This series of images examines the structures that are specifically built to house and provide shelter for the security guards that are ubiquitous in the wealthy neighborhoods (specifically Lomas de Chapultepec) of Mexico City.
These photographs depict the architectural/cultural dichotomy of having a 10 sq. ft structure in front of a 2000 sq. ft. mansion and where both serve the same function of a ‘house’. The men (it is a gendered space) who work/live (they often work 24 hour shifts) in these casetas decorate them with photos of women (the virgin of Guadalupe and pinups) and fill them with amenities, such as radios, televisions, hot plates for cooking tortillas and, in some, even toilets. They are very personal spaces that are placed in a public setting - the sidewalk - allowing the passerby a glimpse into someone else's life.
