Step 1: 10 Reference Images
Step 2: Written Response
Under the new administration, stricter immigration laws have resulted in more detained immigrant families with young children, and more international students. To many, the reasons for these detainments may seem unfair and unjustified and as a result. I have chosen this topic because as a daughter of immigrants, I empathize with the stories and struggles of those who come to the U.S. seeking a better life. It is heartbreaking to see families who have worked hard to establish themselves and provide a better future for their children suddenly and aggressively detained due to their immigration status.
In my research for this project, I learned about a recent event of an undocumented immigrant family, including their young child, who was arrested by ICE. I want to include a representation of this detained child in my drawing as well as an ICE police officer to draw attention to the unnecessary aggressiveness and brutality of the enforcement efforts, which often result in the vulnerability, emotional trauma, and tragedy for immigrant families and their young children. I want to represent this event in an objective and realistic manner to elicit an emotional and resonant response by focusing the composition on the sadness and vulnerability of a young, detained child. So, I hope to emphasize the emotional fear, and vulnerability that undocumented immigrant families currently face as a result of immigration laws and the hostile efforts of ICE.
Step 3: Thumbnail Sketches
