I make objects to fuel the pride of my people. I am Puerto Rican, raised in Cleveland Ohio. I’m sharing the experience of a “no sabo kid”.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Sculpture but specifically objects that demonstrate inherited resilience.
Where do you find inspiration?The complex histories of displacement and reclamation I and other Puerto Ricans before me have endured.
What would you do with $25,000?Definitely make more artwork, but stabilize myself and my family first. I have a dream to one day open up a workshop to educated inspiring artists and makers. It would be amazing to collect the gear and tools and place it within a space that fuels a community; not displace.
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