Image by Deanna Barahona.

About

Moe Penders Ramos (they/them)
Born in San Salvador, El Salvador 1988

Moe Penders is a Salvadoran artist, whose practice is mainly framed in traditional photography. They moved to Houston in 2009 to attend the University of Houston where they received their BFA in Photography and Digital Media and MFA at UC San Diego. Moe’s work explores the social construction of home, intersectionality of identity and gender expression. Their practice restructures the methods of use within photography, language, music and maps. Moe explores the gaps in translation and understanding. Language is a tool for us to communicate meanings, but regardless of this; there are different knowledge and customs that do not exist fully or at all across cultures, or languages.