Mya Gomez – Inmate

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INMATE is my personal exploration of carceral oppression in English detention centres. inspired by looking introspectively to my teenage, indie years where I felt safe and familiar, and by looking into my recent experiences, for the martial, repetitive rhythms that mimic the routine of Colnbrooke and Yarlswood. INMATE is a synthesis of my traumas, past and present.

SPANTO is a figure in a Telenovela I used to watch with my mother called El Rey del Los Cielos that would appear to intimidate the main character but was in reality non-threatening just like Home Office. SPANTO is about being scared in the detention centre, desperate for answers and awaiting to see my boyfriend, friends and family. I was monitored and surveilled for the absolute duration of my detention by CCTV. Despite these restrictions, I managed to keep my iPhone hidden in between my thighs under a bunch of sanitary pads, maintaining a personal sense of agency.

EX-NARCISSIST is when my eyes started to open overseas with all the girls I was detained with, most of whom were asylum seekers and ex-convicts from all around the world. We were all scared and but still in solidarity with each other, not letting each other cry alone. It led to a revelation of how trivial everything I used to worry about in LA actually was and how silly it really is to have an individualistic approach to engaging with society.

RELEASED is how I felt after getting a good cry out when I landed in LAX after my escorted deportation, talking to my boyfriend Dexter on a phone that wasn’t tapped, seeing my friends Alicia and Brian at the airport and stepping back into a world of familiarity. I was peaceful knowing that I was back where I started, with nothing but myself.