as an artist,

alma anahí alvarado cabrera shares a

profound spiritual connection to the sierra

madre mountains, durango, mexico, the

place of her upbringing. she is one of

numerous rural mexicans who, during the

early 2010s refuge california to escape

the turmoil of the us-mexico stirred war-

on-drugs. she lived as an undocumented

immigrant for eleven-year and is a phd

dropout. her work delves into the intricate

facets of home, undocumented

immigrants’ mental health, and desolation

via installations and writing to illuminate

broader realms of shared human

experiences.