This series of prints originated during my time as a 2024 Fellow at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. It explores the dual role of sand as both a physical material and a metaphor. In Puerto Rico, the beach symbolizes leisure and tourism, benefiting the visitor economy. However, it also serves as a politically significant space for local residents who face ongoing struggles in their daily lives.
Sand scripts (perpetual vaivén), 2024
Screenprint with sand on paper
9 x 12 in
Sand portrait no. 01, 2014/2024
Photolithography and screenprint with sand on paper
13 x 11 in
Sand portrait no. 02, 2014/2024
Photolithography and screenprint with sand on paper
13 x 11 in
Kevin Quiles Bonilla 