A Border Patrol janitor turned migrants' confiscated stuff into a photo exhibit
A hairbrush is just a hairbrush, except when it represents the person to whom it once belonged.
That realization is the impact of a new collection of photographs now being shown at the Skirball Cultural Center museum in Los Angeles. And while it's rare to mention Border Patrol in 2019 without also referencing Donald Trump's regressive immigration policies, this show covers a stretch of time that actually predates the current president's time in office.
The photos depict everyday objects — toothbrushes, medication, love notes — that U.S. Border Patrol confiscated from migrants and asylum seekers as they attempted to cross into the U.S. from Mexico. They were all photographed by a former janitor who rescued them from the trash. Read more...
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