La Calle Sequin Struck by Environmental Debris ARTISTS_José Ortiz-Pagán human rights

human rights

Ancestral Cartography begins with a question: what happens when you map a city through the language of the body

The two hours that followed were the most traumatic of my life

and modern day concerns

The titleof this piece refers to the situation that occurs diagonally through the middle of the work

La Calle Sequin Struck by Environmental Debris ARTISTS_José Ortiz-Pagán human rightsFrom the Artist My work has been an ongoing narrative of past experiences, memories, and modern day concerns. I combine art and philanthropy, creating art whose sole purpose is to be used for the greater good. I started out creating Cascarones due to my longing for family; it turned into a sharing the folkloric art of Cascarones to assist others. The aspect of text on traditional retablos allowed me to venture to connectwith contemporary Latina