Dialect
Colombia / Spain
2022
European states have categorised the bureaucracies for crossing their borders. Each EU state has enforced its own immigration laws to regulate and control the movements of migrants entering their territory. If an underage person enters the Spanish territory in breach of the regulations (according to a sworn declaration and medical controls), the custody and control of the immigrant then fall in the hands of the state. Dialect begins within a group of young immigrants who have recently crossed the Strait of Gibraltar – the maritime border between Morocco and Spain, avoiding border controls. In Seville, they have settled while their legal status is being decided.
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About the artist
Felipe Romero Beltrán was born in 1992 in Bogotá, Colombia and is now based in Madrid. The photographer focuses on social issues, dealing with the tension that new narratives introduce in the field of documentary photography. He also follows a PhD programme in photography at the University of Madrid. His practice is the result of long-term projects accompanied by previous research on the subject.