My work is an exploration of my multi-cultural identity and the complex narratives that have shaped it. Through seemingly traditional landscapes and still lifes, I explore my personal journey and the broader implications of cultural identity and colonial history.

In my landscape series Caminos, [ways or paths in Spanish] I traverse the evocative, sometimes menacing trails of the Saint James Way in Spain, a pilgrimage route steeped in history since the Middle Ages. The journey resonates with my own migration from my native Santiago, Dominican Republic—named after Saint James in Spain—to New York City as a child. These paths are a meditation on my cultural baggage and the colonial past of my native country, a former Spanish colony. Through these landscapes I seek to merge my love for nature with a search for meaning, reflecting on the intersections of identity, migration, and the legacies of colonialism.

In the series Postcolonial Bodegón, [postcolonial still life] I reinterpret the traditional Spanish still life genre, particularly the works of 17th and 18th century Spanish painters, and infuse them with elements from the Americas. Through the insertion of vibrant products such as purple and red corn, blue and purple potatoes, chocolate and hibiscus flowers, I seek to assert the presence of these products in everyday life today while challenging the artistic canon. The prominent staging of these products is a celebration of their beauty and richness and a deliberate act of recontextualization—a reverse colonization, acknowledging the historical flow of goods and culture from the Americas to Europe during the colonial era, and their lasting impact in everyday life across borders and cultures.