Cape Cod Museum of Art
August 14, 2025
4:00pm -6:30pm

Invisible Threads is a collaborative portrait series designed to highlight the personal stories and diverse experiences of our global neighbors on Cape Cod. Through an immersive, creative process between photographer Julia Cumes, her collaborator Lipe Borges, and the subjects themselves, each portrait and accompanying narrative reveals the unique paths and challenges these essential community members face. The project aims to address the lack of visibility and acknowledgment for these global neighbors, who are integral to Cape Cod’s economic and cultural landscape.

“As storytellers who’ve also crossed borders and built lives far from where we began, this work is deeply personal to both of us. That sense of in-between—of leaving one home while learning to belong in another—is something I’ve carried for a long time. This project reflects that experience, but more importantly, it’s a tribute to those who’ve trusted us with their stories. Through these portraits and stories, we’ve come to know strength, vulnerability, and the quiet beauty of becoming known—and we invite you to do the same.”

—Julia Cumes