Early in his career, the artist worked as a court translator where he witnessed how power can be exerted through words. Now, he probes that idea through murals, collages and community engagement.
Public artist Gabriel Sosa's"La bodega de mis sueños" on Academy Street in Fitchburg advertises coffee and sweets, but also yearnings and hopes. It carries a telephone number where you can call in and record your longings and dreams.
“I was born and raised into a Cuban family in a Cuban community in Miami where it wasn't unusual to be Cuban American at all," Sosa said."And I think living outside that context, the importance and uniqueness of being Cuban American has really had a profound effect on me.” A work in progress by Gabriel Sosa using text from a police manual and exploring the complexities of law.
The point of translation is to help ensure that all defendants are on equal footing — that a difference in language will not hinder one’s case. “But it's not just about language. It's about knowledge. It's about education level. It's about socio-economic background and all of these other things,” Sosa said.
People have been calling in and leaving messages of wide-ranging dreams: taking their aunts on vacation, owning a Bitcoin fortune, becoming musicians and remaining happy and healthy.
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