The selection of work in Felipe Romero Beltrán's The Body As Index is edited from three series: Magdalena, Dialect, and As a Mother Tongue. Beltrán works within the languages of photography and performance, moving away from the documentary tradition, using the body as a site for speculation where the narrative is multiple. He focuses on social issues, such as alienation and social inequity of migrants in today's society. Engaging with the body as a metaphor, Beltrán enters into a dialogue with his subjects' memories, following them over time. He captures the self-realizing tensions that ensue while he instructs his subjects to reenact traumatic events through staged choreographic movements, often with the assistance of Beltrán's partner, a professional dancer.