Portrait by XIA LIU
Pan Dulce
“Pan Dulce,” is a body of work that focuses on her family's yearly tradition of making Mexican sweet bread. Because Marquez was born in a Mexican Immigrant household, her appreciation for her family and their traditions led her to photograph them.
The series takes place in Tia Minerva's room in Washington Heights. The project highlights the subject(s) and their collaboration in making sweet bread in the small, condensed room.
These images are also an homage to Tia Minerva. Tia Minerva teaches her own family her method of baking through the images. Before moving with her mother into the city, Minerva ran her own Mexican bread business in New Jersey. While space and time may be limiting now that she is living in NYC, the love she has for baking inspires her to commit to baking sweet bread at least one time a year.
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About Dulce
Dulce Marquez is a portrait and documentary photographer based in New York City.
Born and raised in Uptown Manhattan, specifically Harlem and Washington Heights, Dulce Marquez learned to love and appreciate her neighborhood, its people, and its streets. Influenced by her Christian faith, her K–12 public school education, and her life experiences, Marquez creates a body of work that first and foremost, matters to her.
Dulce’s time as a student activist influenced her to photograph the students at the NYC public school system and the work of community organizations. Her current work aims to highlight the community work fighting for social justice in Education, Hunger & Food Insecurity, and Poverty. Dulce is a former Artist-in-Residence at Local Civics (2020- 21) and lead photographer for the student-led movement, Teens Take Charge (2018-20).
Dulce is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at New York University. Dulce is a member of The Bridge BKC 2022 Program, a 5-month intensive for young photographers. And during this time, Dulce documented 3 families and the tradition of food-making while also documenting her own family and their tradition of making sweet bread.
In her free time, Dulce loves to write, take Polaroids and spend time with family.
Presented by BKC & ASMP NY, The Bridge is a groundbreaking 16-week mentorship program for 18-26 year old emerging photographers and creative artists. To learn more about The Bridge, CLICK HERE.