Photos courtesy of Carlos Rivera © 2022

As a preschooler, I didn't understand what some of the words attributed to me meant. They were words that branded my psyche and that for long negatively defined my personality and behavior. Art allowed me to examine them as scripted wounds, and empowered me to transform them into traits of my creative spirit. My quest in artmaking has led to a turning point in which I've been challenged to address my childhood and rearing. The aim was to depict the emotional and not nec