MIGRATION IS THE AMERICAN WAY (2019) 
HIMED & HOKZYN

Using the figure of an adult single Black woman, the sketches are visually set accordingly to the period when the second Wave of Migration took place, showing different elements as symbolism, starting with woman holding suitcases with the official colors from the state of New Jersey.

The suitcases are full of stamps from different states and the train ticket implies that she’s been traveling from South to North using the train, which was the main conveyance at the time. Blue violets on her skirt symbolizing the state flower of New Jersey and matching the style of the epoch. All of these elements aggregate a feeling of the individual, yet collective quest to freedom towards Northern States.

About the Artists:
Himed, born in Anaheim California, raised in Mexico, is a self-taught visual artist specialized in the technique of stencil, mainly on public space and large format.

His work approaches social topics according to the environment- asking the artwork to co-exist with its’ surroundings, with the purpose of creating social impact and sharing with the community, to communicate a story, tale or experience. He has participated in festivals, exhibits, artistic residences, workshops and self-managed projects in Mexico, United States, Colombia Spain, Sweden, Belgium, France, Italy, Denmark, and Estonia.

Hokzyn is a visual artist from Mexico who primarily uses the technique of stencil combined with mixed media as tools to bring her ideas down to the physical world, choosing the street as her favorite scenario to perform.

“I love the interaction between what´s so-called art and the streets. I create for the people and to the people, I like to communicate the way that I perceive all that´s going on around me and make my work available to everybody without restrictions”.

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