Seba Kurtis’ project explores the experiences of Mexicans living in the United States and demonstrates the ambiguity with which immigrants are treated worldwide - cheap workforce or unwelcome intruders.

There are currently 45million Hispanics working or living in the USA, (particularly from Mexico) of which 12 million are suspected illegal. This Hispanic influx is responsible for half of the population growth, creating a widespread insecurity and a fear of losing the “traditional American identity”, especially within the border states.

Seba Kurtis was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1974. He studied journalism and was a political activist. Whilst visiting Europe for the second time in 2001, Argentina fell under crisis. There was no jobs, no access to money from the banks and chaos developing in the streets. He never went back to live in his home country, he remained in Europe and worked as an illegal immigrant for over 5 years. Now he lives and works in the Northwest.