West Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Alkaid Ramirez

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 3:30pm, 3824 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501

On Displacement, Histories and Possibilities, Using Photography as a Decolonial Tool

Alkaid Ramirez is a lens-based artist based in Anaheim. Their practice utilizes traditional photography and archiving to capture integral scenes, stories, and civil unrest within their community through material analysis and nuanced perspectives.

Ramirez's work focuses on significant places and periods in their life that contribute to their identity as the child of resilient immigrant parents and as a second-generation Latino actively deconstructing colonizer ideologies regarding BIPOC identity and assimilation in colonized spaces.

Their work also engages with broader conversations about social inequality and inequity, particularly the systemic challenges faced by working-class immigrants and marginalized communities. Ramirez is driven to document these struggles, challenge societal norms, and highlight their cultural significance for future generations.