Carmen Ordonez, Lowrider Blanco, Archival Inkjet Print, 16.5 x 11.7 in, 2022
Artwork Statement:
Lowrider Blanco is a photograph from the Bajito y depacito (Slow and Low) photo series that I have been working on with the lowrider car club OwnEstilows. These photographs are a glimpse into the Chicago Mexican American lowrider community. My path to developing this series grew from my love for the lowriding culture, the way the cars themselves illustrate their owner's life, and the way lowrider car clubs are structured like a family with endless support for its members. Over the past six months the lowrider family has shared their love and passion of their tradition with me, and I've gained a new fondness and appreciation for both the cars and the people within the community.
Artist Bio:
Carmen Ordonez works primarily in analogue and digital photography, and through an ongoing practice, her photography works with various local Latino communities including photographing Chicano Lowriders, as well as DIY power lifting gyms in Chicago. Born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in 2001. Ordonez has been influenced by Estevan Oriol and Chicago's local lowrider photographers applying inspiration from them to her ongoing work.