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Sad Tropics
In 2023, the Dominican Republic broke a record with more than 10 million visitors. On the other hand, Dominican emigrants increased by 10%. Isn't life in the Caribbean all about drinking rum in the shade of a palm tree? This series reverses the imaginaries about the Caribbean, with some exaggeration as well.
Neighborhood
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2024
Traffic jam
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2024
Misfortune
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2024
Extractivism
Paint markers on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2024
Flamingos
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2024
The Caribbean flamingo is threatened by the degradation of its natural habitat and the bird trade as an attraction for hotels. Some have their feathers clipped or a bone removed from their wings. Our tendency to manipulate and control nature for our own entertainment is quite peculiar.
The Caribbean flamingo is threatened by the degradation of its natural habitat and the bird trade as an attraction for hotels. Some have their feathers clipped or a bone removed from their wings. Our tendency to manipulate and control nature for our own entertainment is quite peculiar.
Disorientation
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 100 x 70cm, 2024
Light pollution alters the flight of migratory birds.
Light pollution alters the flight of migratory birds.
Corals
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2024
Water temperature, ocean acidification, pollution and overfishing affect corals.
Water temperature, ocean acidification, pollution and overfishing affect corals.
Rat Race
Paint markers on paper, 70 x 100 cm, 2024
"How does the boss fulfill his obligations? The first and main instrument of power lies in his generosity. Generosity is an essential attribute of power [...]. Although the boss does not seem to enjoy a privileged situation from the point of view of materially, he must have surpluses of food, tools, weapons and decorations, which are no less valuable because they are negligible, due to general poverty [...] Thus, generosity is the essential quality expected of a man. new boss."
Sad Tropics. Claude Lévi-Strauss (1955)
"How does the boss fulfill his obligations? The first and main instrument of power lies in his generosity. Generosity is an essential attribute of power [...]. Although the boss does not seem to enjoy a privileged situation from the point of view of materially, he must have surpluses of food, tools, weapons and decorations, which are no less valuable because they are negligible, due to general poverty [...] Thus, generosity is the essential quality expected of a man. new boss."
Sad Tropics. Claude Lévi-Strauss (1955)
The Eye of the hurricane
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 70 x 100 cm, 2023
The eye of a hurricane is a moment of stillness in the middle of a storm. We lack these moments of respite: we are constantly faced with changing challenges. It would be good for us to take a pause to think about collective decisions for the future.
The eye of a hurricane is a moment of stillness in the middle of a storm. We lack these moments of respite: we are constantly faced with changing challenges. It would be good for us to take a pause to think about collective decisions for the future.
Saleswoman
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 60.5 x 101.5 cm, 2023
While we rest in the tranquility of our home, the caretaker watches over our dreams, the worker builds our future real estate investment and the fruit sellers prepare everything for breakfast.
While we rest in the tranquility of our home, the caretaker watches over our dreams, the worker builds our future real estate investment and the fruit sellers prepare everything for breakfast.
The Theater of Humanity
Paint markers, spray and acrylic on paper, 66.5 x 101.5 cm, 2023
The remains of extractive capitalism besiege the territory and leave their mark on the landscapes of the tropics.
The remains of extractive capitalism besiege the territory and leave their mark on the landscapes of the tropics.
Narcoaesthetics
Paint markers on paper, 66.5 x 101.5 cm, 2023
Some aesthetic canons are influenced by drug culture. Beauty is subtly (or not so subtly) linked to violence.
In a society with such enormous class gaps, it is not our job to be rich, but to appear so, through conspicuous spending to proclaim wealth.
Some aesthetic canons are influenced by drug culture. Beauty is subtly (or not so subtly) linked to violence.
In a society with such enormous class gaps, it is not our job to be rich, but to appear so, through conspicuous spending to proclaim wealth.
Hunt
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2023
There is a country in the world
Placed in the same path as the sun
Where bringing black people to the border is a business
There is a country in the world
Placed in the same path as the sun
Where bringing black people to the border is a business
Chaza
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 27.9 x 35.6 cm, 2022
Domestication
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 70 x 100 cm, 2023
It took me a while to realize that there are no endemic monkeys in the Dominican Republic.
I had seen monkeys in piles on the beaches. I felt that my imagination had also been tamed.
It took me a while to realize that there are no endemic monkeys in the Dominican Republic.
I had seen monkeys in piles on the beaches. I felt that my imagination had also been tamed.
Chlordecone
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm, 2022
Chlordecone is a toxic pesticide that was used extensively on banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Today the rates of prostate cancer and premature births are among the highest in the world and waste continues to be present in rivers and soils. How to live in a polluted environment forever?
Chlordecone is a toxic pesticide that was used extensively on banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Today the rates of prostate cancer and premature births are among the highest in the world and waste continues to be present in rivers and soils. How to live in a polluted environment forever?
Tigueraje
Paint markers and acrylic on canvas, 120 x 135 cm, 2023
Tigueraje in the Dominican Republic is the ability to pursue opportunities without consideration for others. The other is not a promise, but a constant threat. Cunning is the tool to prosper and accumulate power in a competitive field. This brings up ethical dilemmas that we often overlook. An updated and Creole version of "homo homini lupus."
Tigueraje in the Dominican Republic is the ability to pursue opportunities without consideration for others. The other is not a promise, but a constant threat. Cunning is the tool to prosper and accumulate power in a competitive field. This brings up ethical dilemmas that we often overlook. An updated and Creole version of "homo homini lupus."
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