Dulce Pinzon

Dulce Pinzon is a Mexican artist currently living in the U.S. Her work is influenced by feelings of nostalgia, questions of identity, and political and cultural frustrations. Some projects that she has done include; “Viviendo En El Gabacho”, “Loteria”, “Multiracial”, and “Real Stories of Superheroes.” Her work has been published and exhibited in Mexico, the U.S., Australia, Argentina and Europe.

Biography

Pinzon was born in Mexico City in 1974. She studied Mass Media Communications at the Universidad de Las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, and Photography at the Indiana University in Pennsylvania and at the International Center of Photography in New York.

Real Stories of Superheroes

The main goal of this project, done in 2006, was to pay homage to the brave and determined men and women that somehow manage, without the help of any supernatural power, to work many hours in extreme conditions for low wages which are saved at great cost and sacrifice and sent to families and communities in Mexico who rely on them to survive. Pinzon was influenced by her nostalgia in Mexico and pop culture as a medium to get her views across to through her art. This is a form of cultural consumption, which is part of the Circuit of Culture. Her project demonstrates how through consumption there can be customization, mash-ups, or re-inventing of products in order to create new meanings. Pinzon's project raises awareness of Latina/o issues and their important role in U.S. society. This series was made of 20 color photographs of Mexican immigrants dressed in the costumes of well known American and Mexican superheroes. One example of these everyday superheroes is Noe Reyes who was 37 years old at the time of this project. For the photo, Reyes dressed as superman while delivering food at a restaurant. He sends hundreds of dollars back to Mexico every month. There are many undocumented workers from Puebla that reside in New York who work as dishwashers, deli workers, and cleaning women who are rarely recognized for their everyday acts of sacrifice and heroism. This project has been put on display in Casa De La Cultura de Nuevo Leon and at the Mexican Cultural Institute through Santiago Espinoza de los Monteros's "Mirrors: Contemporary Mexican Artists in the United States".