From Borikén to Taiwan: preserving Boricua material culture ft. Jorge González Santos

Today’s guest has come all the way from Borikén, also known as Puerto Rico. Jorge González Santos is an artist who aims to preserve and recover Boricua material culture, in an attempt to create narratives between the Indigenous and the modern. His work has been presented in solo shows at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and at the Embassy, San Juan, and he has contributed to exhibitions at LACE, Los Angeles; the Whitney Museum of American Art; Chicago Architecture Biennial, and documenta 14. Jorge was recently in Taiwan, on an invite from Tainan National University of the Arts, to give a two-day sol-lace workshop.

In this episode, we learn more about Borikén and Jorge's practice. Hit play to discover the diversity of Boricua material culture, how Puerto Rico's dark history informs Jorge's practice, and what narratives between the Indigenous and the modern look like for him.