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Installation Still of My Pictures from Ecuador, Playlist, Galeria Proceso, Cuenca, Ecuador 2009   Despedidas/Goodbyes, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Despedidas/Goodbyes, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Titulo/Title, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Titulo/Title, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Sin Hogar/Homeless, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Sin Hogar/Homeless, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Burro/Donkey, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Burro/Donkey, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Iguana, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Iguana, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Escuela Letras y Vida/Life and Letters School, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Escuela Letras y Vida/Life and Letters School, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Otavalo, Ecuador, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Otavalo, Ecuador, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   La Sierra/The Mountains, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   La Sierra/The Mountains, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Maria Ester, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Maria Ester, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Casa de prostitutas/House of Prostituts, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Casa de prostitutas/House of Prostituts, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Borracho/Drunk, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Borracho/Drunk, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Duran, Ecuador, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Duran, Ecuador, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Colectivo/Bus, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Colectivo/Bus, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Rasca Cielo/Highrise, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Rasca Cielo/Highrise, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Hueco/Hole, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Hueco/Hole, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Apartamento/Apartment, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”   Departamento/Apartment, detail, 2009, archival Inkjet Print, 12” x 15”  


My Pictures from Ecuador
Series of 16 archival inkjet prints


In this project, I channel the perceptions of my 10-year-old self who took these photographs when I lived in Guayaquil. The captions come both from retrieved memories and constructed narratives that have been added to the original pages of my childhood family album. Through the personal context of the photo album, I am interested in beginning a dialogue about cultural tourism, perceptions of third world cultures, and the disparity between social classes. By examining the personal through the lens of economic and psychological development, I challenge viewers to think about their own family albums as representations of culture and class.

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All images © Karina Aguilera Skvirsky 2010