Jorge Ruiz

Based in Tucson, Arizona, and born and raised at the border between Mexico and the US, Jorge Ruiz’s work highlights the stories of people living on the border through their relationships with the buildings they inhabit and the structural objects they interact with on a daily basis.

While studying architectural design in school, Jorge began noticing how the signs and buildings of his hometown had become a type of urban memento mori, constantly reminding us of one thing: that the passage of time takes no hostages. These “faces of the city” speak to the collective memories that exist in the subconscious of those who live in the borderland of the “twin cities,” shaping the collective heart of a community that exists as an act of rebellion against time, change, and decay.