Enrique Castrejon :  Los Angeles, CA

Why I Measure? Reason#2 Measurement is a Language

Measuring becomes a way to describe the indescribable in images of war, death, disappearances, and destruction. The images resemble maps. Taking out color and leaving a contour of the image and measuring it, it proves an opened consideration to have the viewer connect the points and assess the sum of the parts to make the image. I leave it to the viewer to decide how to feel.

Memorial Wreath to  Unidentified Migrants Who Died Crossing the Border 2022. 

In this memorial wreath I measure in inches and calculated angle degrees. Embedded in the wreath are data on strips of paper of found bodies of migrants that died while crossing the border. The strips of paper describe the mode of possible death, location of body found with longitude and latitude, gender, age, and if possible names. Each strip on the wreath represents a body of a migrant.

So where doe this data come from? The data is the wreath comes form the Arizona Open GIS Initiative for deceased migrants on strips of paper. the website is the result of ongoing efforts and partnership between the Pima County office of Medical Examiner, the Pima County One, and Humane Borders, Inc. Although each organization has a distinct mission both are committed to the common vision of raising awareness about migrant deaths and lessening the suffering of families by helping to prove closure through the identification of the deceased.