WARNING! This is not a token teen exhibit. Our exhibit is meant to counter many mainstream perceptions of what it means to be a teenager, and what it means to be a “good” or “bad” teenager. It reflects our authentic lives and identities as thoughtful, perceptive, responsible youths who genuinely care about the world we live in. As our audience, we don’t want you to fawn over our work or relate to it on the surface level. The images, sounds, and ideas we present to you are intentional and are meant to provoke deeper thoughts about young people in Durham and the lives they lead. We hope that you will be challenged to think and listen, and finally, to engage with us and others in dialogue about these important issues.
Youth Document Durham is a program of the Center for Documentary Studies. Thanks to the City of Durham, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Quintiles Gives Back Fund, the Maurice and Marilyn Prevost Fund, and an anonymous fund of the Triangle Community Foundation; and at Duke University, the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, Information Studies and Information Science, and the Kimberley Jenkins Chair of Philosophy and New Technology.
in English
¡AVISO! Éste no es una exhibición típica de jóvenes. Nuestra exhibición va en contra de las ideas dominantes de cómo ser un jóven y cómo actuar como un “buen” o un “mal jóven. Esta exhibición es acerca de nuestras vidas y identidades reales como jóvenes atentos, perceptivos y responsables que realmente nos interesamos el mundo en que estamos viviendo. Como nuestra audencia, no queremos que complementes nuestro trabajo falsamente, ni que te quedes solamente en la superficie de nuestro trabajo. Las ímagenes, sonidos y ideas son creadas intencionalmente para hacerte pensar en cómo los jóvenes viven en Durham. Esperamos que usted sea retado a pensar y escuchar y, finalmente, unirte con nosotros para poder dialogar acerca de estos temas tan importantes.
Los Jóvenes Documentando Durham es un programa del Centro de Estudios Documentales. Gracias a la Ciudad de Durham, el National Endowment for the Arts, el Quintiles Gives Back Fund, el Maurice and Marilyn Prevost Fund, y un fundo anónimo del Triangle Community Foundation; y a Duke University, el John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, Information Studies and Information Science, y el Kimberley Jenkins Chair of Philosophy and New Technology.
“This is a photo of my neighborhood with the surrounding houses and trees. My sister is seated on my father’s car. My sister is serious, crossing her arms, and she looks strong.” —Anna Avalos
“Es un foto de mi vecindario con casas alrededores y árboles. Mi hermana está sentada en el coche de mi papá. Mi hermana está seria, cruzada de manos, y se ve fuerte.” —Anna Avalos
Hear an audio piece produced by 2003 summer interns
“My mother is giving the baby to my sister, so that my sister would take care of her. The little one is three months old, and the older one is five. My sisters get angry easily. The kids that my sister plays with hit her sometimes, and because of this she gets mad.” —Anna Avalos
“Mi mamá estaba dando la niña a mi hermana para que la carge. La chicita tiene tres meses, y la grande tiene cinco. Son muy enojonas mis hermanas. Los niños con que mi hermana juega la pegan unas veces, y por eso se enoja.” —Anna Avalos
Photographs by Anna Avalos | Fotos de Anna Avalos