It is estimated that some 11 million people are living in the United States at any one time, without the necessary paperwork for their status to be considered “legal.” Though these are people who are deeply embedded in our communities, their presence sparks powerfully contested debate over questions of immigration policy, citizenship, language, identity, and belonging.
With Undocumented, Meehan utilizes a practice of still life and interior landscape photography inside the homes of undocumented residents in New England, to convey the texture of the spaces in which these people live, to evoke their presence as human beings, and to provide a window into the very personal paths they have chosen.
Image titles refer to the birthplace of the person whose home is represented, alongside its location in New England.

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

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Archival digital inkjet print on paper

2010
Archival digital inkjet print on paper

2010
Archival digital inkjet print on paper

2010
Archival digital inkjet print on paper

2010
Archival digital inkjet print on paper