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Guatemalan Forced Migration
The politics of care in representing refugees
An exhibition of photographs by Manuel Gil
in collaboration with
researcher Óscar Gil-García
On display at the Southern California Library from July 6 to July 31. See the exhibit statement for more info.
Father and Son
Luis was born with myelomeningocele (spina bifida) and did not receive appropriate treatment
soon after birth. It was until his eighth birthday that Luis was able to receive treatment to
remove the growth protruding on his back. In spite of a successful surgery and rehabilitation,
Luis' father grew gravely ill immediately following the procedure, and as a result lost most of his sense
of hearing. Because of their health battles, Luis and his father share a close relationship. It was this close
relationship, identified in previous interviews, that inspired Manuel to take this
photograph...
See more photographs from this exhibit, including a bibliography and additional resources on forced migration
on the Forced Migration Online website.
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About Manuel Gil and Óscar Gil-García:
Manuel Gil is a B.F.A. Student at San Francisco Art Institute. He is recipient of Photographer's
Forum Best of College Photography Award (2007, 2006 and 2002). His work has been exhibited in New York,
San Francisco, Santa Monica, the United Kingdom, and Russia. He has published work in Photographer's Forum
and American Photo Magazine, and plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Fine Art.
Óscar F. Gil-García is a Ph.D. Doctoral Candidate at the University of California at Santa
Barbara. He collaborated with his brother to compile the series of photographs and work with him on
the research of the migrant societies and their relationship to contemporary communities in Mexico and
the United States. He received his M.A. from UC Santa Barbara and B.A in Sociology from Vassar College and
has worked as a Fellow at various research institutes investigating refugee studies.
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