about

Photo by Stanley Stellar

My identity as a visually impaired, Costa Rican American, marica (fag), immigrant, and Miskito Indigenous descendant infuses my work with a commitment to the political, social, and artistic dimensions of disability, migration, sexuality and Indigeneity.

NO to Cultural Extractivism. My projects operate with the highest ethical standards. All my collaborators are fairly compensated, properly credited, and any creative input is conducted in an environment of mutual consent, care, and respect.

Artist statement

My performances do not merely evoke—they invoke.

Both physical and digital memorabilia become my tools for researching the cultures that forged me: books, DVDs, CDs, cassettes, T-shirts, zines, photographs, and postcards linked to Indigeneity, Latinx Fag Punk, Latinx sex industry, Disability erotism, and Queer Noir. These fragments inspire my choreographic movement and the dramaturgy that sustain it.

Most recently, my practice weaves together threads that once seemed disconnected. I’m interested in how the exploitation of Central American resources such as leather and rubber fuel the military, sex, and fashion industries.

At the core of my practice is my methodology Vortex, a queer alchemy of sensory experiences. Through proprioceptive breathing and bioelectricity, Vortex triggers movement and reclaims pleasure as a whirlwind of energy, meaning, and a way to find center.