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The Blue Sky Gallery Analysis
The Blue Sky Gallery, in Portland, currently displays a photo series depicting the daily struggles individuals from Central America face as they make the perilous journey to the United States. In this series, Michelle Frankfurter, highlights the atrocities presently facing migrants as they attempt to reach and cross the border. Michelle Frankfurter is a documentary photographer who has spent recent years capturing the difficulties immigrants face traveling to the American and Mexico border. Her work hits away at the ever growing inflammatory issues surrounding immigrants by confronting the viewer with their struggles. This brings into question the themes of migration, endurance, destiny, and identity while still possessing a deeply intimate
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