Journey to the Center — Cristina de Middel — Editiones RM — 2024

A charged reimagining of migration as epic narrative, this book reframes the Central American route through Mexico using fiction, symbolism and lived testimony. Mixing documentary images, staged scenes and found materials, it builds a layered journey that echoes Jules Verne while grounded in present realities. Developed over years alongside migrants riding “La Bestia,” it shifts between myth and evidence. Presented at Rencontres d’Arles 2024, it stands as one of De Middel’s most ambitious narrative constructions.

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Title: Journey to the Center
Artist / Author: Cristina de Middel
Date: 2024
Edition: Signed copy
Medium / Materials: Photobook, hardcover
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 30
Pages: 176
Language: English (with Spanish insert)
Publisher / Editor: Cristina de Middel, Editions Textuel