Crear Studio: ¿Ya Mero Compa?

Crear Studio welcomes all to a new solo photography exhibition featuring Jesus Cortez, ¿Ya Mero Compa?   Ya mero. is an exchange laborers speak to one another when they are too tired to remember who they are – while the rest in society don’t see them at all. ¿Ya mero compa?

“At times, it’s a saying in the late afternoon or early morning, a greeting from fellow gardeners. We are all colleagues, dealing with weather extremes, exhaustion, and customers looking for the cheapest labor.” – Jesus Cortez

As a reluctant gardener, it took Jesus Cortez a while to accept his place in the United States. He’s also an award-winning poet, writer, and photographer, and not too long ago he was an activist and scholar. Through his multimedia exhibition, ¿Ya mero compa?, Cortez calls society in to see him and other laborers – a glimpse into their lives, not the work. He wants the viewer to place themselves in the scene and ask them, what is your part?

This solo exhibition is supported in part by LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC). Read LMAC’s Arts & Culture.  For more info or to schedule a gallery visit or for more information regarding the artist, email libromobile@gmail.com.