☽ Siguanabx's Diary ☾

 Entry One                                                       Feb 2019

Named after Salvadoran leyenda, La Siguanaba / Sihuethuet, I, young Bay Area based Salvi photograph my home as I see it day to day. As gentrification rises and forces many Bay Natives out of our homes, it becomes especially important to me to document the home we grew up with.

Experiencing displacement firsthand in San Francisco's Mission District as a result of the 2000's tech boom, facing another diaspora, then transforming pain and trauma into immortalized, solidified moments. Healing intergenerational traumas through photography, platonic love, and education / awareness of self and the structures that make up my social world.

Creating as a means of therapy. Remedios pa'l corazon.

Hasta pa'l mas chillón. Para que recuerde que aun triste, es el mas cachimbon.

Inspired by my best friends, my community and the beauty that surrounds me.

Gracias a papá Juan por regalarme mi primera cámara y por ser mi fan numero uno. Gracias a mami Margo por abogar por mi cuando aun no podia y por hacer los frijoles fritos mas ricos del universo. Sigo por ustedes, los platanos a mi desayuno tipico.

May my love transcend through the composition of my photos.

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Colachampan Mami