b. Mexico City, 1997

Andrés Caballero’s work examines the invisible systems that shape and restrict human movement, specifically within marginalized communities. In this context, migration serves as a living testimony of a history defined by extraction and forced displacement. The borderlands function not as a site of conflict, but as a territory where deep cultural roots and colonial legacies exist at once, a testimony of resilience within a highly surveilled space.

His research investigates what survives when "progress" attempts to erase personal history. By gathering oral histories, familial objects, and found imagery, Caballero’s practice traces how collective memory persists despite systemic disruption. Through an expanded documentary approach, he repurposes the very tools often used for surveillance—LiDAR, virtual reality, and creative coding—transforming them into instruments of agency. Working across photography, video, and installation, Caballero transforms the cold data of the digital age into a tangible space for counter-narrative, memory, and critical awareness.

Caballero is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, the Mellon Fronteridades Graduate Fellowship, the Marcia Grand Centennial Award, and the Tinker Field Research Grant. He holds an MFA in Photography, Video & Imaging from the University of Arizona. His work has been exhibited in Mexico and the United States, including at the Tucson Museum of Art, the Nogales Art Museum, and the Museo Archivo de la Fotografía.