Alicia Vera

Alicia Vera, photo courtesy of the artist

Mexico City/ Miami, FL
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Alicia Vera is a photographer based between Mexico City & Miami, Florida. Through her work, she explores human connection and emotional depth through the lens of family, mental health and contemporary culture while further understanding herself and others' experiences in the process. She is part of Women Photograph and Diversify Photo.

Project: Va a Llover Toda La Noche
While an estimated seven million Americans are affected by Alzheimer’s, Latinos are nearly twice as likely to develop it than white Americans. I never thought my family would become part of these statistics until my mother was diagnosed. To cope with my devastation, I started a project exploring themes like grief and ambiguous loss and will expand my work to examine how the disease affects the mental health of the family and caregivers. Because this is a taboo subject among communities of color, through photography coupled with an exhibition and book, I hope to create dialogue among communities affected by the disease.