I like to believe that rather than destroy icons, I make new ones.
One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic artist.
I am an artist first and a photographer second.
I don't think that because I am Hispanic I should therefore do Hispanic work.
Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself.
I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious.