Pamé Martinez focuses on confronting the imposing shadow of inherited trauma and the open generational wounds inflicted by colonialism and systemic violence. In what ways does this intangible pain create tangible scars? How do these scars work as mediators between our bodies and our ancestors? Do our bodies belong to us, or to the histories that made us? To examine questions like these, Pame creates paintings, poetry, and performance art meant to expose the simultaneous heavy presence and looming absence our personal histories can have.