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Serie Fatherland / Padre Patria

  • Barboza-Gubo, Juan José

  • Mroczek, Andrew

Published: 2015-2024

Media: Photography

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Carlos Alberto Reategui Ramirez, 12 | Gay | Suicide | 2015 Carlos Alberto was harassed at school for being gay, but the constant abuse he endured at home from his father would be the cause of his suicide. On the day of his death, his father had beaten him and shaved his head. Carlos Alberto hanged himself in his home, leaving a note that read “I hate my father. I’m killing myself because of him.” Calle 23 de Marzo, Iquitos, Peru

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Barboza-Gubo, Juan José, and Andrew Mroczek. 2015-2024. 'Serie Fatherland / Padre Patria'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://staging.dia.upenn.edu/en/art/APER006/

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Serie Fatherland / Padre Patria

  • Barboza-Gubo, Juan José

  • Mroczek, Andrew

Published: 2015-2024

Media: Fotografía

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Serie Fatherland / Padre Patria [Série Fatherland / Pai pátria]

  • Barboza-Gubo, Juan José

  • Mroczek, Andrew

Published: 2015-2024

Media: Fotografia

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Carlos Alberto Reategui Ramirez, 12 | Gay | Suicídio | 2015

Carlos Alberto sofria de assédio na escola por ser gay, mas o abuso constante do pai, em sua casa, foi a causa do suicídio. No dia em que morreu, seu pai tinha batido nele e tinha raspado seus cabelos. Carlos Alberto se enforcou em sua casa, deixando uma carta que dizia: “Odeio meu pai. Me mato por sua culpa.” Calle 23 de Marzo, Iquitos, Peru.

Citation

Barboza-Gubo, Juan José, and Andrew Mroczek. 2015-2024. 'Serie Fatherland / Padre Patria [Série Fatherland / Pai pátria]'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://staging.dia.upenn.edu/pt/art/APER006/

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