Guadelupe Sosa

Rompiendo Cadena (Breaking Chains)
This piece was done in graphite. It's the hands of Christ setting a dove free from chains. Freedom is a word I thought I would never know. This piece has been years in the making, but before it came the heartache, the suffering, and the breaking of my spirit. Through out my life, all I knew was trauma and grief. I went from being sexually abused at 14 in a church to being trafficked at 22 and all the ugly things in between. Although there has been a lot that I have survived, Art has always been something that has allowed me to take pain and turn it into something beautiful. Up to this point in my journey I have not been alone. God has been with me every step of the way. Now I am on my healing journey and he continues to be a powerful presence in my life and I thank him for the gift he has given me. With his love, he continues to set me free. "You where in serious trouble, but you prayed to the LORD, and he rescued you. He brought you out of the deepest darkness and broke your chains."
Psalm 107: 13-14

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Reclaiming Voices Survivor Art Show is hosted by Reclaim13

We want to honor the individual journeys of all of the survivors who willingly share their voices with us in the Reclaiming Voices Survivor Art Show. While their perspectives are their own, and not necessarily reflections of Reclaim13, we want to honor the diverse array of individual expressions of survival of sexual abuse and exploitation.

Guadelupe Sosa

Rompiendo Cadena (Breaking Chains)