“Does Not Belong at this Address; Please Amend Your Records”
This series, “Does Not Belong at this Address; Please Amend Your Records”, is a commentary on the position that immigrants often find themselves with the United States. Asked to pledge allegiance to a country that has no care for us. And even then, we aren’t guaranteed a place in society especially under lackluster administration such as that of the 45th President of the United States.
Two of the individuals depicted are Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Patron Saint of Immigrants, and Saint John Baptist Scalabrini, Father of Migrants and the other two are modern day immigrants. All equalized regardless of status.
India ink, Charcoal, Acrylic, & Pen on 20”x28” Bristol paper, November 2020.
“Saint John Baptist Scalabrini, Father of Migrants; intercede for us.”
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.”
“Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Patron Saint of Immigrants; intercede for us.”
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen.