The Journey: Documented Items/Undocumented Souls
Learn about the difficult, and often deadly, journey for immigrants of South America.
Through a deeply moving and impactful series of images, this exhibit presents a photographic essay chronicling the immigrant journey from South America to the United States. Getty Images Senior Special Correspondent, John Moore, captures the story through items that have been lost or discarded—and later documented—along the way.
Exhibition specs
Included Images
Exhibition includes 10 tactile images each with a corresponding fine art print. Additional prints are available for an additional cost. Please inquire for further information.
Gallery surface area
1,500 - 3,500 sq. ft.
Shipping
One-way, inbound; paid by host venue
Language
All include English text and voiceover. Multi-language functionality is available upon request. Text can be converted by host venue.
Step inside the exhibit
Explore the 20 multisensory tactile prints and large-format photographs included in the exhibit.
'Central American immigrants await transportation to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the Texas on July 24, 2014 near Mission, Texas' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
Tactile installation. 'Immigrant' Items Left Behind After Crossing Into US Via Mexican Border (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)'.
'A toothbrush lies discarded at an crossing point for undocumented immigrants on May 23, 2013 near Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'A neck pillow lies in the dirt along a migrant trail from Mexico into the United States on December 10, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'A list of items to bring, along with Mexican money, are kept in a sealed bag of personal effects at the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner on December 9, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'A change purse and container of Vick's VapoRub are kept in a sealed bag of personal effects at the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner on December 9, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'An immigrant's shoe lies in the mud of an open-air shelter which had flooded in heavy rains on November 30, 2018 in Tijuana, Mexico' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'Items left behind by undocumented immigrants lie on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande River on July 24, 2014 near Mission, Texas' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'A child's abandoned backpack and clothing lie near an illegal river crossing point at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 24, 2021 in McAllen, Texas' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'A bra lies in the dirt along an immigrant trail near the U.S.-Mexico border on July 02, 2019 in McAllen, Texas' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
'Immigrants burn discarded clothing and tumbleweed to ward off the morning chill while waiting to be taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona' (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
Our Technology
What is a "tactile image"?
A tactile image harnesses the senses of touch, sound, and smell to help the blind and visually impaired community experience visual knowledge in a meaningful way.
Having worked extensively with the blind community, our patented technology allows the visually impaired to create accurate mental pictures of visual imagery without the need for a sighted companion.
Exhibition Catalog
We provide all our exhibit hosts with dynamic and interactive catalogs to help tell the story of our exhibits.
Click through to the rich audio components that help the visually impaired create accurate mental pictures for themselves.
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Our collaborators
This exhibition would not have been possible without the help of Getty Images.
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