Serpent's Tongue

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In 1954, during the height of the Cold War, the CIA carried out a coup to overthrow the first democratically-elected president in Guatemala. In the months leading up to the coup, the CIA Station Chief in Guatemala City was Grossingers grandfather. Dying long before Grossinger was born, his presence still loomed like a mythological creature throughout much of her childhood. Serpent Tongue explores Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory.

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Annie Grossinger is a documentary photographer and visual storyteller based in Brooklyn, NY. During the first two years of the pandemic, she was the Communications Director and Editor for Fotodemic, an online platform that explored new visual strategies during a changing time. Her work primarily focuses on global health, prison reform and the long-term effects of government policy on communities. She is interested in humanizing complex systems in order to drive a deeper understanding of issues.