Esta foto se trata el tema de violencia intima, la palabra más clara en este caso es violación. Le pasó a ella, y al principio evitó tocar el tema porque en esos años sus papás eran conservadores. Con el tiempo, ella salió adelante, se esforzó y fue valiente. Hice la foto porque quiero dar entender que psicológicamente es bastante difícil recuperarse, dices: “ya pasó hace años”, pero en realidad algo como esto te marca y te queda toda la vida. No cualquier mujer puede salir adelante y recuperarse, hay que seguir luchando. Ella decidió cambiarse de país, ser padre y madre, salir adelante, dar un término y ver que es posible perdonar; hay que salir, estudiar, nunca encerrarse, buscar formas de recuperarse. La migración la hizo más fuerte.

-Mujer, peruana, 36 años

This photo deals with the theme of intimate partner violence, rape being the specific word in this case. It happened to her, and initially she avoided talking about it, because at the time, her parents were very conservative. Eventually, she had the courage to face what had happened, to overcome her pain, and to move forward with her life. I took this photo, because I want people to understand that it is very difficult psychologically to recover from something like this. You say “it happened a long time ago”, but in reality, something like this marks you and stays with you for life. Not any woman can recover and move forward with her life. One has to continue fighting. She decided to move from another country, recover, become a parent, and deal with her pain once and for all. In this process, you have to go out and make a life for yourself. Never isolate yourself, and actively look for ways to recover. Migration made her stronger and was part of this journey.

-Female, Peruvian, 36 years old