Immigrants are Essential: Paola Mendoza’s Aesthetic of the Undocumented By Guadalupe Lombera A couple of Pennsylvania Avenue blocks from the White House, the center of U.S. political power, seven bright, larger-than-life portraits adorn the windows of The Roost, a 12,500-square-foot food court. Tourists and locals – some of whom no doubt walk the hallways of nearby Capitol Hills – may catch sight of these smiling faces as they stop for curated coffee or crispy pork belly poutine. They may even scan the QR code accompanying the images to see where it leads them. The same installation can be seen in Fig 1. Kisha Bari. “Immigrants Are Essential at 477 Broadway,” Harper’s BAZAAR, 29 Apr. 2021. Photographed by Kisha Bari. 9
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