Direct Verzonden Border Documents / 1st Edition

Arturo Soto (MX) grew up listening to his father’s stories about his youth in the twin cities of Juárez (Mexico) and El Paso (USA), fascinated by how much things had changed in a generation. Over time, he compiled and narratively shaped his father’s memories, then photographed the sites where they occurred.’ Border Documents’ is a personal archive of ordinary events that reveals how emotions become attached to public spaces. Most importantly, the book stands apart from the reductive media coverage of the border that focuses solely on the violence caused by drug trafficking, illegal migration, and corruption.