University of Colorado, The American Anthropological Association and The Renee Crown Institute of Wellness in Boulder CO.

As our project evolves, so do the stories, and we feel that the new branches we’re growing are essential for further strengthening our mission.

This year, we are focusing on three key initiatives:

Traveling Exhibition: Our exhibition shares the stories of migration through photography, illustration, art installations, video, and audio. Central to this is “La Trenza,” an evolving installation that weaves together the belongings and stories of individuals in transit, representing their unique experiences through the objects they carry.

Educational and Academic collaborations: Universities are interested in connecting with us and bringing What Remains to their students. We are focused in this aspect of our project, reaching young generations and developing research data to support and expand our vision.

Art Book Publication: We are creating and printing a book that compiles years of photographic documentation and research of border stories, preserving the resilience and experiences of those on migration paths.

“You have to understand, That no one puts their children in a boat Unless the water is safer than the land” Warsan Shire

La Trenza in the first braiding inside the Rio Grande, El Paso TX.
What Remains Catalogue published in Guelph Canada by ArtsEverywhere Festival and Art Gallery of Guelph.
What Remains team carrying La Trenza at The Garden of Reflection Gallery in Derry, Northern Ireland invited by the Free Derry Museum during the Bloody Sunday Anniversary
La Trenza workshop at The Garden of Reflection Gallery in Derry, Northern Ireland invited by the Free Derry Museum during the Bloody Sunday Anniversary
La Trenza in the border of Donegal and Derry, Ireland - Northern Ireland (UK).
What Remains in Art Gallery of Guelph, ON Canada
What Remains in Art Gallery of Guelph, ON Canada
LA TRENZA in Art Gallery of Guelph, ON Canada
Mabel Weber painting the Hands Mural in Art Gallery of Guelph, ON Canada
LA TRENZA workshop at the Artseverywhere Festival, Guelph, ON Canada
LA TRENZA in the streets of Guelph, ON Canada
Students of Social Impact Program from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire visiting El Paso, and braiding their objects into La Trenza at Abara Frontiers Hacienda
Students of Social Impact Program from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire visiting El Paso, and braiding their objects into La Trenza at Abara Frontiers Hacienda
Encuentro Internacional de Movilidad Humana, Secretaría de Cultura Gobierno de Mexico, Monterrey.
Encuentro Internacional de Movilidad Humana, Secretaria de Cultura Gobierno de Mexico, Monterrey.
LA TRENZA in Encuentro Internacional de Movilidad Humana, Secretaria de Cultura, Gobierno de México, Monterrey.
Kids laces found in the desert of Ciudad Juarez, braided into a bracelet that was gifted to Little Amal in her visit to El Paso.
Little Amal visiting El Paso TX
Kids laces found in the desert of Ciudad Juarez, braided into a bracelet that was gifted to Little Amal in her visit to El Paso.
Cleaning and painting the Home of La Trenza Gallery in Abara Frontiers Hacienda, El Paso TX.
To Hell or High Water series, Rio Grande
Concertina Photo Series, Ciudad Juárez.
Braiding LA TRENZA installation in the Rio Grande, El Paso TX.
Museo de Las Americas, Denver Colorado
Opening Museo de las Americas, Denver Colorado
Monica Lozano presenting her photos in Museo de las Americas, Denver CO
Monica Lozano being interviewed for an Austrian/German Film Documentary on the border.
Invitation
Museo de Arte en Ciudad Juárez.
Part of What Remains Team, Mabel, Monica and Sidd installing in Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juarez in 2025
Exhibition in Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez.
Exhibition in Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez.
Opening exhibition in Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez.
The work of Monica and Sidd in Museo de Arte Ciudad Juárez
Opening of Lo Que Permanece (What Remains) in Museo de Ciudad Juárez with the Museum Team.
Exhibition in Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez.
Mabel in front of the Hands Mural in Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez
Museo de Arte Ciudad Juárez
Trust and Belonging, Authoring our stories by Adriana Alvarez at CU Denver.
Supporting families in the mountains in Colorado
La Trenza at Museo de Arte Ciudad Juárez
Our Progress
Our Goal $30,000
Total Amount Raised
$30,905.00
Number of Donations
51
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