Jorge González Santos
Bio
The artistic practice of Jorge González serves as a platform for the recovery of Boricua (Puerto Rican) material culture, in an attempt to create new narratives between the indigenous and the modern. In 2014, he founded Escuela de Oficios as a response to the omissions of dominant stories and the deterioration of academic spaces. By proposing recovery through community regeneration, Escuela de Oficios creates collective learning spaces and promotes self-managed education, within the creation of a mobile program that includes conversations, workshops and exhibitions. His work has been exhibited internationally, including individual presentations at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and at the Embajada, San Juan, and most recently at Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Spain, 2024.
Artwork details
en la luz como ceniza (into light as ash)
, 2023Wooden framework, harvested trees, palm base, clay, ironworks, tallow candles, smoke dye drawing and natural fiber lace textileDimensions variable (installation)
en la luz como ceniza: capilla (into light as ash: chapelle)
, 2023Wooden frameworks, vine, table, hearth, cotton cordage, pots, cow tallow, and palm wood drumDimensions variable (installation)
en la luz como ceniza (into light as ash)
, 2023Wooden framework, harvested trees, palm base, clay, ironworks, tallow candles, smoke dye drawing and natural fiber lace textileDimensions variable (installation)
Ocama Aracoel, Roko Ku Guatú Nakán (Listen to the Ancestor, Remember the Sacred Fire Within)
, 2023Smoke dye drawing on muslin10 × 8 feet
Bateyes del Chibal
, 2021–2022Wooden structures, cattail woven textil, palm base fiber, harvested wetland wood, bamboo, ceramics, harvested flowers, and candlesDimensions variable, installation
en la luz como ceniza (into light as ash), 2023. Wooden framework, harvested trees, palm base, clay, ironworks, tallow candles, smoke dye drawing and natural fiber lace textile. Dimensions variable (installation).
