Artist Statement

I'm of Puerto Rican and Italian descent, but I don't speak the languages well. I’m a trans man, and I’m not religious. Through this lens of identity, I scrutinize how societal conventions and collective Western values are experienced culturally, individually, and in the context of conservative Christian political and social norms. Determining someone’s humanity and morality seems to be confined by what allows others to hold power over human capital. What allows one person to dictate their humanity is more correct than mine? 

Aggressive colors are intentionally chosen to present a challenge, fighting for attention as they reflect the enduring conflict of human nature and confinement. Abstraction and exaggeration of the human figure facilitate my exploration of social constructs and human identity, exposing the emotional experience of otherness.