2011 Summer Studios Residency
Project Row Houses

Pobres y Ricos

Exchange # 1
I had 50 brand new 'delentales', or aprons purchased in San Miguel, El Salvador.

Exchange #2
I gave these new aprons to 50 different women in the lowest economic strata in exchange for their old and worn one. Each apron is worth half a day's work in El Salvador, many would make them out of pillow-cases to save cost.

Exchange #3
I then installed them in the space of the row house that was painted with a palette reminiscent of the buildings in El Salvador. In the aprons were photographs from my interaction during my stay in San Miguel, printed on brown paper envelopes.

Exchange #4
At the opening reception donations were collected, and will be sent to San Miguel to a specific fatherless family as a compassion gift.

Exchange #5
During the de-installation of the 'delantales', women from Houston's 3rd ward are invited to buy an apron, in which the proceeds will also go to the family in need. There are 5 aprons already claimed.

Exchange #6
These aprons from women in El Salvador will continue to exist and live in the homes of Houston's 3rd ward families