Genesis Hernandez
is an photography. She was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York with her family when she was 14. She resides in Boston and is studying for her BFA in photography At Lesley University. Her work revolves around mental health, and who she navigates through life. Starting therapy recently, she is beginning to feel more comfortable sharing her experiences through photographs. Currently, most of her work was created in the Dominican Republic, incorporates photos of her life in Boston connect and intertwine the two places. One of her biggest motivations for creating and making is her grandma because from her grandma she learns to no give up. Genesis’ first language is Spanish, which is the reason why her artist statement isn’t in English.
Current Work
“I’M Still Working on myself”.
I start to lose myself at the same time trying to be in a country that is not mine.Sometimes I just miss my friends because they are not here.Maybe one day, I don’t have to express myself. What if I died ? it’s a question that ask myself. I started therapy to help but, I’m still missing myself. I’m still missing home. I’m still missing my people that I love.Flowers Make me Happy but it’s not about happiness, it’s about felt close to my friends. If one day I’m asked to talk about this process, it’s going to be hard because I’m still in a country that is not mine. I’m still learning the language and translating in my mind. If one day you feel like you’re losing yourself, remember they are waiting for you to be yourself again.
“Donde estoy “
Aveces me pregunto donde estoy o simplemente , donde quisiera estar , pero estoy en un lugar donde cada día siento que Vivo como en dos mundos o como si estuviera la mitad de mi cuerpo en otro lado.Aveces siento que debo avanzar y llevar los ejemplos , ejemplo de poder ser quien soy , ejemplo donde siento que soy dos , nose que escribo pero talvez asi encuentre el camino. 