Under Surveillance By: Cristobal Valecillos

In the American Family Series, recycled cardboard is featured as a means to refashion interiors habited by glamorous figures dressed in recycled materials in snapshots of family “momentums” that depict domestic life while simultaneously giving tribute to fashion editorial. Trash is depicted in an elegant manner. In this my second body of work, I go deeper into American culture, with the American Family as the center for a dialogue focusing on heritage through architecture, culture, and ethnicity; Contemporary families amid contemporary environments. I feel it is important to create full-scale replicas of the scenes used in this body of work as it enables the viewers to become immersed in these transient scenes.