Fabián Guerrero

Fabián Guerrero uses film and photography to construct images that navigate memory, identity, and community. His practice reflects his perspective as a first-generation immigrant and queer brown individual, drawing inspiration from fashion, cinema, music, and poetry. Through this lens, Guerrero creates photographs that act as both personal archives and collective storytelling, offering visibility to brown and queer experiences often overlooked in dominant narratives. Family portraiture is central to his work, informed by his early relationship with photography through disposable cameras that documented everyday life in his household. This form of organic archiving continues in his practice today, where portraits of relatives become elevated symbols of resilience, love, and continuity. Guerrero frames his family and community in ways that resist marginalization, positioning them within the canon of fine art while reimagining their presence with dignity and power. Clothing and fashion operate as important markers of identity in his images. He incorporates Norteño and Ranchero attire, streetwear, and glamour, blending them into editorial-style photographs that reframe cultural expression. Storytelling remains at the core of Guerrero’s practice, whether through family portraits or self-portraits, which act as performances of queer visibility, healing, and survival. ...