Citizens without citizenship | Ciudadanos sin ciudadanía

What does it mean to belong to a city? How do different cultural notions of citizenship affect our experience of cities, and how does government policy determine who can make them their home?
“Citizens without citizenship | Ciudadanos sin ciudadanía” was in October of 2021 organized by Miguel Braceli explored these questions with prominent artists—which included Angel Abreu from Studio K.O.S.
The word “citizen” is derived from the Latin root “civitas,” meaning “city.” In English, the modern definition of a citizen refers to one’s national status and access to legal rights. Whereas in Spanish, the word ciudadanos is closer to the definition of “a person who lives in a city.” It describes belonging to a city as an intrinsic experience of where you live.
“Citizens without citizenship | Ciudadanxs sin ciudadanía” used language and dialogue as a tool to consider the tensions between different constructions of what it means to belong to a place.