Visualizing Translation:
Homeland and Heimat in Detroit and Dortmund
Here you can find a small selection of images from the exhibit “Visualizing Translation.”
The exhibit is currently on display in Salzburg, Austria and Detroit, Michigan.
"I've been growing here a long time... This is home. This is my home."
Esto es hogar. Este es mi hogar.
~ Daisy from Southwest Detroit
"Heute ist Dortmund seine Heimat, 'Welat' sagt er dazu auf Kurdish."
Today Dortmund is his Heimat, which he calls “Welat” in Kurdish.
~ Party from Northern Dortmund
"Home for me is Hispanic... and really... love."
Hogar para mí es Hispano. Y de verdad, amor.
~ Herberto from Southwest Detroit
Photo by Peyman Azhari / Northern Dortmund
Photo by Theon Delgado Sr. / Southwest Detroit
Photo by Peyman Azhari / Northern Dortmund
Photo by Theon Delgado Sr. / Southwest Detroit
Photo by Peyman Azhari / Northern Dortmund
Photo by Theon Delgado Sr. / Southwest Detroit
Photo by Peyman Azhari / Northern Dortmund
Photo by Theon Delgado Sr. / Southwest Detroit