Have you noticed a new face on the High Line recently? ⁠ ⁠ Meet Marco Saavedra (@vivabartleby), the inspiration behind the second mask of Paola Pivi's (@paolapivi) commission, "You know who I am."⁠ ⁠ Marco Saavedra is an artist, poet, restaurateur, longtime immigrant rights activist, and community organizer based in South Bronx, New York. After years of effort and garnering national media attention, Marco gained political asylum from his home country of Mexico in 2021. His case set a legal precedent for undocumented activists seeking refugee status in the US.⁠ ⁠ Each emoji-inspired mask in the series represents an individual whose experience of freedom is connected to the United States, offering the sentiment that anyone could be represented within the symbol of the statue. For some, their story may be about having gained or hoping to gain greater freedoms upon entering the US; for others, the US may represent a denied dream of freedom.⁠ ⁠ Listen to our audio portrait of Marco Saavedra and learn more about Paola Pivi's "You know who I am" at the link in profile.⁠ ⁠ Paola Pivi, "You know who I am," 2022. A High Line Commission. On view April 2022 - March 2023.⁠ ⁠ 📸: @timothyschenck